Divorce Countdown (Amelia and Julian) novel Chapter 8

Divorce Count Down Chapter 08

During the drive, Amelia stayed silent and didn’t say a single word.

Julian had a feeling that she’d been upset lately, but he couldn’t figure out why. As such, he replayed everything that had happened recently in his mind.

Eventually, he concluded that he’d been so busy with Elizabeth’s case that he’d neglected Amelia, which had upset her.

A trace of guilt rose in his heart, and he took the initiative to make a suggestion, which was rare.

“Our third wedding anniversary is coming soon. Let’s go on vacation.”

With only a few days left before the divorce waiting period ended, Amelia did not want any complications. She rejected him, using her injury as a reason.

After thinking it over, Julian realized it wasn’t appropriate either, so he suggested several other ways to celebrate and let her choose.

As he listed them one by one, Amelia always found an excuse, rejecting all his ideas as though she didn’t plan on celebrating at all.

Her cold attitude was completely different from how she used to get excited whenever she heard about a date, which immediately made Julian suspicious.

Seeing his confused expression, Amelia worried he might sense something was off.

She suggested, “Our anniversary falls on a weekend. Why don’t we head back to our alma mater?”

Why had she become so nostalgic?

Julian could not figure out what was on her mind, but since he didn’t want to spoil her mood, he nodded in agreement.

They fell silent again.

Amelia looked at her calendar app and checked the two dates that were right next to each other.

September 7 had the word “Divorce” written on it.

Meanwhile, September 6 was their wedding anniversary, and also the tenth year of her one-sided love.

Returning to the place where it all started on such a meaningful day would bring her closure, wouldn’t it?

She decided it was the perfect ending to this chapter of her life.

As Amelia thought about it, a small smile appeared on her face again, and she began joking around.

“This time, you won’t ditch me again, right?”

To her surprise, Julian seemed amused as well. “When have I ever ditched you? Lia, stop painting me in a bad light.”

Amelia smiled without saying a word, only thinking to herself.

Last time, he went to the beach with Elizabeth and left her in the hospital.

Before that, he forgot her birthday dinner because he was busy collecting evidence for Elizabeth’s divorce case.

Even earlier than that, he rushed to comfort her and left Amelia alone in the suburbs.

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As long as it involved Elizabeth, Julian would always take a raincheck on their plans.

In the following week, he didn’t return home.

“Lia, something came up at the firm. I need to head back.”

Amelia paused, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

“Can’t you go an hour later?”

She knew he was lying, and it was probably about Elizabeth.

“It’s very important. I don’t think it can wait.”

Seeing how determined he was, Amelia did not expose his bluff. She only looked at him deeply and let him leave.

Julian fastened his seatbelt again and made another promise.

“Take a taxi home. Once everything’s settled, we’ll come back again. We should invite some of our professors for lunch someday.”

Amelia did not respond to his promise, for there wouldn’t be a next time.

She lifted her head and watched his car disappear from sight, then walked into the campus alone with her camera.

In just half an hour, she walked through every place related to her youth and one-sided love.

After taking her photos, Amelia hailed a taxi and left.

She saw new updates on her Instagram and tapped on them.

When the page refreshed, she saw that Elizabeth had uploaded a photo of herself at the hospital.