Let’s Divorce Mrs. Wright Is Done Playing Nice novel Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Gary moved fast

Or rather, once he received Aaron’s instructions, he already knew what Stella was about to do. The divorce agreement had been prepared early that morning.

“As you won’t be lacking anything materially,” Gary said, “Mr. Hogarth’s position is still to divide Evan’s assets evenly.”

Stella paused.

“If you were to walk away with nothing,” Gary continued calmly, “it would look like a lack of respect for your own choices.”

Three years of marriage.

What she had given to that relationship deserved a price.

Stella had never said she would refuse anything. Hearing it put that way, she let out a soft laugh.

“So if I don’t take it,” she said lightly, “it actually looks worse?”

Gary nodded, completely serious.

“Much worse.”

Stella laughed again.

“Then we’ll do it your way.”

Gary inclined his head and stepped out.

She was only halfway through her breakfast when her phone rang.

It was Jennifer.

Evan had been calling nonstop, but Stella hadn’t answered a single time. She had blocked his number outright. Seeing Jennifer’s name, she picked up.

“Jennifer.”

“Where are you?” Evan’s suppressed, low voice came through the line,

Stella’s eyes narrowed slightly.

She had vanished from the hospital. She wasn’t at Azure Heights either. Jennifer didn’t know where she was. Whatever restraint Evan had left was clearly wearing thin.

When she didn’t answer immediately, his tone sharpened.

“Why did you choose now to make our marriage public?”

Why?

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Stella smiled faintly.

“What, did tearing apart Harbor City’s praise for you and Summer make you nervous?

Over the past months, public opinion had split into two camps.

One side believed Summer had long been involved with Evan behind the scenes and suspected her late husband’s death wasn’t clean.

The other painted Evan as a devoted, responsible man. A younger brother stepping up to care for his sister-in law and his brother’s unborn child.

The marriage certificate flipped the narrative instantly.

Now the second camp collapsed, and the first swallowed everything whole.

The city turned on them overnight.

Stella’s voice remained cool.

“She insisted on keeping a married man by her side.

“No boundaries. No shame.

“This reputation suits her perfectly.”

Across Harbor City, Summer was being dragged through the mud as a mistress.

Evan’s anger finally snapped.

“I told you I would handle things with her.

“You doing this, are you trying to drive her to death?”

The fury cut clean through the phone.

It was the first time in six months that Evan had truly lashed out at Stella.

She didn’t flinch.

“You’re not wrong,” she said calmly. “Between her and me, one of us is going to bleed,”

“It just depends on who lasts longer.”

The tension crackled.

Stella hung up before he could speak again.

The phone rang immediately afterward.

Because it was Jennifer’s number, she didn’t block it. She simply let it ring.

Again.

And again.

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Her expression stayed ly

Gary returned

“Miss.”

“The divorce agreement has been delivered. Harbor City is in an uproar. Summer and her mother are th being dragged publicly.”

Stella’s smile deepened.

So Ruby was being torn apart too.

Good.

For years, Ruby had carefully cultivated the image of a self-made powerhouse. Her daughter had just ripped a hole straight through it.

All the unspoken compromises people once tolerated had now turned into open condemnation.

“Perfect,” Stella said quietly. “They deserve it.”

They had relied on their power to crush her without restraint.

Now it was time to pay the price.

“Our suppression plan for Evan and Summer is already in place,” Gary added. “The heat won’t die down.”

Stella nodded, satisfied.

As expected of her brother’s people. Every contingency was already accounted for.

“From here on,” she said, “have the lawyers handle all communication with Evan.”

“Yes.”

Gary withdrew.

The phone finally fell silent.

Half an hour later, Jennifer’s call came through again.

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