My CEO HUSBAND sign the divorce novel Chapter 173

Chapter 173: The tables have turned!

When we arrived back at the villa, Alexander removed his coat, hung it neatly on the rack, and casually placed the car keys on the table.

I sat down quietly on the sofa while he walked into the kitchen. A few moments later, he returned carrying a cup of coffee for himself and a glass of warm water for me.

"What was it you wanted to tell me?" he asked casually before taking a sip of his coffee.

I looked at him calmly.

"Let’s divorce, Alexander."

The moment the words left my mouth, Alexander froze.

The cup slipped from his hand and shattered against the floor. The scalding coffee spilled over his fingers before soaking into his trousers, but he seemed completely unaware of it.

He only stared at me clearly in disbelief.

"What did you say?"

"I said... let’s divorce."

I met his eyes steadily as I repeated the words.

When he still remained silent, I continued softly,

"We can get the divorce certificate first without telling Nana. We’ll keep it a secret for now and wait for the right time."

Alexander sat motionless, staring at me without even blinking.

"Oh my God, Sir! Your hand—your trousers too! What happened?"

Maria hurried over after hearing the cup shatter. She quickly crouched down to clean the mess, but the moment she noticed Alexander’s reddened hand, her expression changed.

"You burned yourself! I’ll go get some ointment—"

"I don’t need it!" Alexander suddenly snapped coldly. "Go back to your room."

Maria froze instantly.

Sensing the terrifying atmosphere, she didn’t dare say another word. She quickly gathered the broken pieces before retreating toward her room.

Before closing the door, she glanced at me nervously and said cautiously,

"Sir... please talk things through calmly. Don’t act impulsively."

The moment her door shut, silence filled the villa once more.

Alexander slowly turned his gaze back toward me, his dark eyes filled with questions.

"Why are you suddenly bringing up divorce?"

"Haven’t we always planned to divorce eventually?" I replied quietly. "There’s no point dragging this on anymore."

"It’s not up to you to decide whether it has meaning or not."

"I don’t want to argue about this anymore. I’ve already made my decision."

"I don’t agree."

I clenched my fingers lightly.

"I remember Nana saying that if, after trying to get along, we still wanted a divorce someday, then once she was no longer around, nobody would stop us."

I paused briefly before continuing.

"You promised her that yourself. So what’s the point of waiting now? It’s meaningless."

Back when Nana had been hospitalized a few months ago, I had been devastated by her condition. But as time passed, I slowly came to accept the painful truth that one day... she would eventually leave us.

That was why I wanted to keep this hidden from her for now.

As long as nobody noticed, I could quietly distance myself from Alexander little by little until the right time came. Uncle Steve had already promised to help speak to Nana when the time was right.

"Then tell me why now," Alexander demanded. "Is this because of the leak? I already—"

"It’s not because of that."

I cut him off before he could finish.

"If there’s a reason..." My voice grew quieter. "It’s because I don’t want to remain trapped in a loveless marriage anymore."

I forced myself to finish the lie.

"I can’t stay with someone I don’t love."

Alexander’s eyes instantly darkened.

"Then who do you love?" he asked sharply. "Aiden? Is that why you want a divorce? So you can be with him?"

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