We Are Officially Divorced novel Chapter 4

Chapter 4

The night air rushed in through the open car window, whipping my hair around my

face.

The whole drive home, I kept replaying the moment Elizabeth appeared next to Julian-her hand on his arm, the way he didn’t push her away.

I got hurt so many times that my heart didn’t even break anymore. I was just… tired. Exhausted.

Who would’ve thought thirty days could drag on this long?

I rubbed my stinging eyes. In that split second of distraction, I didn’t see the car in front of me reversing illegally until I slammed right into it.

My leg was trapped by the dented car door, and blood was everywhere.

My face turned pale and cold sweat broke out on my forehead. The pain was sharp, but my head stayed clear enough to grab my phone and call 911.

In the ER, the doctors checked me out. Not life-threatening, but I needed minor surgery on my leg. They asked me to contact my family.

My parents live in another state, so I tried to call Julian.

But over dozen calls later, he still didn’t answer.

I pictured him surrounded by his colleagues, laughing, drinking, with the woman he’d loved forever right beside him.

Why would he have time to answer my call?

A nurse noticed I wasn’t getting through to anyone.

“Can’t your husband come?” she asked gently.

I shook my head, calmer than I felt.

“We’re getting divorced.”

Her eyes widened. She clearly hadn’t expected that.

“But you’re still married right now. Can’t he at least come sign the paperwork?”

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I thought about our three years together and felt this heavy wave wash over me.

I couldn’t even remember how many nights I waited to have dinner with him, only to get yet another message saying he was working overtime and wouldn’t be home.

Hoping to have something in common with him, I studied law just so they could talk, yet he shattered my confidence by saying I wasn’t an expert.

With my whole heartl, planned birthday surprises; only for him to say he was too tired to appreciate them.

From day one to now, I’d been the only one desperately holding the marriage together.

Every memory screamed the same thing: he never loved me.

I looked at the nurse and said quietly, “If a husband can’t even be reached when his wife’s in a car accident, what’s the point of him showing up?”

She sighed, full of sympathy.

“Why don’t you call a friend instead?”

In the days that followed, Stella took care of me.

Almost a week later, Julian finally heard about the crash and rushed to the hospital.

When he walked in and saw the bandage on my ankle, confusion crossed his face.

“Why didn’t you tell me you were in an accident?”

I opened my mouth to explain, then remembered all those unanswered calls. I swallowed the words and gave him a faint smile.

“You were busy. I didn’t want to bother you over something small.”

Guilt flickered in his eyes. He started explaining right away.

“The other day, Lizzie and I just ran into each other, Lia. It’s not what you think.”

“Has her divorce been finalized?”

It was the first time I’d asked him something like that directly. He looked surprised but answered honestly.

“Yeah. It’s all finalized. She’s divorced now.”

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The smile on my face grew even brighter. I lowered my voice and said,

“Congratulations to you.”

Julian didn’t understand and asked what I meant.

I smiled without saying a word.

Congratulations, Julian. You’re about to be divorced too.

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