Chapter 0073
Nicholas‘ pupils darkened, and his body trembled. He looked past the men around him and watched me from across the detention room.
I saw his hand slowly clench into fists by his sides as if he had heard something unbelievable. He stared at me in a daze as if he didn’t know me.
I looked at him with a smile, tears glistening at the corners of my eyes, and shouted, “Nicholas Hawk, I hate you!”
I was pushed back and forth until my body was numb. My mind started filling with memories of the insignificant moments between us.
I used to love acting coy with him, rubbing against him like a kitten. I would cling to him and call him Honey“. I would blush and ask him to kiss me, love me, and make love with me.
I loved him and was willing to give him my all. Tears streamed down my face.
Finally, he couldn’t bear it anymore and strode toward me. He kicked away the bodyguard closest to me and demanded, “What are you guys doing? Why is she in pain?”
The other bodyguards stepped aside, creating an unobstructed path. Even Claudia instinctively stepped back. There were ten steps between us. He didn’t come closer, though he looked down at me with pity. “Ariana, I’m giving you this one chance. If you don’t want to sign it now, we won’t ever get a divorce.” My eyes traced up from his spotless shoes, finally meeting his eyes after a few seconds. “Do you mean you don’t want to get a divorce?”
I pulled the paper I hadn’t had a chance to swallow out from my mouth and spread it out in front of Nicholas. It was stained with blood.
“Did you just say you don’t want to get a divorce?” I chuckled and questioned. “If you don’t want to get a divorce, why did you have them cut my hand?”
With one hand in his pocket, he replied coldly, “It’s an eyebrow razor. You’re only having minor surface wounds.”
Speechless, I was stunned for two whole seconds. Only minor surface wounds?
“You
“So…” I said, my voice tremblingwo came prepared. You had a knife and the divorce papers ready. Yet, now you say no divorce?”
“The divorce papers included the assets my father gave me…” I choked, unable to continue.
Although I had been mentally prepared, confirming the truth myself was still a shock that nearly broke me.
Nicholas frowned, his thin lips slightly pressed together. After a long silence, he finally said, “Is it important whether that’s true or not?”
“That wasn’t even close to an eyebrow razor.” I looked at him stubbornly and questioned, “Minor wounds? Bullshit! Don’t you think I know what an eyebrow razor looks like?” It was clearly an exceptionally sharp
fruit knife!
My voice went soft when I added, “Do you know how desperate I felt with so many people pressing down on me? Despite my despair, you stood by and watched.
“We’ve been married for four years. Even if we were strangers passing by on the street, I believe any decent person, including women, would stand up for me. But you just watched.
“Nick was just trying to give my parents and me an explanation. He’s stuck in the middle for your sake, so why can’t you be more understanding?”
Nicholas grabbed my shoulder and reprimanded, “That’s enough. Do you think Claudia wasn’t in pain when you had someone stab her shoulder? Stop being so unforgiving!”
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