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The comments section imploded.
[WTF???? HE SIGNED???? HE ACTUALLY SIGNED???]
【This isn’t in the script, director! Where’s the part where he rips up the papers?! Where’s the dramatic epiph- any?!)
[AAAAAHHHH WHERE’S MY GROVELING ARC?! THIS ISN’T WHAT I PAID FOR! REFUND!]
The clerk, recovering quickly, processed the paperwork. A few minutes later, two crimson booklets were handed to us. The divorce certificates.
It was done. I was emotionally, and now legally, a free man.
I stood up and stretched. Evelyn was still sitting, staring at the certificate in her hand as if it were a branding
iron.
I didn’t spare her another glance. I turned and walked away.
My steps were long and quick, eager to
The comments went berserk.
ave this place behind.
[He just left??? He really just left??? Didn’t even look back!]
【My redemption arc! My groveling! Did the writer just give up?!)
【DAMIEN! YOU GET BACK HERE! GET ON
YONEES!)
[Wait a second… does he seem a little too… relieved?】
Stepping out of City Hall, I was hit by the bright sun. The air felt cleaner out here. The driver pulled the black luxury sedan to the curb. I got in, sinking into the plush leather seat. It was comfortable.
“Back to the office, Mr. Blackwood?” the driver asked.
“Yes.”
I leaned back and closed my eyes. A dull ache was still throbbing in my head, but the weight in my chest
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was gone. I felt light. Lighter than I had in a long time.
The car pulled into traffic, leaving City Hall behind.
My phone vibrated. I pulled it out. The screen lit up with a name: “Vivian.”
The other woman. The manipulative schemer who framed Evelyn and caused the miscarriage. The catalyst
for the entire groveling arc.
The comments instantly perked up.
[Here we go! It’s the other woman!]
[She’s definitely calling to ‘comfort‘ him! Damien’s gonna go cry on her shoulder now!)
[Let the trashy couple rot together! Leave our Evelyn alone!]
Just seeing the name made me feel sick.
I declined the call, then dragged the contact into my block list. The world instantly felt 50% cleaner.
Another explosion in the comments.
[??? He hung up???】
【AND BLOCKED HER?? HOLY CRAP???]
【What the hell is this plot twist?!]
【This isn’t how the story goes! Damien, snap out of it!]
【Wait… does he know? Does he know Vivian framed Evelyn?]
[So what if he knows! It’s too late! Scumbag!]
The driver glanced at me in the rearview mirror. “Sir, that was Miss Sterling.”
“Don’t mention her name again,” I sai
My voice was quiet, but cold.
The driver immediately shut up.” My
Mr. Blackwood.”
The phone rang again. My assistant this time. I answered.
“Mr. Blackwood, is everything finalized?” he asked, his voice hesitant.
“Yes. It’s done.”
“Should I arrange a settlement for… Miss Lin?”
“Not a single penny. Stick to the prenup,” I cut him off. I remembered the prenup. Evelyn had signed it. She left with nothing. The original Damien had forced her to have the abortion and then kicked her out penniless because Vivian convinced him the child wasn’t his.
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“Have her things packed and thrown out of the house. Don’t send them anywhere. And get the keys back.”
My assistant audibly choked. “Understood, sir. And… what should I tell your father? He’s always been very
fond of her.”
My father. The one person in the book who was decent to Evelyn. He’s also the one who eventually disown-
ed Damien.
“I’ll handle him.”
“Now, head back to the office. I want a meeting with all department heads in one hour. I need to see the latest financial reports and project statuses. All of them. Anyone not in that conference room in thirty minu- tes can submit their resignation.”
“Yes, Mr. Blackwood! Right away!” My assistant’s voice was suddenly sharp and efficient. He hung up.
The comments were flying so fast they were a blur.
[Is this a divorce or a scorched–earth campaign?!)
[Cold–blooded! So damn cold–blooded! Evelyn wasted three years of her life on this monster!]
【Blocked Vivian, kicked out Evelyn, and now he’s going back to work? What the hell possessed this guy?]
【Did his business brain just activate? He’s all about the money now?]
【The groveling arc has officially been shredded and set on fire! LMAO (crying)]
