Chapter 58
All the words were on the tip of their tongues, but only one sentence remained: “Let’s go.”
Without saying a word about the past, they completed all the necessary procedures and quickly obtained their divorce certificate.
From beginning to end, Aveline didn’t say a word to him. She took the divorce certificate and walked. away without hesitation. Alexander couldn’t help but ask, “What are your plans for the future?”
Aveline didn’t even turn her head. “It’s none of your business, Mr. Sterling.”
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A snowflake fell on her shoulder from a tree branch. Alexander instinctively reached out to brush it off, but his fingers froze in midair.
Did he still have the right to touch her now?
Letting her go was his way of putting an end to this matter.
Looking at the bright sunshine, Alexander remembered the day they registered their marriage. It was also a beautiful day like this, with Aveline wearing a white dress and a bright smile on her face.
“I hope we never have to come to this place again.”
“We won’t, for the rest of our lives.”
“We
“What if you betray me?”
“Then you can kill me. Dead people can’t betray.” His serious expression at that time frightened her.
He didn’t expect that it would only take three years for those words to become true.
Aveline could feel his gaze on her, but she didn’t turn around. She walked through the snow, one step at
a time.
She kept telling herself not to make the farewell so embarrassing.
The thought that today might be their final goodbye made her heart ache in a way she couldn’t describe. From now on, she and this man would have no relationship at all.
Just a few steps away, Nora’s excited voice came from behind. “Hen, congratulations on finally getting
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what you wanted.”
Finally getting what he wanted?
Aveline laughed at herself. Yes, if she hadn’t held on for this past year, they would have divorced on the seventh day after losing their child.
Alexander didn’t answer, and Nora continued, “I’ve prepared all the documents. Let’s go inside and
register our marriage now.”
Aveline didn’t hear Alexander’s response, but those words felt like a tight grip on her heart, making it
hard for her to breathe.
Maya supported her trembling body and asked softly, “Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.”
Maya glanced at the two figures in the distance. Nora was talking animatedly, while Alexander kept his head down. The shade of the trees blocked the sunlight, making it impossible to see his expression.
“Despicable man and woman!” Maya sneered, wiping away the tear stains on Aveline’s face. “It’s not worth crying over a scumbag like him.‘
Aveline forced a smile and looked at her. “I know, I just can’t control myself sometimes.”
“You fool, you need to understand one thing. Depending on anyone is like committing suicide. There are no tall grasses under a big tree. He can shelter you from the wind and rain, but he can also block out the sunlight. I haven’t seen the confident Aveline for a long time. You should be shining in your own world.”
Aveline took one last look at Alexander and closed the car window.
Alexander understood her final gaze–it was a farewell.
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