Chapter 17
It took one hour to finish this meal.
During the period, Sharon acted as the intermediary, facilitating communication between both
parties.
Watching Greta bury herself in eating, Kayson could only swallow the long–held questions.
Halfway through eating, something suddenly came up at the company and Sharon had to leave in a hurry, taking off before anyone else.
The teacher–student gathering turned into a divorced couple appearing in court.
The atmosphere immediately became frozen.
After Greta finished the last piece of steak, Kayson promptly handed her a napkin.
She did not answer, but instead got up and drew a new card. Her tone was light, yet direct.
“Say it clearly now, whatever you have to say.”
Kayson’s outstretched hand paused for a moment, meeting her gaze.
Although it had only been a day since they last saw each other, the person in front of him was completely different from the gentle and submissive wife he remembered.
He didn’t know if it was her who had changed or if he had never truly known the real Greta.
Upon careful consideration, over the course of three years of marriage, apart from the intimate
moments shared in bed, he rarely looked at her face and seldom noticed her emotional changes.
She stood there quietly, like a still pond, without any ripples or waves, in a place where he could
turn around and see her.
Over time, he gradually forgot where this pool of water came from and why it had settled here and
ceased to move forward.
Just when he had gotten used to it, the pool of water suddenly started flowing, uncontrollably rushing towards a strange place that he couldn’t reach.
He barely caught up and was surprised to find that the pool of water was not as calm as he had
imagined, nor would it stay in one place forever for his own selfish desires.
And all the previous perceptions were nothing but his own self–righteous stereotypes.
Faced with this brand new, never–before–met Greta, Kayson was at a loss.
But he knew that her decision to divorce was definitely related to him.
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So at the beginning of the negotiation, he sincerely expressed his apologies to her.
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“Greta, I’m sorry. In the past three years, it was me who didn’t fulfill my duties as a husband, and I failed to provide you with a normal family atmosphere. I neglected your continuous efforts, and I apologize.”
Greta knew that everything he said at that moment was sincere and genuine.
But she was not moved by these belated apologies.
She understood that between her and Kayson, from the very beginning, it was wrong and destined
to have no good outcome.
To form a family and spend a lifetime wholeheartedly with someone who fundamentally does not
love you.
This was originally an unimaginable thing.
Not to mention, this person never let go of the other person from beginning to end.
The reason why Greta filed for divorce was simply because she realized how naive and ridiculous her thoughts were three years ago, and she wanted to correct the wrong path she had taken.
Irrelevant responsibility, irrelevant atmosphere, and even more irrelevant effort.
So she only answered him with one sentence.
“I don’t need your apology, just submit the divorce agreement and send the divorce certificate, cash on delivery is fine.”
Kayson stood still in place.
On the plane coming, he thought there was still a chance for everything, and he stayed up all night thinking about how to apologize and make amends.
It was not until now that he realized how determined she had been.
Looking at her calm face, a hint of panic flashed in his eyes, and his tone became much more
urgent.
“Do we have to get divorced? Why?”
Greta stared at him fixedly, word by word, clear and decisive.
“I married you because I liked you. I am getting divorced because I no longer like you, that’s all.”
