“Lilyan!”
Until Erica called out, the girl had a bit of anger on her face, quickly running towards her. “Mom!”
Erica bent down and embraced the little girl.
Following her, Fredrick also approached. “Hello, dear. My name is Fredrick, can I be your friend?”
Lilyan is the daughter of Erica and Morgan, also the “beloved” in Fredrick’s mouth.
After that pre–marital relationship, she became pregnant.
At that time, she had already married Morgan, so naturally, the child was born.
In the past four years, Morgan had never touched her, their marital relationship was as cold as ice, which created Lilyan’s timid and cowardly personality.
Considering the unfavorable family environment for Lilyan’s development, Erica decided to choose a full–time kindergarten for her, so Lilyan only came home on weekends.
Lilyan looked at Fredrick with a little unease, until Erica conveyed encouragement through her eyes, the little girl nodded gently,
“Yes.”
“Very good, let’s have a sumptuous meal, my dear.”
Fredrick reached out and held Lilyan in her arms, allowing Erica to drive.
Erica was not declined either, she jumped up and pressed the accelerator forcefully, feeling the joy of driving in the wind.
Shortly after the three of them left, the West family’s car also arrived at the kindergarten.
Morgan, always busy, lowered his head to handle the documents in his hands, his face cold without any expression.
The butler got out of the car on his own.
Not long after, he returned. “The teacher said Lilyan has been picked up by Madam.”
Morgan’s finger suddenly paused, a hint of coldness flashed across his icy face.
“It can be seen that Madam doesn’t really want to divorce you. Taking the child away is a signal to you, Madam wants to come back.” The butler said, exhaling lightly, looking at him as if waiting for Morgan to give the order to bring her back.
“Go back!” But Morgan said coldly.
His eyebrows furrowed tightly.
He wanted Erica to come back on her own, he wanted her to know that living honestly and sincerely was better than using tricks and schemes in front of him!
Time passed quickly, just in the blink of an eye, thirty days had passed.
Tomorrow would be the day to receive the divorce papers from Morgan.
Perhaps because she had long accepted the reality of divorce, Erica became extremely calm.
After putting Lilyan to sleep, she and Fredrick sat in the living room, drinking red wine and chatting.
During this time, she almost spent all her time with Lilyan, wanting to make up for the years of absence of affection for the little girl.
Seeing the smile on her face becoming brighter every day, she felt her heart at ease and increasingly believed that leaving Morgan was the right decision.
“Everyone wonders why I came back. In fact, it’s very simple, this is my home, where I belong.”
The two of them were chatting when a beautiful voice suddenly rang out.
Erica couldn’t help but look up and glance at the television screen opposite, where Nancy was smiling, her eyes full of meaning.
In front of the screen, the flashlights of the reporters kept flashing and then went out.
“If that’s the case, it means Miss Nancy has found her place to belong and she is in this city?” The reporters were very sensitive, they picked up on the extraneous information and kept asking questions.
Nancy just smiled without saying anything, but the curve of happiness on the corner of her lips revealed everything.
“If it weren’t for you, after that shameful incident, she would have been ridiculed by everyone. But now, she’s back as if nothing happened, destroying your family without any shame!” Fredrick also saw Nancy on TV, unable to contain her anger. “Such a terrible woman, Morgan still treasures her like a treasure. It’s so satisfying to see the consequences of his betrayal. I hope he chokes on it!”
She slammed the cup on the table. “If it were me, even if I had to close my eyes, I would choose you instead of her!”
Erica listened to her words and couldn’t help but laugh. “Perhaps this is the difference between love and non–love.”
Morgan loved Nancy, so he could overlook her betrayal four years ago.
Not loving her, even if there was hidden truth behind the “forced marriage,” he didn’t bother to listen.
“Even if we divorce, I won’t let this cruel couple live a good life!”
Fredrick was straightforward, she was the type of person who could clearly distinguish between friends and foes, with her hands on her hips, acting like a warrior preparing for battle.
Erica, on the other hand, was more indifferent. “Whether their lives are good or not is not important to me. I just want to live well with Lilyan, and that’s enough.”
However, when she thought about not telling Lilyan about the divorce, her mood became heavy.
The next morning.
Morgan went downstairs like any other day, his head lowered as he adjusted his cufflinks, dressed neatly, his face devoid of emotion.
“Sir, it’s Madam on the phone.” The butler came, with joy on his face.
Morgan went to answer without saying anything.
On the other end of the line, Erica’s voice was calm and polite. “When are you free? I’m at the café below your company building.”
Morgan looked up and glanced at the calendar hanging on the wall.
After enduring for over twenty days, was she finally unable to bear it anymore?
She said to meet at the café, and he thought that she probably wanted to apologize and reconcile.
He didn’t respond, nor did he care about her words afterwards, and he hung up.
Erica couldn’t hear his reaction, not understanding what he meant.
Although she knew that he would definitely proceed with the divorce, she still hoped for a quick resolution, so she went down to wait at his company building.
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Chapter 11
When Morgan’s car arrived, a slender figure appeared right below the company building.
He muttered to himself, with a disgusted expression on his face.
Now, her eagerness to admit her mistake is revolting, reminiscent of her former haughty and arrogant behavior!
Erica saw him and a bright smile appeared on her face. “Here you are.”
Morgan was cold, “If you knew it from the beginning, why did you go through all of this?”
Erica was startled, not understanding what he meant.
Not bothering to pay attention, she simply said, “Let’s talk at the café.”
Morgan showed no interest in wasting time with her. “Just say it clearly here!”
“Fine.” Since he didn’t care about people knowing about their divorce, she didn’t either.
Erika swiftly opened her tablet and tapped on a video interface.
“The Civil Affairs Bureau understands that everyone is busy, so they have implemented a video work system. This allows the staff to confirm our identities through video, and all we need to do is press a button to have our divorce certificate delivered to our doorstep. It saves us the trouble of going to collect it.”
To be honest, this convenient service is truly thoughtful.
Morgan: “.
He thought Erica wanted to apologize and turn back, but the result was… asking for a divorce?
“Morgan West, Erica Stewart, do both of you definitely want to divorce?” A middle–aged woman’s face quickly appeared on the screen, she increased the volume and asked.
Because she was using a microphone and Erica’s tablet had good audio quality, the sound spilled out loudly.
Employees rushing to work suddenly heard this sentence and all turned their heads, looking at this direction with astonishment.
“Definitely.” Erica didn’t hesitate at all, she pressed the confirmation button above.
Morgan: “……”
He looked at that button, then at the woman in front of him without any hesitation, his eyes filled with darkness.
