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CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: FILING A DIVORCE

Author: Ebunoluwa
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-04-01 02:48:07

JASON’S POV

“A divorce? Hell no!”

“Dad, you can’t make decisions for me,” I said coldly. “The only reason I married Alexa was to make Mom happy. Now she’s gone… it’s time we go our separate ways and live our lives.”

“Would Mom be happy about this?” Jace asked.

“This isn’t about Mom—”

“It is about Mom, Jason,” Jace cut in firmly. “You got married for her sake. Don’t you think you should still honor that, even now? Make a reasonable decision, bro.”

“Jace is right,” my father added. “Filing for a
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