Chapter 3

Lily turned to Mike and said pleadingly, "Dad, please talk to Andrew. I know he doesn't really want a divorce. He's just not thinking straight right now."

Mike let out a heavy snort, but he did indeed soften his tone. "Andrew, after everything Lily has said, can't you just swallow your pride and apologize? She's pregnant, and she's emotionally unstable. Would it kill you to just give in to her a little?

"Also, Kyle is young and hot-headed, and you can't blame him for trying to protect his sister. You're a grown man, so stop being so petty."

Lily's best friend, Evelyn Gray, had somehow joined the crowd as well. "Lily has been so good to you, so what are you even complaining about? You've got nothing better to do, have you? You're just looking for trouble!"

Wiping her tears, Lily choked and said, "Andrew, I know you've been stressed at work lately. If you're going through a hard time, you can share the burden with me. Don't suffer in silence, okay? And please, don't use divorce to hurt me. We still have a child together. Please give me another chance, even if it's just for the sake of the child, okay?"

She reached out to take my hand, her gaze filled with deep affection.

But I simply shook off her hand. The pain from the injury only cleared my head further. "You know very well why I'm asking for a divorce. Also, can you drop that act? It's making me sick."

Lily looked as if she had just suffered a massive blow. Her body swayed a little, and she almost fell onto the floor.

"Andrew! You've gone too far!" Mike was so furious that he was foaming at the mouth. "Lily is literally begging you, but you still won't change your mind, huh? You're dead set on cheating on her, aren't you? Fine, go ahead and divorce her then! Lily is a wonderful woman. She can find a better man after divorcing you!"

Sobbing, Lily grabbed Mike's arm and tried to stop him. "Dad, please don't say that. I don't want a divorce. I still love Andrew!"

Pulling Lily behind her, Evelyn pointed a finger at me and shouted, "Why would you stay with a heartless jerk like him? He just wants to find an excuse to dump you now that you're pregnant. He's trying to elope with that homewrecker! Listen here. You have to divorce him, and he must leave with nothing to his name!"

Mike shook Lily off and turned around. "Andrew, you're hopeless! I'm going to report this to the higher-ups. A morally corrupt man like you is nowhere near worthy of being a mortician!"

Lily hastily stopped Mike.

She was crying as she secretly observed my reaction.

I scoffed silently to myself.

She was playing hard to get, and she was using that tactic to force me into compromising.

At the same time, she could also maintain her kind and gracious image in public.

Unfortunately for her, she was severely mistaken.

I replied indifferently, "I've been thinking of quitting for a while now. There's no need to trouble yourself, Mr. Tanner."

With that, I ignored them and walked right through the crowd, headed toward the entrance.

Lily screamed and sobbed behind me in a shrill voice. "Andrew, have you forgotten your vow? You said you'd love and protect me for the rest of your life."

"The vow?" I thought. "How pathetic. She certainly didn't remember the vow during all those times she locked herself up in the morgue and lied to me."

The whispers around me grew even louder.

Someone even called the police and reported that there was "domestic violence against a pregnant woman" and "marital infidelity" going on here.

Camera flashes went off one after another as people took clear photos of my face.

I knew without a doubt that I would become the joke of the whole city tomorrow.

Mike was dragging Lily outside. "Don't waste your breath on a jerk like him. Let's sue him in court and destroy his reputation!"