Chapter 3

"Lisa!" I roared in fury, my eyes burning red.

Lisa jumped at my voice. After a brief moment to recover, she snapped at me irritably, "Matthew, what are you freaking out about now? This isn't the place for any Tom, Dick, or Harry to throw a tantrum.

"Didn't you say you wanted a divorce? So why are you here bothering me? Couldn't hold out already? Pathetic!"

I ignored her mockery and pointed at the shattered pieces on the floor with a trembling hand. "What happened? How did this end up broken like this?"

Before Lisa could answer, Elijah explained pitifully from the side, "Matthew, it's my fault. I accidentally knocked it over when I was looking for Lisa. If you need to blame someone, blame me. Don't blame Lisa anymore."

He spoke in a whiny voice, but his eyes were dry without a single tear. It was nauseating.

Lisa quickly cut him off, "How could this be your fault? If you ask me, the bracelet is of cheap quality. It broke after dropping once. Who knows what factory made such a defective product?"

Then, she looked at me with disdain. "Getting this worked up over some worthless trinket. Are you even a man?"

"This is my family's heirloom. On our wedding day, my mother put it on you herself. How can you talk about it like that?"

Lisa had no idea that this bracelet had been passed down through generations of my family. It was something no amount of money could buy.

"Enough." Lisa looked at me with disgust. "Just name your price. I'll compensate you, okay? I'm so sick of watching you nitpick over every little thing. It's revolting."

At that moment, I suddenly felt completely drained. The truly revolting ones were the two people standing in front of me.

The Lisa before me was nothing like the person I had first fallen in love with. I lost all feelings for her.

Since the bracelet was already broken, there was no point keeping it. As for this shameless woman in front of me? I did not want her either.

I took one last look at Lisa and rejected her coldly. "Lisa, I've already submitted my resignation. Whether you agree or not, it'll take effect in 30 days. Also, I've contacted a lawyer to draft divorce papers. They'll be delivered tomorrow. Remember to sign them."

Without waiting for Lisa's reaction, I turned and strode away without looking back.

When I returned to the Baker residence, Mom did not blame me after hearing about the bracelet. Instead, she let out a long breath of relief and said, "If breaking a bracelet is what it took to see Lisa's true colors, then so be it.

"We were too low-key from the start. That gave them the opportunity to walk all over you. Now that you've seen them for who they really are, don't be polite to them anymore."

Dad also offered comfort from the side, saying, "Don't dwell on it. Sarah's been waiting in your room all day. Go see her."

The moment I pushed open the door, Sarah rushed over and pulled me into a tight embrace. "If you hadn't come back soon, I was going to storm Lisa's place and drag you out myself!"

I could not help but smile. After all these years, she was still so direct and passionate.

Sarah led me to the desk and carefully opened a cake box. "This is the first time I've made a birthday cake for anyone. You'd better not complain about it."

The cake was beautiful and in my favorite shade of blue. It turned out Sarah had been waiting all this time to make up for my missed birthday. Warmth flooded through my chest.

After we finished the cake, Sarah looked at me intently. "So? Did she agree to the divorce?"

I shook my head. Based on what happened today, Lisa would never sign the papers so easily.

Sarah just smiled mysteriously, her tone light and playful. "In that case, we'll just have to pull a little switcheroo. All we need is a signature, right?"