Chapter 2

Aurora chased after me and blocked my path.

"Rowan, do you even know what you’re saying?"

I let out a short scoff and laid out my terms bluntly. "The house goes to you. The car goes to me. The law firm shares are split fifty-fifty.

"Draft the divorce agreement according to what I said. Then we’ll go to the civil affairs office today and finalize the paperwork."

Aurora’s eyes widened in disbelief.

I thought she would explode in anger, but instead her attitude softened. She opened a drawer and took out cotton swabs and gauze.

"I know you feel wronged in this situation, but it’s only temporary. Once Elara wakes up, we’ll naturally separate. Rowan, can’t you try to understand my position? Please stop making a scene."

The moment the cotton swab dipped in disinfectant moved toward my wound, I turned my head away.

"I don’t have time to watch you put on this fake act. Hurry up and draft the agreement. Don’t delay my second marriage."

Aurora’s hand froze, and a flash of irritation crossed her eyes.

At that moment, Kieran suddenly dropped to his knees in front of me. "Rowan, this is all my fault. Aurora loves you. Please stop saying things that upset her."

Then he bowed toward Aurora. "Aurora, thank you for all the guidance you’ve given me these past years. From now on, you and Rowan should live your lives together. Let’s cut ties completely."

He stood up and turned to leave, his face filled with determination.

Aurora immediately panicked. She rushed forward and wrapped her arms tightly around Kieran’s waist, her voice trembling.

"Kieran, I can’t live without you. I won’t let you go!"

After saying that, she turned back to me, her face deathly cold. There was no warmth left in her eyes.

"If you insist on threatening me with divorce, then you can leave with nothing. Rowan, you’re nothing more than a freeloading drunk. Yet you still dare to covet my property. What kind of ridiculous dream are you having?"

The disgust in her eyes was unmistakable. She looked at me in the same way someone might look at a pile of rotting garbage.

A freeloading drunk.

What a cruelly ironic phrase.

She had forgotten that back then, I sold the house my parents left me so she could have her first startup capital.

She had also forgotten that she won her very first case because I drank until my stomach bled at a business gala to secure the client for her.

Eight years together. Countless days and nights spent caring for her with everything I had. All of it meant nothing compared to Kieran’s single line: "cut ties completely."

If that was the case, this was the end of the line.

After taking a deep breath, I spoke to her calmly, "Aurora, in that case, I’ll see you in court. Falling in love with you was my mistake, but I'll take back everything that belongs to me."

After saying that, I walked away without looking back, leaving Aurora’s furious shouting behind me.