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Connor snapped out of the memory. If Phoebe hadn't brought it up, he probably would've forgotten that day entirely. He had definitely never thought back on it.He had probably been in a bad mood that day, though he couldn't remember exactly why. Good moods were rare enough to him that a bad one barely stood out. To him, that was just another day.He had taken the yacht out to sea to clear his head and had been standing in the wind when he spotted movement in the water. If his memory served him right, Phoebe had been wearing white and thrashing desperately. It had been clear to him that she wanted to make it out alive, but was in despair after running out of strength.Connor didn't think. He just dove in and hauled her out. By the time he got her on deck, she was unconscious. He'd immediately performed CPR on her. When her eyes finally opened, he was struck by how cold they were. However, the ice soon melted.At the time, he felt like he'd just fished the moon out of the sea. That m

The clerk had just been thinking that Connor and Phoebe felt nothing for each other when they started tearing into each other mere seconds later. Their demeanor was so fierce that the atmosphere grew oppressive, and the people in line behind them instinctively took a step back.The clerk rushed through printing the divorce certificates, terrified that if she took even one second longer, Connor and Phoebe might actually start throwing punches.Well, the moment she handed over the certificates, they were no longer married. Legally, they were nothing to each other.All she wanted now was to get these two out of her office. She called out, "Next!"However, neither of them budged. The clerk's heart leapt to her throat. They weren't going to keep fighting, were they? Or were they going to start brawling?She stiffened at the thought. In her line of work, she'd seen plenty of couples wanting a divorce. There had been extreme examples. One monster had even stabbed his wife mid-procedure.

Connor had long wanted to beat the shit out of Gideon, but he had never had the chance, nor would he ever start throwing punches without a good reason.Now, Gideon had suddenly stuck his nose into Connor's business with Phoebe, basically handing Connor the perfect excuse on a silver platter. There was no way Connor would let the opportunity slip.His eyes turned dark and cold with hatred as he drove his fist straight into Gideon's stomach. Then, he followed up with another brutal hook to his jaw.Gideon hadn't expected Connor to actually charge in. The first punch landed hard. Connor had put every ounce of strength behind it. The impact made Gideon's abdominal muscles seize up in agony, and pain shot through him like fire.Yet, Gideon didn't even flinch. His expression was frosty, and his eyes were ruthless, almost inhuman. He reacted quickly, dodging the second punch to his jaw. Then, he slammed his own fist into Connor's lower abdomen with vicious force.He had put his strength

Gideon didn't even care how ugly Connor's face had turned after saying what he had to say. He just shoved the latter away like he was discarding trash.Then, he took a step back and brushed the blood from the corner of his mouth with his thumb. Connor's earlier punch had landed on his jaw, splitting the inside of his cheek against his teeth. The thick taste of iron flooded his tongue.He hadn't looked this ragged in years, but he was in a strangely good mood.He had shown up there, worried that Connor wouldn't go along with Phoebe for the divorce. However, it had gone surprisingly smoothly. Then, when he saw Connor lose his shit at Phoebe, he wanted to tear the man limb from limb.Deep inside Gideon lived a vicious, caged beast he had spent years keeping on a tight leash. He had the self-control to do it, but every once in a while, the leash snapped—just like it had at that moment.He wanted to beat Connor bloody, too.To Connor, Gideon looked at him with pure contempt. He was us

Phoebe was very familiar with Gideon's Bentley. The driver had stayed in it the whole time. Yet, the moment she got in, he quietly left.She didn't ask why. She just sat and waited for Gideon to finish whatever he and Connor needed to say to each other. She had no idea what it was about.She couldn't even guess, so she looked down at her fresh divorce certificate. She flipped it over and back, studying it. Her emotions at that moment were too tangled to put into words, but she could physically feel the invisible shackle that had been locked around for years finally snap—Connor had been at the other end of the chain.Now that her marriage was over, she was truly free to live however she wanted, without having to worry about anything else. So, beneath the complicated swirl of emotions, what rose to the surface was exhilaration.Naturally, the dopamine rush would fade eventually. The crash would come; she just didn't know when. But right now, she felt light and happy.Ten, or maybe 2