All Chapters of It Was Nice Knowing You? As If: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

The onlookers who didn't know the truth immediately started pointing fingers and whispering."He looks like a decent young man, but it turns out he's just another cheating scumbag.""That's why they say you can't judge a book by its cover…"I listened to them gossip about me while watching Courtney openly clinging to Travis without a shred of shame. Images of them from my previous life—deliberately diverting the rescue team away from me—flashed in my mind, and rage spread like wildfire in my chest.I lunged forward and grabbed Travis by the collar. But before I could swing, Courtney grabbed my arm. I flung her off, harder than I meant to, and she stumbled backward, falling to the ground.Travis started shouting again, "Nathan! You dare lay hands on a woman?"Just then, someone in the crowd yelled, "The police are here!"Before I could say anything, Travis rushed to the police and began to spout lies. "Officers! That's him! He's not only cheating on his wife, but he just hit her,

After moving out, I deliberately kept my new address secret from everyone, but Courtney still managed to contact me every day, each time from a new number.The closer the repayment deadline became, the more she sought me out. But I ignored her every time.What I didn't expect was just how far she'd go to force my hand.When we had first gotten together, we'd adopted a stray cat—Patches. I hadn't found a new place yet when I first moved out, so I didn't take Patches with me.The day before our divorce hearing, I suddenly got an alert from the pet monitor back at the apartment. When I opened the feed, I was horrified to see Patches tangled in the ceiling lights, her once-glossy fur now dirty and streaked.Travis stood beside her, a thin whip in hand. When he noticed the camera swivel, he immediately flipped it the finger and even mouthed the word "trash".Without a second's thought, I rushed back to the apartment. By the time I arrived, Patches was barely hanging on, while Courtney

"In my heart, Trav, he's nothing," Courtney added.I could barely contain my laughter at this self-absorbed exchange."Rather than stroking each other's egos here, you'd be better off hiring a good lawyer. Who knows? You might be able to shave a few years off your sentence."Travis assumed I was just bluffing, and he continued to sound cocky. "Quit trying to threaten us. If you really had evidence, you wouldn't have let us push you around like that yesterday. You know I'm starting to regret not skinning that filthy animal alive in front of you. Throwing her out the window was letting her off too easily.""Travis Foster!"I slammed my hands down on the table and shot to my feet in fury. If not for the officers nearby, I would've wanted nothing more than to take a few swings at him. But his smug, taunting gaze quickly cooled me down.I stared at the two for a long while, then let out a soft chuckle."How do you know I don't have evidence? If I didn't, do you really think I'd dare

Travis clenched his jaw for a long time before squeezing out, "This is an invasion of privacy! I'm going to sue you!""Sue me?" I asked, chuckling."You're banging my wife in my own house, and you got caught on my security cameras. And now you want to talk to me about privacy? Don't you think that's a little ridiculous?"At this point, Courtney had already completely slumped into her chair, unable to utter a single word. Travis had more to say, but I cut him off."Don't be impatient. Now it's your turn to be judged."He visibly flinched at that. Still, he refused to give up, forcing himself to stay calm as he snapped, "Bullshit! I haven't done anything! What right do you have to 'judge' me?"This time, it wasn't me who responded, but Frank."Travis Foster, are you sure you haven't done anything? Then tell me—do you know this man?"The conference room door swung open, and a gaunt, sickly-looking man was led in by the police.When Travis saw the man, his face turned ashen, his e