جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 8

I eventually made it to the courthouse just in time for my appointment.The clerk took my paperwork, flipping through the pages before looking up with a slight frown. "Ma'am, a divorce petition requires signatures from both parties."I nodded quietly."He's signed it."I had slipped the divorce agreement into the pile of financial documents Nathan signed every day.For the past seven years, Nathan always had me organize his important paperwork, trusting that I would never use that power to hurt him. So when I handed him the stack that morning, he didn't suspect a thing."I need to sign these?" he had asked.I stood beside him, watching his long fingers turn page after page. For a terrifying second, I thought he'd catch the divorce papers hidden inside and realize I was leaving him.Then his phone rang with that exclusive chime he set strictly for Susan.Nathan answered instantly, his voice dripping with tenderness. "Susan?"I looked down as he scribbled his name at the bottom

Nathan stared at the black screen of his phone, a subtle, lingering unease creeping into his chest.He could tell I had been abnormally quiet lately, but he brushed it off, convincing himself it was just a typical female tantrum. It was just a desperate attempt to grab a little more of his attention.He pushed the thought aside, his gaze landing on the thin envelope sitting at the corner of his desk. A faint smile touched the corners of his lips.I had always been thoughtful and attentive, quietly remembering everything he liked and handling whatever he didn't have time for.Looking at the envelope, he made a guess. It was probably the title deeds to those overseas properties he had been eyeing, or the deed to a rare plot of land he wanted.He picked up the envelope, resolving to make it up to me tonight. However, before he could pull it open, a sweet voice rang out from the foyer."Nathan!"Susan stepped into the living room, a high-end designer handbag hanging from her arm. He

Deep down, Nathan knew Sam was right.Power was the absolute center of his life, the sole purpose behind years of calculated moves, endurance, and strategy. Mobilizing every asset he owned just for a woman was reckless and foolish.He understood the logic, yet the dark obsession in his heart refused to listen. He couldn't accept that I had walked away without a word or that I had used a single sheet of paper to erase every trace of our past.With a cold expression, he spoke into the phone, his voice heavy."I've made up my mind. I will find her. Put family business on hold and do not pull back the search order."On the other end of the line, Sam gave up entirely, his tone dripping with fatigue and anger. "Nathan, you've let your emotions blind you. You'll pay a devastating price for this foolishness."Sam slammed the phone down. Realizing there was no stopping Nathan's reckless obsession, he felt nothing but profound disappointment, leaving the young man to ruin himself.Nathan'

Nathan burned through every single connection he had, searching high and low across Alderney to track me down like a man possessed. He mobilized all his forces and called in favors across every tier of high society in Europra, yet he couldn't find a single trace of "Lily".Every empty lead and failed attempt chipped away at the last bit of his self-assured arrogance.He had spent all this time naively convincing himself that I was just throwing a spiteful tantrum and would come running back once I cooled off. He believed that if he just lowered himself to offer a few cheap apologies, I'd forget the past and stand behind him like I used to.But as the days dragged on, he received total annihilation instead of my surrender.With no results in Alderney, Nathan was forced to return to Siciamira to manage the ongoing coup. He thought he still had a grip on the situation, but reality hit him like a freight train.Susan's father kept his word and terminated every single deal with the fam