The Wife's Return
“You deserved to know the truth, I know, but it was a… spur of the moment thing. What’s important is that everything is over. There’s no need for us to get stressed. In fact, after this divorce, the stress would be over. We can all pretend it never happened. Just like that! I give you full permission to treat Nikolai like how you always treat him. You punched him, right? Then, you can call it quits.”
“You’re unbelievable, Belle. This isn’t a game.”
“I just want it to be over, brother.” And that is the truth. They were long over, but it took a damn long time for her to realize that on her own. Maybe it was a good thing that he initiated the divorce papers, but it was an insult on her part to