Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
“What’s up? We are here to welcome Jarrod back. Why did you drink a full glass like that?”
As Luis spoke, he poured Cornell another glass and then raised his own glass for a toast.
“Come on, let’s cheer to Jarrod’s return. To new beginnings and greater heights!”
A man who had single-edged eyelids was seated on the sofa with a cigarette in his mouth. His hair was short while the outline of his face was smooth and firm. There was a scar that extended from his forehead to the end of his eyebrows.
It wasn’t ugly at all, but it made him look a bit wild and aloof.
Cornell also picked up the glass, and the three of them bottomed up together.
Luis smiled.
“Jarrod, you really shook the world within a short time.
It has been three years, and no one ever expected that the Schultz family would be able to survive that disaster. Those old bastards who had set you up are all scared to death now. They are discarding their shares for cheap in preparation to flee.”
After taking a long drag and puffing out smoke, Jarrod said menacingly, “I won’t let them run away this time.”
He came back to get his lick back on all those who destroyed his family.
If someone else had said such words, Luis would have called their bluff.
But Jarrod wasn’t a fibber. Luis knew that Jarrod would stop at nothing to get revenge now that he was back.
The Schultz family had suffered a huge hit that saw the imprisonment of Jarrod’s father and subsequent death. Jarrod’s mother jumped off a building afterward. Nonetheless, Jarrod didn’t allow these to break his soul.
He stayed abroad for three years and came back bigger and better.
There was no way those guys would go scot-free.
“What are you going to do with Nicole then?”
Hearing that question, Jarrod turned his head and sneered, “Who is she?”
Luis was stunned to hear that.
“You know what, just forget about it,” Luis said, waving his hand.
During the crises that rocked the Schultz family, the Lawrence family immediately called off the engagement between Jarrod and Nicole. The shareholders took advantage of the situation and sold out their shares, directly cutting off Jarrod’s only way out.
Jarrod had nothing else to fall back on, so he went abroad. He had experienced a lot of hardships. One could only imagine how hard it was for him to make a comeback.
Thinking of everything that happened, Luis said a silent prayer for Nicole.
Luis took a sip of wine, glanced at Cornell, and then asked, “You came straight from the hospital, didn’t you? Why do you look so gloomy?”
Cornell frowned and said nothing.
Seeing that, Luis smiled knowingly.
“Did Cecilia urge you to divorce?”
Cornell nodded irritably.
Everyone knew why Cecilia returned.
Judging by how Cornell used to care for Cecilia, Luis thought divorcing Audrey wouldn’t be a big deal for him.
But it seemed that wasn’t the case.
Luis squinted at Cornell and said, “If you don’t want to divorce, then don’t. Audrey seems like a good wife.”
“Dude, what’s your deal? Didn’t you ask me to divorce her ASAP barely an hour ago?” Cornell retorted, raising an eyebrow.
“You know how this shit goes. I was just pulling your legs. Honestly, I thought Audrey only married you for money. I’m shocked to learn that she has feelings for you. What a foolish woman!”
Cornell’s shoulders dropped as he said, “Cecilia says she can’t wait any longer.”
“What a pity. But since Audrey’s beautiful and gentle, it would be easy for her to get married again. Perhaps she will find a man better than you,” Luis uttered, nodding his head and then sipping his drink.
Cornell murdered Luis with his eyes. Annoyed, he took a cigarette and put it between his teeth.
Luis continued, “I was at the party the other day when a friend of mine took a fancy for Audrey and asked me to play matchmaker. You should see how disappointed he looked when I told him Audrey was already married.”
Cornell turned off the lighter and said somberly, “Tell that friend of yours to get his eyes off my wife!”
“Why do you care? You two are about to get divorced.”
“Until now, we are still married. I won’t allow anyone to covet her!”
Staring at Cornell for a moment, Luis burst into laughter and said lightly, “Wow! Dude, something is wrong with you.”
Cornell just ignored Luis. He picked up the wine glass and drank it up.
Luis didn’t stop Cornell. Instead, Luis picked up the bottle and filled Cornell’s glass again. Although Cornell didn’t say anything, he knew that Cornell was affected by his words. So he added meaningfully, “Think it over. Don’t be like me. Don’t wait until it’s too late before you regret it.”
Cornell still didn’t say a word. He looked at Luis, and his deep-set black eyes darkened. He held the wine glass tightly with his slender fingers, raised it to his mouth, and drank it up again.
Luis smiled when he saw Cornell’s expression. He thought he had said enough, so he changed the topic.
“If you get drunk, where do you want me to take you?”
“To your place,” Cornell answered without hesitation.
Cornell then raised his glass again and drank it in one gulp. After thinking for a while, he told himself that he could no longer be softhearted.
At this moment, Audrey had already calmed down.
She felt she had rested enough, so she decided to return to her desk.
Cornell had already made things clear to her. Since he had made up his mind, she wouldn’t make a fuss about anything. She promised herself not to pester him ever again.
She had humbled herself more than enough. It was time for self-love.
All she needed to do was believe in herself. She had to prove to everyone that she was benevolent but no pushover. There was no room for giving up herself.
After all, she was not alone. Her grandmother and the baby in her belly were enough to inspire and motivate her to keep going. They were her strength now. For them, she could face anything. She would remain strong to support and protect them.
Today was Monday, and it was normal for everyone in the company to be busy on this day. Audrey was not an exemption.
After her work, she did not clock out yet. She decided to stay for half an hour to orient Kyle Palmer, another assistant in their department, about Cornell’s lifestyle and habits.
Although Kyle was listening to Audrey attentively, he was confused.
The things Audrey was telling him were what she actually did every day. Why was she handing them over to him now?
Although he was also an assistant, he was just an intern. How could she entrust the CEO’s lifestyle and habits to him?
Kyle could no longer suppress his curiosity. He decided to ask Audrey.
But before he could open his mouth to speak, the intercom rang.
It was Cornell, asking Audrey to come to his office.
After putting down the receiver, Audrey took out an envelope from the drawer of her desk, stood up from her seat, and went to Cornell’s office.
When Audrey pushed the door open and walked in, the manager of the marketing department was still reporting to Cornell. So she quietly stood at the side and waited.
After his report, the manager bowed to Cornell and went out of the office. It was only then that Cornell looked in the direction where Audrey stood and said, “Come over.”
As soon as Audrey approached his desk, he took out a document from his drawer, put it on the desk, and pushed it in front of her with his slender fingers.
“Read through this and see if there’s anything you’re not satisfied with. Tell me if you have any objections.”
Audrey looked at the document in front of her and saw the words “Divorce Agreement” printed in bold on the heading. She was no Longer surprised because she knew that this would happen sooner or Later. In fact, she thought she was already prepared for this. But she did not expect that she would still feel sad.
She knew very well that once they both signed this document, they would no longer have anything to do with each other. Perhaps he would even erase her from his memory.
“I’m done with my work, so take your time. Sit down and read it carefully.”
Cornell’s voice brought Audrey back to her senses.
Audrey sat down obediently without saying anything. Then she lowered her head and looked through the document. While reading, she kept blinking hard to hold in her tears.
Cornell gave Audrey a very generous alimony. He gave her two mansions and a check for fifty million dollars without hesitation.
Was he really this eager to divorce her? He showed his sincerity, so she would immediately agree to sign the agreement.
When Cornell saw that Audrey was reading the divorce agreement intently, he inexplicably felt upset. He subconsciously unfastened the top two buttons of his shirt, revealing his delicate clavicle.