The Doormat Wife’s Ultimate Glow-Up novel Chapter 253

“Sebastian, this is fraud. You hurt me on purpose!”

Sebastian’s jaw tightened. He never thought things would get this out of hand.

But right now, he couldn’t back down. He kept his voice cold. “Whoever makes the claim has to prove it. Unless you can prove that evidence is real, Reese, there’s no way I’m agreeing to a divorce.”

Reese just stared at him, speechless.

How could he be so shameless? The evidence was right there, and he still wouldn’t admit it. What else did he expect her to do?

The judge looked at both of them, stuck in a deadlock. The judge hesitated for a second, then finally brought the gavel down with a dull thud.

“Since neither side can offer new evidence, the court will adjourn. We’ll notify you of the next hearing date.”

Reese slumped in her chair and closed her eyes for a moment.

She couldn’t believe it. Even after all this, she still wasn’t free.

“Reese, can we talk?” Sebastian walked over, looking more humble than she’d ever seen him.

Reese sat up straight, every muscle tense. She opened her eyes and slapped him hard across the face. “There’s nothing left to say.

“I’ll call the police. I’ll have them investigate. Before the next hearing, I’ll find new evidence, I swear.”

The slap had come out of nowhere, leaving Sebastian’s head turned to the side.

He pressed his tongue to the inside of his sore cheek and grabbed Reese’s arm as she tried to leave. His voice was shaky. “Can’t you give me another chance?”

“I know I’ve done a lot of terrible things, but I really don’t want to lose you.”

Reese turned to look at him, her eyes red and wet, her smile bitter. “Sebastian, can you stop making me sick?

“I have never hated you more than I do right now. I wish you were dead. If you died, I wouldn’t have to see you, or fight you for this divorce, ever again.”

Sebastian watched her walk away, silent and lost.

He reached for a cigarette to calm down, but his hands were shaking too badly to hold one.

If he’d known things would turn out like this, he never would have agreed to Leslie’s plan. He never would have let Reese become a surrogate.

Across the room, Jane watched Sebastian’s defeated figure. Only one thought ran through her mind. She couldn’t let Reese and Sebastian divorce.

If they did, the evidence Reese had would come out eventually. Ratcliff Global and Sebastian would be ruined.

Jane had to do something. She had to find a way to make Reese drop the case, to give up on the divorce.

She watched Reese walk away, her eyes sharp and full of calculation.