hapter 437
Fiona looked at the divorce letter on the table, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Because of a fleeting glimpse in her youth, she had regarded Nicolas as her lifelong support.
After entering the household, she respected her in–laws and followed every rule. She had no dignity, no status.
And in the end, all she got was a piece of paper divorcing her.
She thought, ‘Nicolas, how could you be so heartless?‘
Though heartbroken, Fiona stood firm. “I don’t want your divorce papers. I demand a mutual separation agreement.”
Only women who had committed one of the Seven Grounds for Divorce and had committed grave sins would be cast out of the family.
She had arrived in grand bridal red, and now she would leave with nothing, bearing a lifetime of disgrace.
She could not accept such terms.
Nicolas chuckled coldly. “Then what is all this fuss about? In the end, aren’t you just unwilling to let go of this life of luxury?”
His arrogance was nauseating. Fiona now realized how blind she had been to marry him.
But for the sake of her son, she couldn’t tear things completely apart just yet.
Fiona declared firmly, “If you wish to divorce me, then state your reasons. Otherwise, I won’t accept it.”
Nicolas’s face turned cold. He had thought Fiona might be softening, but she actually wanted a mutual separation.
His smile disappeared as he said sternly, “You struck your husband. Is that not reason enough?”
“Oh really?” Fiona’s voice dripped with sarcasm. She reached up, brushed her hair aside, and revealed the wound on her forehead. “Then tell me, how do you explain the injury on my head?”
The wound on Fiona’s forehead was still bleeding, the swollen, gaping cut gruesome to look at.
Fiona seethed inwardly. ‘If I get hurt, I deserved it, but if I dare to lay a hand on him, it’s an unforgivable sin? What kind of twisted logic is that?‘
Nicolas’s eyes widened. He glared at Fiona like he wanted to swallow her whole. “You wouldn’t dare.”
“I have nothing to lose. Try me,” Fiona said, her gaze unwavering and fearless.
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