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We finally signed the divorce agreement.
But Oliver was still a cheap bastard. He only gave me a few million-but enough for my parents and I to live
comfortably.
Even while we were going through the divorce, Oliver kept coming after my family.
He even sent people to harass and mock my parents.
In the past, they would’ve been crushed. But now, after everything, they just wanted peace for the rest of their lives.
Money? It didn’t matter anymore.
As for Natalie? The second I filed for divorce, she started acting like she was already Mrs. Ashford.
She even spread rumors about me.
“She killed my mother-in-law and tried to kill me too. Thank God Oliver knows the truth, or I’d be dead by now p>
Her lies put me in the crosshairs. Even my boss called me in for a meeting.
But he didn’t fire me. He wanted to transfer me to headquarters.
I didn’t see that coming.
He said, “Your work speaks for itself. Your ex-husband’s mistress keeps saying you killed his mother. But if that were true, you’d be in prison, not my office p>
Finally, someone with common sense.
I was genuinely touched.
My boss waved it off. “Once your divorce is finalized, just head over to the new office p>
“Got it p>
That news kept me going for days.
Even though my parents and I were dealing with constant judgment, we were happier than we’d been in years.
The only problem? Oliver started showing up more often.
Sometimes he’d get drunk and call me. “Evelyn, if you just admit you were wrong, I could forgive you. We don’t even
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have to get divorced p>
I’d hang up immediately and send the recording to Natalie with a message:
[If I were you, I’d marry Oliver the second the divorce is finalized. Otherwise, he might change his mind p>
That set Natalie off.
She started clinging to Oliver 24/7.
Finally, I had some peace. He stopped bothering me.
Then, just before we were supposed to pick up the divorce certificate, I heard Natalie was pregnant.
I let out a long breath. The trash had finally locked itself in.
The day before we were supposed to finalize everything, Oliver came to see me.
He looked like hell.
“Evelyn, I wish you hadn’t killed my mother p>
Even now, he was still lying to himself.
I looked at him and let out a tired laugh. “Oliver, you know better than anyone whether I killed your mother or not. Are you here because you don’t want to divorce me anymore p>
“Of course not. After all p>
“After all, Natalie’s pregnant with your kid p>
I cut him off. He froze.
He clearly didn’t expect me to know.
I didn’t say anything else. I just looked at him and thought about the past.
All those years I gave him everything, and he gave me nothing but coldness. Those memories were what made leaving so easy.
After Oliver left, I didn’t sleep at all.
Not because I couldn’t-I was too busy packing.
Tomorrow, when the divorce is done, I’ll be gone for good.
My parents had already moved. They sent me a video of the new place.
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It looked like a real home. I couldn’t wait to get there.
The next morning, I got to the courthouse early.
I waited. And waited. But Oliver never showed up.
I started to panic. I called him.
No answer.
I called Natalie.
No answer.
I even sent her a message to provoke her. Nothing.
A bad feeling crept over me. And then, Oliver’s bodyguards showed up.
And later, my phone rang. It was Oliver.
“Evelyn, you’re really asking for it this time p>
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