Chapter 6
But Xavier just walked by her, barely giving her a look. Winona instantly regretted snapping at him, especially after catching the flash of contempt in his eyes.
She thought, ‘Why would I think so? I know him very well after a year with him. He is above doing such a thing, and he doesn’t have to.
Xavier paused after a bit and turned back to her. “You planning on standing here till evening?”
Only then did Winona come back to her senses. She took a deep breath and followed him in calmly.
In the big living room of the grand classical villa, Gary Patterson tapped his crutch on the floor and said seriously, “What is it all about? Why do you suddenly want a divorce?”
Having noticed Winona’s silence, Xavier’s mother Sandra Patterson said, “All the family is here today, Winona. Just tell us if you’re mad about something Xavier did.” After saying that, she glanced at the indifferent Xavier and glared at him. “We’ll teach him a lesson if he did anything wrong.”
She knew his son. He had always been indifferent to people but he would never do anything unforgivable.
Winona felt a little sad. Ever since she married Xavier, his family had been very kind to her. She didn’t want to lie to them, but she couldn’t tell them the truth, especially in front of Xavier.
Just then, Gary seemed to have run out of patience. hit Xavier’s arm with his crutch, which surprised everyone.
“Grandpa Gary…” Winona blurted out, he
to shock when she locked
eyes with Xavier’s icy gaze.
“What on earth did you do?” Gary asked angrily.
A smirk flickered across Xavier’s lips. He narrowed his eyes, giving Winona a meaningful look. “I’d love to know what I did to make her force me into a divorce.”
“W–What?” Winona sputtered, her eyes widening. ‘Did I force him? He let me down first. He lied and took me for a fool. And he spent a night with another woman. Now he’s saying I made him divorce?!‘ Anger flared up inside her, turning her eyes red.
The old folks shifted their gaze between Winona and Xavier.
Xavier’s face darkened. He didn’t know why she looked that way, but he didn’t ask her since the elders were there.
Suddenly, Winona stood, her move swift as she bowed to everyone. “It’s true. I asked for a divorce and we’ve don’t suit each other.”
The elders seemed to be surprised at her determination.
Xavier’s face grew even more severe, but he stayed quiet, just giving her a dour look.
signed the papers. It’s simple. We just
Right then, Christine burst out from the doorway, “Don’t hold her back. She never should’ve married Xavier…
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“Shut up!” Diane sounded unhappy.
Sense.
Christine pursed her lips, sidling up next to Winona. She whispered with her arms crossed, “At least you got your dignity and some
Winona clenched her fists, bowed to them again, and said, “I’m sorry if I made you worry about me. I must divorce him. I have go she turned around and left.
now.” Then
“Winona…” Diane patted her chest with her hand and glared at Xavier. “What are you waiting for?”
Christine said, feeling pissed. “There’s no need to stop her. Xavier doesn’t like… Before she could finish her words, Xavier stood up and strode away.
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Winona, hurrying away, felt a sudden tug on her arm. Whipped backward, she snapped, “What are you doing? Let go of me!” She looked up at him, panting.
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