Chapter 10
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When Angeline caught sight of Ned at the door, her eyes and emotions turned cold.
Ned was angry. When he saw how Angeline grew cold as soon as she saw him, he got even angrier.
“If we can finalize the divorce today, you had better get as far away from me and Ingrid as possible. I will arrange for the public apology tomorrow!”
“Ned!”
Miles didn’t think that Ned would come looking for Angeline on his own. He stood up in shock and tried explaining himself. “Uh, I’m here to find Angie to explain the drug incident to her. Lory wanted to explain things to you during your party last night, because it had nothing to do with Angie, but—”
“Aren’t you tired of playing along with Angeline’s lies? Both you and your sister?” Ned was furious as he projected all of his anger toward Miles. “You’re all just worried that the police would prove that Angeline did it so you thought up a lame excuse to try to cover for her. You’d think I wouldn’t know whether she gave me the wine that night?” 1
Angeline felt as if her heart was stung by a poisonous wasp.
She knew that Ned no longer trusted her. But, to get rid of her as quickly as possible, Ned would even go as far as to agree to openly apologize to someone he thought of as a bitch like her. It was obvious that Ned still believed Angeline drugged him and wanted her to leave as soon as she could.
Angeline released the blankets she once clutched tightly in her hands.
She had to go through the divorce anyway. She could also do everything he said.
Meanwhile, Miles was worried that Ned’s words would trigger Angeline, making her insist on getting the police involved to prove her innocence. He hurriedly explained, “Lory was the one who did this. She-“|
“When do you want to go to the courthouse to finalize the divorce? I can go today with you.”
Before Miles could finish his sentence, Angeline interrupted him with a calm tone. She didn’t sound like she was forced or upset. In fact, there was barely any emotion in her words. Everything was said indifferently.
Nobody thought that Angeline would agree to the divorce so quickly. A sudden silence filled
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the room.
Seeing that Ned didn’t answer her, Angeline asked again. “What time are we going? I’m fine with whenever.”
Angeline’s emotionless attitude made the weird feeling in Ned’s chest spread like wildfire despite the calm look in his eyes. Frustrated, he yelled, “Now, immediately, this instant!”
“Okay. You’ll have to wait for me for a bit. I’ll get changed out of this gown.” Angeline pushed the covers aside and got down from the hospital bed. “Miles, you can go back now I’ll withdraw the case.”
Miles never thought that everything would be so easily resolved in the end. He was a little caught off guard. He’d even prepared a speech and the whole nine yards, but he didn’t even get to use all of them.
“Don’t leave. I don’t have my car with me now. Bring me and her to the courthouse. You can also be our witness,” Ned said, stopping Miles from leaving. “Just in case she has any other tricks up her sleeves.”
Angeline said nothing. She changed into the clothes Zachary gave her last night and came out of her ward.
“Ned went to change,” Miles said.
Angeline tied the scarf around her neck to hide the bruises on her chin and neck. “Before we go to the courthouse, I need to go home for a bit to get my ID. Tell Ned that I’ll meet him at the courthouse.”
Ned happened to come out of his ward just then. He narrowed his eyes at Angeline and laughed coldly. “Ha! You can’t even think up new excuses anymore?”
He slowly adjusted his clothes and said, “The longer you drag this out, the higher the chance of you going back on your word. Miles and I will come with you to get your ID.”
Angeline just nodded in agreement.
Ned didn’t think that Angeline would be living in a place like this.
The road leading to her place was dark, dirty, and narrow. There were also many stalls and peddlers on both sides of the road, making it inaccessible for Miles‘ car to pass through.
