As the years went by, Jessie had almost lost hope and thought that they’d never divorce. Ashlyn was simply too stubborn and obsessed with Gordon.
Now that Ashlyn had finally come to her senses and wanted a divorce, Jessie didn’t want to delay things anymore. She went straight to go through the discharge procedures, and then checked the divorce agreement. “When did you draw this up? You’re giving up all your property in the divorce? Aren’t you letting Gordon off a bit too easy?”
Ashlyn took the divorce agreement from her and asked, “Do you think I need that pitiful amount of money?”
Jessie paused for a second. She knew what Ashlyn meant.
After all, Ashlyn’s father was the head of the Ramos family, a rich and powerful family. The idiots of the Jones family knew nothing about her real identity. They thought that she was from an ordinary family.
How ridiculous!
After getting discharged from the hospital, Ashlyn got into Jessie’s car. Before Jessie could ask Ashlyn where she wanted to go, Ashlyn took the initiative to say, “Let’s go to Crowbar Technologies.”
Gordon was probably in the office at this time.
Thinking about the possibility of their divorce, Jessie sped all the way to the Crowbar Technologies building. If it weren’t for the mandated speed limit, she would’ve gone as fast as the car could go.
Half an hour later, the car pulled to a stop in front of a towering building.
Jessie pulled the handbrake and turned to face Ashlyn. “Remember, be cool and get it done real fast.”
Lowering her head, Ashlyn smiled. “Don’t worry.”
Three years was more than enough to wear out all her patience with that man.
With the divorce agreement in her hand, Ashlyn strode straight into the building. The receptionist didn’t stop her, but the people she bumped into along the way all looked at her with judgmental eyes.
Before Ashlyn made it to Gordon’s office, his assistant, Lowell Baldwin, had informed him of her presence.
“Let her in.”
He wanted to see what this woman was up to.
“Okay.” Lowell nodded obediently.
Then, he walked out of the office and left Gordon alone.
Just then, Ashlyn stepped out of the elevator and went straight to Gordon’s office. She had come here several times before and knew the way.
As she walked, Gordon’s secretaries greeted her perfunctorily. Normally, Ashlyn would respond with a polite smile, but today, she was in no mood for pleasantries.
She strode to the door of Gordon’s office, high heels clacking against the tiled floor, and knocked. Before the person inside could answer, she pushed the door open and walked in. “Sign the divorce agreement. Be at the gate of the court at nine o’clock tomorrow morning.”
Ashlyn put the document on Gordon’s desk. She had already signed it. What was left was his signature.
Without waiting for a response, she turned around and left.
Ashlyn was in Gordon’s office for less than ten seconds. Watching her walk away, Gordon pulled a long face.
He reached for the document on the desk. On one side, Ashlyn had already signed her name, while the other space was left blank for him to sign.
The divorce agreement was simple. It was only a piece of paper. The terms on it were very clear—she didn’t want any property under his name.
After reading the divorce agreement, Gordon couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
She didn’t want a penny of his property.
He wondered how she could be so arrogant.
“Let’s see if you’ll push through with the divorce tomorrow,” Gordon murmured sardonically.
Without giving it much thought, he ripped the document in half.
When Lowell came in, he found Gordon standing in front of the French windows, clamping a cigarette between his lips. In his black suit, he looked cold and unapproachable. Lowell suddenly lost the will to speak.
But this matter was too important. Lowell had to bite the bullet and cleared his throat. “Mr. Jones, the meeting has begun.”
The man standing in front of the window turned his head slowly. His deep-set eyes were as cold as ice and piercing as daggers, sending a shiver down Lowell’s spine.
“I see.”
Frowning slightly, Gordon stubbed out the cigarette and tossed it into the trash can. Then, he strode out of the office, walking right past Lowell as though he didn’t exist.
Obviously, Gordon was in a bad mood today.
Thinking of the meeting that Gordon was about to join, Lowell suddenly felt sorry for the meeting’s host.
It only took Ashlyn roughly seven minutes to go in and out of the building. During the whole process, she was calm. She didn’t feel an inch of pain or struggle, unlike she had imagined.
Sure enough, because of all the accumulated disappointment in her heart, all her hopes were dashed and she wanted nothing more to do with that man.
Stepping out of the Crowbar Technologies building, she raised her head and looked up at the cloudy sky. She felt a little sad, but she no longer felt suffocated.
Jessie was right. She had to divorce Gordon as soon as possible.
Ashlyn took a deep breath, walked up to Jessie’s car, and knocked on the window.
Jessie was on the phone when Ashlyn approached. She opened the door as soon as Ashlyn knocked.
Ashlyn got in the car quietly and didn’t say anything to interrupt Jessie’s phone call.
As soon as she fastened the seat belt, she raised her head and found that Jessie was holding the phone out in front of her.
Ashlyn raised her eyebrows curiously. “Who is it?”
“Your father.”
Ashlyn’s body froze. After pausing for two seconds, she took Jessie’s phone and pressed it against her ear. “Dad.”
“You’ve been fooling around for three years. Shouldn’t you go home now?”
The other night, when Gordon forced her to kneel, Ashlyn did not cry. She didn’t even cry when she gave him the divorce agreement. But now, when her father, Stevie Ramos, asked her to come home, she couldn’t swallow her tears any longer.
Three years ago, when she was about to marry Gordon, everyone around her, including her parents, were all opposed to the marriage. But she was so impulsive and stubborn that she firmly believed that Gordon had feelings for her since he was willing to marry her.
However, it had taken her three years to realize just how wrong she was.
It turned out that a man could marry a woman and not love her. He could marry a woman who loved him deeply and not reciprocate that love for the sake of another woman. He just wanted her to get involved in their messy relationship.
The one Gordon loved was Arabella. Ridiculous, right? He was in love with his brother’s wife.
Gordon had only married Ashlyn to use her as a cover for their secret relationship.
Ashlyn was so stupid to have gone against the whole world to be with such a man. Even her father, who had always doted on Ashlyn, said he would disown her if she insisted on marrying Gordon.
Unable to hold it in any longer, Ashlyn burst into tears. Worried that her father would hear her, she swallowed her sobs. But her shoulders shook pitifully and tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably.
“Oh, Ashlyn…”
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