Chapter 3
Without hesitation, Cooper dragged her into the City Hall and pushed her onto a chair. “We‘re here to get a divorce,” he announced coldly.
“No!” Genevieve snapped back to reality. She tugged at Cooper‘s arm and begged, “Darling, I don‘t want to get a divorce. Please don‘t do this to me. We grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and you know how much I love you. You‘re the only one I can depend on!”
“I don‘t want a woman who has been sullied,” came Cooper’s heartless reply.
Genevieve‘s mind went blank as her entire body slumped in her seat. Her grip on his arm also slackened
He thinks I‘m sullied?
At that exact moment, an alluring lady with long, wavy hair rushed into the City Hall.
“Mr. Sutton, I‘m here with the documents you need,” she said, panting heavily.
Hope rose in Genevieve‘s heart when she saw who the newcomer was. “Errie, please help me persuade Cooper not to divorce me. When we used to fight, you‘d convince him to change his mind.”
Erica Hall and Cooper went to the same university, and the three of them were good friends.
Every time Genevieve had a fight with Cooper, Erica would help her by telling Cooper off. He would then return to sweet–talk her into forgiving him. Thus, she assumed Erica would do the same this time.
“Genevieve, we may be good friends, but what you did at the hotel... It
already flipped the
got married, Cooper had drafted
head desperately. “Darling, I can do anything. Just don‘t divorce
despite
even forced her to hold the pen and sign her name. After doing
here to get a divorce. Please get the
later, the divorce certificate‘ was tossed into Genevieve‘s arms.
Cooper‘s back as he departed, Choking on her tears, she rushed out behind him
I seeing things? Why did Erica kiss Cooper?
she watched helplessly as the car drove away. Suddenly, her phone
is in a critical condition. Please come to the hospital at once!”
“What?” Genevieve gasped.
away hastily and hailed a taxi
in an accident last year, and her grandmother, Winifred, had been hospitalized for a long while due to her tuberculosis condition. It was Cooper who had remained by her side and encouraged her. He was the reason she could make it through the hard
things were
had deteriorated.
a light slap. “Didn‘t tell you that Cooper is nothing but the Rachford family‘s adoplive son? I reminded you not to fall in love with him, but you refused
Genevieve‘s cheek had just scabbed, but Winifred‘s slap had caused it to split open. Blood oozed down her cheek, and she looked a