Chapter 8

After staying in the hospital for a few days, Julian decided to check out early.

The day after he discovered Vivian had left, he scheduled a divorce with Serena. Now that the 30-day cooling-off period had passed, he needed to get the divorce certificate quickly.

That day, Serena had cried and sniffled, but ultimately said nothing. She simply obediently went with him to register the divorce. Her misty eyes fixed on him, telling him to be happy.

He had initially been displeased with Serena, but seeing her compliant demeanor, he couldn't bring himself to blame her, even agreeing not to announce their divorce to the public for the time being.

He drove to Serena's house. As he reached the door, he was about to open it directly when he heard voices from inside.

“That bitch Vivian, why didn’t she just die when she saw those texts! What’s with this disappearing act? It’s been a month, why hasn’t Julian gotten over her yet?”

“What’s so great about that bitch anyway? Good thing I’m already pregnant. It’s been three months now, and the baby is stable. As long as I tell the Albright family, Julian won’t be able to divorce me, no matter how much he rages.”

“Why are you jealous? Of course, I’ve always loved you. Even though this baby is his, the next one will definitely be yours, okay?”

The intermittent words from inside pierced Julian’s heart like a series of sharp blades.

His breathing grew more ragged, his eyes tinged with crimson.

The door slammed open. Serena instinctively hung up the phone, her face paling with panic as she looked at the doorway, forcing an unnatural smile.

“Julian, isn’t your body still recovering? Why did you check out of the hospital?”

“Who were you talking to?”

His thin lips parted, his gaze chilling to the core.

Hearing that, Serena’s pupils constricted. She tucked a few stray strands of hair behind her ear, forcing composure.

“Julian, I was just on the phone with my friend. She was asking if I liked any new King family products. I just got a little sad thinking about having to part with you, so I just gave her some vague answers.”

“What’s wrong?”

He let out a cold laugh, taking step after step closer.

“Who were you calling a bitch? And who was jealous of you?”

Serena’s face instantly turned ashen. She grabbed Julian’s sleeve, her eyes pleading.

“No, Julian, you misheard. My friend was just jealous because I’ve been spending all my time with you and not with her. She wasn’t calling anyone a bitch…”

Julian ripped her hand away, his eyes involuntarily filling with a chilling coldness.

“What exactly have you been doing behind my back?”

“Don’t make me investigate. You must have said or done something to drive Vivian away!”

She started crying again, just like before, large tears streaming down her face, sniffing and sobbing uncontrollably.

“I didn’t! I only found out when you told me. I didn’t do anything, Julian!”

But this time, it didn’t soften Julian’s heart.

He grabbed her wrist, his expression somewhat menacing. The force in his grip steadily increased, as if he intended to shatter her slender wrist.

“Serena, I don’t have that much patience to play along with your act. You’d better tell me the truth, and everything you know, otherwise…”

“You know I’m not exactly a soft-hearted man.”

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