Chapter 4

“What? Divorce?”

Shawn’s face went pale, panic flashing in his eyes.

“Brianna, don’t be ridiculous! I only hit you once—are you really going to make such a big deal out of it?”

“Besides, you were the one picking a fight with Chelsea. And let’s not forget—you hit me too! My face is still sore!”

Chelsea, looking briefly startled, quickly stepped in to play the peacemaker.

“Brianna, don’t make such a rash decision. You can’t just talk about divorce like it’s nothing!”

“If you leave Shawn, you’ll be a single mom. Who’s going to want you after that? You’ve already had a child, and finding another man won’t be easy.”

“Why not just let this go? After all, married couples argue, but they always make up.”

Shawn nodded in agreement.

“Brianna, look how understanding Chelsea is! She’s not even holding a grudge. Let’s stop this nonsense.”

He actually had the audacity to say that I should apologize to Chelsea, and we could all forget about it.

???

I couldn’t help but laugh.

What kind of backward thinking was this? Chelsea was living in some medieval fantasy, and Shawn clearly had a few screws loose too.

The one who had done wrong was Chelsea, but they were telling me to apologize? What a joke!

How did I not see how pathetic Shawn was before?

“I’m not being ridiculous, and I’m definitely getting this divorce!”

Shawn’s face darkened, and I saw the calculating glint in his eyes.

“Fine, you want a divorce? Then this house comes with me. Otherwise, I’ll make sure you lose custody of Maddie.”

He thought he could threaten me with Maddie?

So, this whole time, his true intention had been to take the house!

I’d completely misjudged him.

But there was no way I’d let him get his hands on this house.

I’d bought it myself, with my own money, and had even been smart enough to get a prenuptial agreement, thanks to my parents’ advice.

Now he wanted ownership of my house? Not happening.

Without a word, I walked over to the bookshelf, pulled out the prenuptial agreement, and threw it in their faces.

“This house is my premarital asset. You’re not getting it!”

“I’m keeping the house and custody of Maddie.”

Shawn’s eyes bulged in disbelief, his hands trembling as he held the contract.

“When… when did you…”

Chelsea, also visibly upset, shot me a furious glare.

“Brianna, you’re being so unfair! You never saw us as family!”

I smirked.

“Well, you finally got something right. Now get out.”

“This is my house, and if you two don’t leave immediately, I’m calling the police.”

I picked up my phone, ready to dial.

Chelsea’s face twisted in anger.

“Brianna, how can you be so heartless?”

“Shawn, let’s go. I’m not leaving without a fight!”

They stormed out, grumbling all the way.

Divorce or not, it’s not up to him anymore.

With that thought in mind, I immediately contacted my lawyer to begin divorce proceedings.

After that, I calmed down and focused on what really mattered—getting Maddie’s school spot back.

Maddie had been looking forward to starting at Summit Elementary for a long time.

I wasn’t about to let her down.

I picked up my phone and called my uncle, Principal Mark Mitchell.

“Uncle Mark, I need your help. Maddie’s spot at Summit Elementary was stolen…”

I explained everything in detail.

When I finished, Uncle Mark was furious, calling out both Shawn and Chelsea for their behavior.

“Don’t worry, Brianna. Maddie’s spot is as good as hers again.”

“I’ll remove that little thief’s name right away and get Maddie enrolled.”

He even sent me a screenshot to confirm it.

Looking at the screenshot, I couldn’t help but smile.

Chelsea had pulled out all the stops to get Jake into Summit Elementary.

I could only imagine the look on her face when she found out the school’s principal was my uncle!