Chapter 7

The next day, Olivia received the divorce papers.

Looking at the large words on top,

Olivia felt a bit dazed.

"Ms. Hayes, as you know, there's a 30-day cooling off period for divorce now. After that, as long as both parties agree, you can finalize the divorce."

Olivia nodded and placed the papers on the table.

"Thank you for taking the time to help me on a weekend."

Mr. Davis sighed and gave a wry smile.

"It's nothing. If I can help you escape this misery, I'll have done a good deed."

Just then, an accusatory voice suddenly sounded behind Olivia.

"Olivia, what are you doing here?"

Olivia turned around to see Ethan and Sophia.

Sophia's gaze swept over her and Mr. Davis.

"Sis, are you on a date?"

Those words seemed to strike a nerve with Ethan.

He walked over and grabbed Olivia's wrist.

"So this is why you're not home on weekends? To come see him?"

No wonder Olivia had talked about divorcing him.

Olivia wrenched her wrist free and turned to apologize to Mr. Davis.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Davis. You can leave first, I need to deal with some family matters."

"You... Sigh." Mr. Davis looked at Ethan. "Mr. Hayes, I'm just Ms. Hayes' lawyer."

With that, Mr. Davis got up and left the cafe.

People around kept glancing their way. Olivia spoke quietly to Ethan.

"Let's go home and talk. Don't make a scene here."

Ethan was about to say something but Olivia cut him off.

"Don't you care about your reputation, Dr. Hayes?"

They lived near the downtown hospital.

This cafe was often frequented by hospital staff.

Ethan cared a lot about his image.

Hearing Olivia say that, he didn't speak further.

After returning home, Olivia took out the divorce papers.

"Tomorrow, let's go to the civil affairs office to get a number and apply for divorce. In a month, you'll be free."

Her words didn't make Ethan happy, but seemed to please Sophia.

However, Ethan first asked Sophia to leave.

"Sophia, go home first. This is between me and my wife."

Sophia's expression stiffened momentarily before returning to her gentle demeanor.

"Okay, talk it over with her properly. Don't let her misunderstand us. Divorce is a big deal, tell her not to be impulsive."

Olivia laughed coldly.

Even as she was leaving, she still had to verbally attack her.

After Sophia left, Ethan sat down on the sofa and looked over the divorce papers.

For a long while, he didn't speak.

His gaze moved from the papers to Olivia.

"You really want to divorce me?"

Ethan noticed the jade pendant on the table, glued back together over and over.

"Just because of a pendant? Sophia didn't mean it, I can buy you a new one to replace it."

Olivia looked at him calmly and asked: "In what capacity will you replace it? As my husband, or as Sophia's ex-boyfriend?"

"Sophia is right, you're still being impulsive."

Ethan tossed aside the divorce papers.

"Olivia, you were the one who drove Sophia away from us back then."

Olivia was stunned.

When had she ever driven Sophia away?

"You forced Sophia to leave, telling her to let me go to you. Sophia told me everything when she came back."

"Do you know how much Sophia suffered abroad all these years? You owe Sophia."

Ethan's words were like knives, cutting into her already wounded heart once again.

Olivia looked at Ethan with difficulty.

In his heart, she was actually so despicable.

"Sophia doesn't blame you for her leaving, and I won't blame you anymore either."

He spoke as if he was granting her great mercy.

"I didn't..."

The words of explanation died in her throat.

What was the point of explaining now?

He firmly believed this "old story".

In his eyes, she was the sinner.

A sinner's words would not be believed.

Olivia paused, then suddenly asked him.

"Ethan, do you know what happened the day Sophia returned?"

Ethan frowned in confusion: "What happened?"

That day was their fourth wedding anniversary.

Ethan had promised to come home after work to be with her.

She had wanted to tell him they were going to have a baby.

But Ethan stood her up.

She waited for him in the heavy snow for four hours.

She was holding the ultrasound results when she fell on her way to find him.

The baby was gone.

The baby she had waited four years for.

Gone.