Chapter 3

In that instant, Liam involuntarily clenched his fists, his gaze on me filled with fury.

After a moment, he calmed down and looked at Skylar with concern.

"Are you okay?"

Skylar was already crying, her eyes red. "I'm fine. I accidentally said the wrong thing, Chloe was right to hit me. Mr. Miller, please don't be angry because of me."

After seven years together, it was the first time Liam gritted his teeth at me. "Get on your knees and apologize to Skylar!"

I scoffed coldly.

"Why should I?"

"She was asking for it; she deserved that."

Liam suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself with all his might, half his face instantly swelling and reddening.

"Consider that a slap from me, on your behalf."

"Chloe, I'm begging you, please stop this madness, okay?"

"Did being cooped up at home and pampered after your injury make you lose your mind? I promise, no matter what's wrong with you, I'll never abandon you."

"I'll give you anything you want, just please, stop talking about divorce, okay?"

I didn't hesitate. "Impossible."

"Every second with you makes me sick to my stomach, suffocated."

His concessions and my defiance.

It completely disappointed both sets of parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Miller stood up in anger. Before leaving, Mr. Miller coldly stated, "If you insist on divorce, we'll fight you every step of the way! But don't even think about taking a single penny of our family's assets. Even if it costs us everything, I'll make sure you leave with nothing!"

My parents also shook their heads and sighed. "Chloe, you're the one at fault for making such a scene. If you end up with nothing, you'll surely regret it."

But was I the one at fault?

No.

The person I'd bribed at Liam's company quickly sent me a surveillance video.

I was watching it in the spare bedroom when Liam knocked and entered.

To prevent him from discovering it and deleting evidence, I quickly put on my Bluetooth earbuds, listening to the audio while putting my phone away.

"Chloe, what's the point of divorcing me?"

"You can't have children. A family with my kind of status would never accept someone like you."

I looked at him with a cold smile. "Liam, why can't I have children?"

Because in the second year of our marriage, I was injured.

Liam loved thrills and often did extreme sports, asking me to join him.

Once, while rock climbing, Liam slipped and fell. To save him, I risked everything to grab him. He managed to stabilize himself on a protruding rock, but I, completely drained of strength, plummeted down.

Everyone said Liam was so good to me, that he risked his life for me.

Before me, Liam guiltily lowered his head, silent.

Through my earbuds, I clearly heard his and Skylar's flirtatious laughter.

"Liam, that skydiving trip was incredibly thrilling, and I had such a great time. But honestly, if you just take me out sometimes, I'll be perfectly content. Isn't it too risky for me to move in next door to you?"

After a string of soft kissing sounds, Liam said, "That's what makes it exciting."

"These past few years, Chloe has become increasingly boring. Only you make me feel the meaning of life..."