Chapter 100
Beyond the Divorce
All Against One Melanieâs resilience impressed me, and I thought she was pretty shameless to say such a thing.
After all, she was in a humiliating position herself, âGo ahead.
Iâm sure you never lack good news since youâre so shameless,â I retorted and met Melanieâs gaze.
Unexpectedly, Henry spoke, âStop being stubborn.
Youâre equally responsible in this situation.
Donât think everyone owes you something!â I stared at him and didnât know how to respond.
Soon after, Matthew entered and saw me holding Ava.
He observed everyoneâs expressions, then told me, âLetâs go home.â âMatt, why are you in a hurry to leave? I didnât tell Chloe the good news yet,â Melanie sneered at him, âDo you even want to go home with her now? My child needs a father, too.â My mind went blank, and my head throbbed.
I swayed, and Matthew came to support me.
âHoney.â 1 I looked at him.
âHer child?â Matthew couldnât bear to look into my eyes, and I realized Melanieâs claim was true.
I couldnât control my emotions as I asked, âThe child belongs to you two?â 1 Henry shamelessly stated, âMel and Matt arenât bloodârelated siblings, so they can have as many kids as they want.
You donât need to make a fuss, and stop making it seem like my family owes you everything.
Since weâve encountered this problem, we should solve it within the family.â âSolve it internally?â After putting Ava down, I stared at Henry and asked, âIâd like to hear how you plan on solving this.â Everyone in the room fell silent.
With a heavy heart, I turned to Matthew and asked, âTell me, how do you propose we handle this internally?! Ava tightened her grip on my thigh and called me, âMommy.
Henry scolded me, âWhat are you yelling about? Matthew, weâve watched you two for years, and you always fawn over her.
Who does she think she is? She only contributed some funds to start the business.
Chloe, stop thinking we should be forever grateful to you just because of that.
Would your business run so smoothly if it werenât for my son? Matthew, just divorce her and give her half the assets chloe, you donât have the right to stay in that new house because my son worked hard to pay for it.
Move from there, and we can discuss the rest later: +15 BONUS I laughed, asking.
âYou want me to give up the apartment?â I looked at Henry and continued, âDonât even think about it!â I never expected Henry to treat me as the mistress trying to take someone elseâs property while he treated Melanie as Matthewâs rightful wife.
âChlo, donât be soâ¦impulsive,â Matthew mumbled, âLetâs all stay calm.â âHow can I stay calm?!â I retorted, âIs this what you all agree on?â I glanced at Grace, who refused to look at me.
âAll right, just wait for it then!â I declared, grabbing Avaâs hand to leave.
I couldnât reason with them.
âWe can get a divorce, but Matthew will leave this marriage with nothing! âWhat are you saying? Henry jumped to his feet.
âMatthew, deal with her! Sheâs too arrogant!â âHe needs the balls to do that! Do you already consider this arrogant? Well, I got news for you,â I shot back.
âYour whole family is despicable.
Itâs no wonder you have a son like him.
After all, like father, like son.â Suddenly, something hit me, and I palmed my cheek.