Chapter 5
Ella wiped her tears, her pitiful expression making her seem almost innocent.
“Mr. Desmond, I didn’t mean to. I was just playing with Lila, but she kept kicking my stomach. I couldn’t take it anymore, so I punished her a little.”
I almost laughed out loud in anger. “Lila is barely over a year old. How could she possibly kick your
stomach?”
Ella’s tears streamed down her face again. “Mr. Desmond, you have to believe me…”
Perhaps out of concern for the child Ella was carrying, Arthur once again sided with her.
Wrapping his arm protectively around her, he consoled her gently while glaring at me. “Hannah,
take Lila to the bedroom. Stop making a scene.”
Disappointment overwhelmed me. “Making a scene? Arthur Desmond, she pinched your daughter,
and you’re just going to ignore it?”
Arthur grabbed my arm and tried to drag me to the bedroom, but in a fit of rage, I lunged forward and yanked Ella’s hair.
Caught off guard, Ella’s phone slipped from her hand. For a split second, I caught sight of a message
, on her WhatsApp screen.
My eyes widened in shock.
I wanted to take a closer look, but Arthur pulled me away with even more force.
Holding Lila tightly, I headed for the door. “Arthur Desmond, I’m done. I’m leaving now!”
Arthur’s face turned pale.
“Hannah, you’re far from home. Where can you go besides here? You hit Ella, and she hasn’t even complained, yet you’re the one acting all high and mighty. Apologize to her now!”
I met his gaze boldly. “Not a chance!”
With that, I opened the door and walked out.
Arthur shouted behind me, “If you leave now, don’t ever come back! And don’t think you’ll get a
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single cent from me!”
couldn’t hear the rest of his words as I quickly hailed a cab and headed to a five–star hotel.
On the way, I cradled Lila in my arms, my emotions swirling. From now on, it would just be the two of us against the world.
But then I thought about the message I had glimpsed on Ella’s phone and couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. I pulled out my phone and made another call.
A whole week passed, and Arthur never reached out to me. He was probably waiting for me to back down.
Ella, on the other hand, was quite active on WhatsApp, flaunting their relationship with posts showing Arthur’s attentive care.
Of course, I wasn’t idle during this time either. I bought a spacious apartment in a southern city
online, planning to move there permanently in a few days.
To speed up the process, I chose a second–hand property, prioritizing a stable home for Lila.
The lawyer had also finished drafting the divorce papers, which I signed and sent to Arthur.
To my surprise, Arthur flatly refused to divorce.
“Hannah, haven’t you caused enough trouble? Even tantrums have their limits. Why do you suddenly want a divorce?”
I replied calmly, “Just answer me–are you going to sign or not?”
“I won’t!” Arthur declared firmly. “I’ll never agree to a divorce!”
“Are you still jealous of Ella? We’re just colleagues–completely innocent!”
I chuckled. “Innocent? I know Ella is pregnant.”
Arthur fell silent for a moment. “So, is that why you want a divorce?”
f’said, “Isn’t that reason enough?”
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Arthur Desmond seemed to wrestle with himself for a long moment before speaking in a low voice.
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Jannah, I swear, I don’t love Ella, I just wanted her to help me have a child! You know my business empire–there has to be a son to inherit it. But you refuse to have a second child, so I had no other
choice.”
“Don’t worry. The person I truly love is still you. Once Ella gives birth to a boy, I’ll cut ties with her immediately and let the child call you his mother.”
I laughed out loud at the sheer absurdity of his brainless logic.
“Arthur, are you out of your mind? Do you seriously think any sane person would come up with a plan like this? Cheating is cheating–don’t try to dress it up as something noble!”
“And let me remind you, do you really think you even have an empire left to pass on? Don’t think I don’t know about your company’s financial issues. This whole thing is just an excuse for your infidelity!”
“Sign the divorce papers now! Let’s cut all ties!”