Divorce, Ending, And New Beginning

Gwen’s lips parted in surprise. Seth barked a laugh before closing the car window. The headlights of his car beamed brighter as he drove away.

The car’s tires screeched through the puddles, and the water splashed all over Gwen’s body. She tightly closed her eyes as she shivered from the cold rain.

Gwen opened her eyes when a sudden realization hit her.

‘What was I thinking? Why did I say such a thing to Seth? Of all people, I asked Seth to go to a hotel with me?’ she inwardly scolded herself.

Gwen finally arrived home, feeling exhausted and sick from being drenched in the rain for so long. After a warm shower, she immediately went to bed.

Nightmares instantly clung to her mind that night. Ugly memories from her past played like a broken record as she slept.

When the morning came, Gwen was woken up by the loud ringing of her phone. She immediately picked up the call when she saw it was Hayes’s lawyer.

The lawyer informed her that the revised divorce contract was all ready and would arrive at her house in a while. This meant they were already rushing the divorce, and Gwen needed to sign the papers immediately.

Unlike the last time, Gwen didn’t kick the lawyer out of the house. Instead, she calmly took the papers, read them, and signed without complaint.

Right after the lawyer left, Hayes called her. They said they needed to go to the Bureau of Civil Affairs later, at four o’clock, to finish the divorce process.

Gwen could only sigh at the man’s impatience.

She arrived at their meeting place five minutes before four o’clock in the afternoon. She stood at the entrance waiting for Hayes until a familiar car halted on the road.

Gwen watched as the doors of the driver seat and passenger seat opened simultaneously, revealing Hayes and Lacey.

Lacey’s bright red dress could easily capture the attention of people. Her long, slender legs looked fairer because of her short-hemmed clothes.

Lacey smiled and waited for Hayes to reach her. Then, she clasped their hands together before walking toward Gwen.

Gwen looked away slightly after remembering some memories again. Like a déjà vu, she recalled how she used to cling to Hayes’s arm all the time when they were still married.

But not once did Hayes look at her with eyes like that. Full of attention, sincerity, and affection. It was as if the only person he could see was the woman beside him.

For a cold-hearted and ruthless man like Hayes, it would always be a wonder how he treated Lacey differently from the others.

Gwen would be honest. Hayes and Lacey looked good together. Both were blessed with great genes. While one looked cold on the surface, the other person seemed to be filled with sunshine and warmth. One look at them, and one could see how they matched each other very well.

Gwen was too preoccupied with her thoughts that she didn’t realize that the two were already standing in front of her.

Lacey’s lips curled into a smile. “Sorry to keep you waiting, Gwen. It’s Hayes’s fault,” she meaningfully said before looking at Hayes.

Gwen tried hard to ignore the pain in her chest. Her emotionless face only stared at them.

Hayes glanced at her. His expression looked indifferent as usual, and his eyes bore into her intensely.

“Let’s go inside,” he commanded.

Gwen didn’t spare him a glance and just turned around to enter the building.

Hayes’s gaze followed her retreating form.

“You don’t want to divorce her, do you?”

Lacey’s voice snapped him back to reality. He turned to her but didn’t say anything. Instead, he held her waist and led her to the door.

Twenty minutes later, Hayes and Lacey went out of the office. Gwen trailed behind them, silent and deep in thought.

Lacey and Hayes got into the car. Hayes was about to start the engine when Lacey suddenly snatched the car key from his hand.

Hayes’s furrowed his eyebrows.

Lacey briefly glanced at Gwen, who had just left the building. She turned to Hayes and smiled seductively.

“Kiss me, Hayes.”