Chapter 3
Without hesitation, Cooper dragged her into the City Hall and pushed her onto a chair. “We‘re here to get a divorce,” he announced coldly.
“No!” Genevieve snapped back to reality. She tugged at Cooper‘s arm and begged, “Darling, I don‘t want to get a divorce. Please don‘t do this to me. We grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and you know how much I love you. You‘re the only one I can depend on!”
“I don‘t want a woman who has been sullied,” came Cooper’s heartless reply.
Genevieve‘s mind went blank as her entire body slumped in her seat. Her grip on his arm also slackened
He thinks I‘m sullied?
At that exact moment, an alluring lady with long, wavy hair rushed into the City Hall.
“Mr. Sutton, I‘m here with the documents you need,” she said, panting heavily.
Hope rose in Genevieve‘s heart when she saw who the newcomer was. “Errie, please help me persuade Cooper not to divorce me. When we used to fight, you‘d convince him to change his mind.”
Erica Hall and Cooper went to the same university, and the three of them were good friends.
Every time Genevieve had a fight with Cooper, Erica would help her by telling Cooper off. He would then return to sweet–talk her into forgiving him. Thus, she assumed Erica would do the same this time.
hearing her pleas, Erica seemed to be in a dilemma. “Genevieve, we may be good friends, but what you did at the hotel...
flipped
in her mind. Before they got married, Cooper had
her head desperately.
despite
sign her name. After doing that, he turned
to get a divorce. Please get the procedures done!”
two minutes later, the divorce certificate‘ was tossed into Genevieve‘s
back as he departed, Choking on her tears, she rushed out behind him but saw him getting into the car
Why
helplessly as the car drove away. Suddenly, her phone rang with a call from the hospital.
is in a critical condition. Please come to the hospital at once!”
“What?” Genevieve gasped.
away hastily and hailed a taxi to head to
long while due to her tuberculosis condition. It was Cooper who had remained by her side and encouraged her. He was the reason she could make it through the hard times.
were
deteriorated. It seemed that Winifred was
light slap. “Didn‘t tell you that Cooper is nothing but the Rachford family‘s adoplive son? I reminded you not to fall in love with him, but you refused to listen to me. Look, you‘ve
caused it to split open. Blood oozed down her cheek, and she looked a