The Billionaire Ex-Wife and the Beggar He Became novel Chapter 152

"You never once asked me about any of this. Yet you had the nerve to stand outside city hall and accuse me of stealing from the Nicholson family? You even threatened to take me to court over it?"

"I…" Julian stammered, his embarrassment so intense he could barely speak.

"Even so, I survived, didn't I?" Winona's voice trembled with emotion. "I never caused you any trouble, not once. Not even after you cheated on me for three years, not even when you did everything you could to turn your daughter against me. I never blamed you! But two months ago, I handed you the divorce papers myself—personally. Why did you drag things out for two whole months?"

"Why?"

"I'm asking you—why?"

"I gave you those divorce papers myself. There's no way you missed them, no misunderstanding, no timing issue. So why did you keep stalling? Why did you keep me hanging on for two months? Why?"

"You were the one holding everything up! And now you have the audacity to ask why I filed for divorce? If I hadn't sued you, how else was I supposed to reach you? Every time I tried to find you, you accused me of harassing you and kicked me out. What choice did I have, besides taking legal action?"

By now, Winona's voice had grown hoarse, as if her heart was bleeding with every word.

Still, she forced a bitter smile. "I handed you the divorce papers in person. And yet you—your sister, your mother, even the housekeeper—kept calling me, over and over, harassing me! You and your family asked me to donate blood for your nephew. Mr. Nicholson, I'm about to divorce you—am I still obligated to do that?"

"You all call me heartless and cruel for refusing to save a child's life. But how have you treated me? Why do you exploit me, belittle me, turn my own daughter against me, and then try to guilt-trip me—say I have no conscience, say I'm nothing but trouble?"

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