The Broken-hearted She And The Icy He (Lily and John) novel Chapter 354

Chapter 354 Divorce Me Like You Mean It

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Lily quietly rested a hand on her still–flat stomach. She wanted to finalize the divorce with James as soon as possible. She was afraid that if it dragged on too long, her belly would start to show, and she wouldn’t be able to hide it anymore–he’d find out and ruthlessly get rid of the child.

Besides, Mathilda and Elsa were both unhinged and completely unpredictable. John, that lunatic, was a walking time bomb.

Only by moving quickly to that small town–far away from all of them–could she protect the baby growing inside her. Even though she deeply craved the warmth James gave her, she still asked. “James, are you free on Monday? If you are, let’s go to City Hall that morning to finalize the divorce.”

James froze. So, she really was in a hurry.

A sharp pain gripped his chest, making even breathing feel like torture. He stood there, motionless, for half a minute before replying hoarsely, “I might have to make a trip to Velkaria on Monday morning.”

Jackson laughed again, incredulous at how shameless he was.

With a cold snort, he snapped, “What about Tuesday? You can’t be busy every single day, can you?”

“I…”

For once, James was at a loss for words.

He didn’t want to divorce Lily next Tuesday either.

But there was only so long he could keep using the excuse of being busy.

He was the one who had brought up divorce in the first place. He was the one who had told her he hoped she could find someone else. If he suddenly changed his mind and refused to let her go, it would only make her despise him even more.

After a long silence, he forced himself to suppress the ache in his chest and said coolly, “I’m free next Friday. We can go to City Hall Friday afternoon.”

“Alright, I’ll wait until Friday afternoon.”

Jackson still felt he was deliberately stalling; truly shameless.

But he hoped, just this once, that James would follow through with his promise and stop flaking.

Jackson locked eyes with James, a hint of eagerness to take his place in the way he said, “I hope you don’t pull any stunts this time. Just get it over with and give Lily the divorce.”

“Mm.”

Once the time was set, James didn’t waste another word on Jackson. He quickly got into the driver’s seat and slammed on the gas.

Jackson got a full blast of exhaust in the face and stood there, frozen with rage.

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He was pretty sure James had done that on purpose.

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With a cold chuckle, Jackson pulled out his phone and fired off a post on Facebook–purely out of spite.

In the coming days, he planned to fan the flames. By next Friday, James would really be her ex–husband.

“Lily, I’m sorry… for all the trouble tonight.”

Once they were in the car, James spoke with a stony expression, clearly still thinking about how she’d tried so hard to distance herself from him earlier.

Lily knew the “trouble” he referred to was the fact that he’d made their relationship public in front of

everyone.

But she didn’t feel like he’d caused her any trouble. What she was worried about was that the news of their marriage going viral might make her future boyfriend jealous.

So she quickly said, “You didn’t cause me any trouble. If anything, I should thank you. If you hadn’t saved me tonight, I’d have fallen off the stage and definitely gotten hurt. James, I’ve lost count of how many times you’ve helped me. I’m the one who keeps bothering you. You’re a really good person, and I believe after we get divorced, you’ll meet someone who truly loves you, and you’ll be incredibly happy!”

James’s dark eyes turned even darker, his handsome face clouded with the same heavy gloom.

He hated being handed a “nice guy” card.

And he didn’t want to hear her well wishes for him and someone else living happily ever after. The way she said it–so casual, so final–made something dark and bitter stir inside him.

She was in such a rush to marry Jackson…

Then fine, next Friday, he’d deliberately bail. He’d refuse to finalize the divorce.

He’d make Jackson the one sneaking around in the shadows, like a dirty little side piece.

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