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“If I remember correctly, didn’t you mention before that you’ll divorce
ric when Old Mrs. Cadogan undergoes surgery?” udia gazed
contemptuously at Victoria and asked in a sarcastic tone.
“It has been so long since Old Mrs. Cadogan’s surgery. So, why aren’t you
divorced yet? Victoria Selwyn, are you coveting the position of Mrs.
Cadogan? Is that why you breach our agreement and choose to not
divorce?”
She is trying to give me hell just because she can’t locate ric, huh?
Victoria thought.
She would have already gone off at udia if it wasn’t for the fact that
udia helped her before. Instead, she m***lly rolled her eyes while
asking nonchntly, “Speaking of this, I’d also like to ask you, Miss
Johnson, when will you have ric divorce me?”
udia’s expression changed at that. “What did you say? Me having ric
divorce you?”
“Duh.” Victoria raised an eyebrow. “I’m looking for him because of this, but
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he’s avoiding me. Since you are close with ric, maybe you can help me
persuade him, Miss Johnson.”
udia understood then that she had been fooled by Victoria when she
heard that.
Her expression became an angry one. She had no faith in herself, to begin
with, and Victoria’s words now only further provoked her.
“What do you mean? Don’t tell me that ric doesn’t want to divorce you.
That’s impossible.”
The corners of Victoria’s lips were raised. “You can ask him if you really
want to know.”
Such words coincidentally stabbed udia’s already bl**dy heart. She
wanted nothing more than to call ric and ask him right away. However,
he had been saying that he had matters to attend to since yesterday and
that she should call him againter. And yet, he refused to answer her calls
by the time she called him again.
Never once in all these years had she been as flustered as she was today.
She had a feeling that she was about to lose whatever she had!
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At the thought of this, udia balled her fists as she gritted her teeth and
red at Victoria. “Are you showing off to your savior?”
When Victoria heard that, her expression turned into a calmer one. She
then looked at udia and repeated, “Savior?”
“Am I not? Don’t forget that I helped you out before!” udia emphasized.
“Do you think you would still have your house after that incident that
happened to your family if I didn’t help you? Victoria, you are not an
ungrateful person, are you?”
“Miss Johnson, if I am ungrateful, I wouldn’t be here, wasting my time
having this conversation with you. I wouldn’t have agreed to your
nonsensical requests either. You haven’t forgotten how many favors you
have asked of me, right? And I agreed to every one of them.”
“So what? Do you think that is enough to make up for it?”
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“We did mention this when we made our agreement. However, you
admitted that you want me to repay you for what happened, right? Since
you have asked me to return the favor, we no longer owe each other
anything. Of course, I’m not an ungrateful person. So, please tell me if you
need any help in the future. I’ll do my best to help you…as long as you aren’t
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asking me to hurt anyone.”
udia couldn’t help sneering after hearing thatst sentence. “You seem
sure that I will ask you to hurt someone.”
Victoria remained calm despite the mockery. “It’s hard to say, considering
that you have done it before.”
udia immediately blew her top upon hearing Victoria’s words. Through
her gritting teeth, she warned, “Stop bringing that up. You know it is not the
same thing.”
“What’s the difference? It’s still a person’s life.”
“A person’s life? It was just a fetus!”
“Oh? Have you never been a fetus before, Miss Johnson?” Victoria threw a
curveball at udia with that question.
It felt impossible to continue the conversation at this point.
As if she sensed something, she found herself narrowing her eyes and
ring at Victoria. “Why are you being hostile to me? What the hell? I don’t
remember us being enemies before this.”
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“You have misunderstood, Miss Johnson. I have never treated you like an
enemy.” Victoria paused for a second before she continued, “But we were
never friends either, were we?”
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udia had to agree to this. She had never regarded Victoria as her friend,
not even for a second.
Even though she knew that Victoria was ric’s friend, she wouldn’t
truthfully treat Victoria as a friend. udia had always thought that this
childhood friend of ric’s was troublesome. Victoria was also someone
whose existence bothered udia a great deal.
Noticing that udia was silent, Victoria grinned and added, “Looks like we
share the same thought.”
udia didn’t deny it. She simply sat across from Victoria while holding
her purse. “Spill. What is up between you two? Why aren’t you guys
divorced yet?”
“How am I to divorce someone I can’t find?”
Victoria’s answer put a frown on udia’s face. She can’t find him? She is
not trying to say that ric is the one refusing to get a divorce, is she? Then
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again, there is no other way to exin ric not being there when Victoria
is already waiting for him in the office.
However, udia wouldn’t do something as shameful as agreeing with
Victoria that ric was the one who refused to sign the divorce papers. She
could only force a smile as she uttered, “Looks like Al has been busy with
work then. Wait for a little longer. I’ll contact him in a bit.”
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Sitting across from udia, Victoria could guess what was happening from
udia’s current behavior and the way she rushed into the office earlier.
It was evident that udia couldn’t get in contact with ric either. She
wouldn’t have barged into his office and insisted on meeting ric
otherwise.
Victoria looked down and pursed her lips. Have I really misunderstood
ric? Could he really be swamped with worktely? But why did he admit
that he didn’t want a divorce? Forget it, she eventually told herself. It is not
like I’ll have an answer no matter how hard I think about it.
She then rose to her full height. “Alright then. Please contact him. I’ll make
a move now.”
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At that, she left the office.
As udia watched Victoria leave, she angrily threw her purse on the
couch. “Piece of sh*t!”
Her resentment was written all over her face as she cursed softly.
She listened to her mother’s advice and came over to look for ric. Since
he mentioned that he was busy with work, she came over to see whether he
was telling the truth or not. If he turned out to be lying, she would take the
opportunity to cry andin while throwing herself into his embrace.
udia had suppressed herself in the past because she was afraid that
ric would think her an immodest and dissolute woman if she took the
initiative to approach him.
However, she would really lose him if she didn’t start doing something.
She would never allow herself to lose just like that.
She didn’t care if he thought she was a debauched woman or anything
along the line in the end. She only wanted him.
ric can only be mine!
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Unbeknownst to both udia, who was fuming, and Victoria, who already
left the office, the surveince cameras in the office had recorded their
every word and action.