Chapter 153


    On the way to the Civil Affairs Bureau, the two were silent. It was chilly


    inside the car, probably because ric was so angry that he forgot to turn


    on the air conditioning. Since Victoria left in a hurry, she came out with


    only a coat. At first, she was unbothered by the temperature, but as time


    passed, she felt her surroundings colder. She then shivered and wrapped


    her coat tightly around her.


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    Meanwhile, the man seemed lost in thought as his lips were constantly


    pulled into a thin line. From the corner of his eye, he saw her pulling on her


    coat without saying anything. Hence, he turned on the air conditioning with


    a cold expression.


    Not long after, the temperature inside the car rose, and Victoria could not


    help but nce at ric. His chiseled side profile looked so delicate that it


    resembled an artist’s detailed sketch. Also, the defined features on his face


    seemed mesmerizing from the side.


    The only w to that face was the tense expression.


    Having known him for many years, Victoria knew he was upset, furious


    even. But even when he was mad, he noticed my tiny reaction and turned


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    on the heater for me.


    She withdrew her gaze and bowed her head. The air inside the car


    suddenly felt so stuffy that it became suffocating.


    It was the same situation as before when they arrived at the Civil Affairs


    Bureau–they were required to queue. While waiting for their number,


    Victoria whispered to ric, “I’ll tell Mom and Dad when we return home.”


    Hearing that, he gave her a cold nce and replied with two words, “No


    need.”


    She fell silent. It seemed like they no longer needed to talk with each other


    anymore. Just like that, they stayed speechless while waiting in line.


    Suddenly, a familiar couple came to greet Victoria, who instantly


    recognized them as she met them herest time. During theirst meeting,


    the couple was happy and were stuck together like glue. It was like they


    never wanted to separate from each other.


    Yet, this time, they stood so far apart as though they hated each other’s


    guts.


    “Are you guys…”


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    Although Victoria was gloomy, she was still shocked because it had not


    been long since theirst visit, which meant the couple had not been.


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    married for long. They could not be divorced so soon, could they? However,


    the words the woman spoke frightened her.


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    “We’re here to get divorced.”


    Before Victoria could regain herposure from the shock, the woman


    crossed her arms and gave the man a death stare. After that, she


    married for a few days, and I found out he had a mistress.”


    Victoria was speechless.


    “The things he said before we got married painted such a pretty picture in


    my mind, but it was all a lie. How can there be a third party?”


    She’s right. How can three people fit into a romantic rtionship?


    Victoria agreed with that but was not in a good mood, so she did not


    respond.


    However, the woman seemed to have found an outlet for her emotions and


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    continued to vent, “Why are men in this world so awful? If he can’t let go of


    his ex, why get involved with me? Can’t he just marry that woman? Instead,


    he insisted on marrying me and kept her on the side. Does he think I can’t


    live without him?”


    After ranting, she thought of something and asked Victoria, “If I remember


    correctly, you guys came to get divorcedst time, right? But you left after


    something came up. Are you here for that again?”


    Victoria nodded. “Yes.”


    “Oh, so what’s the problem with your man?” Perhaps because the woman


    was about to get divorced, she greatly resented men in general. Before


    Victoria could answer, she began chastising, “Could your husband be like


    mine and have a mistress too?”


    Unluckily, she was right again.


    Victoria was cloudy inside, but when she heard that woman criticizing


    ric, she suddenly felt… happy. Still, he was different from other men


    because they had agreed to a fake marriage. It was she who secretly fell in


    love with him.


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    I can’t me him for being too excellent, can I? Sigh. I can’t curse him out,


    but someone else can.


    “To me, men are scumbags. Why marry someone you don’t like and end up


    having toe here for a divorce? Isn’t it ironic?” That woman also saw


    ric as an enemy and kept throwing sarcastic remarks at him.


    At first, he remained unfazed and ignored her, but that woman was too


    talkative, prompting him to frown and shoot her with a cold gaze.


    The woman was terrified by the cold gaze and immediately shut up. She


    even subconsciously gulped. What’s going on? This man has a strong


    presence, and even his re looks scary. For a moment, I thought he was


    going to kill me.


    Simrly, Victoria also noticed ric’s gaze; even she was terrified by it


    from the side. It was then she remembered he had been emotionally


    unstable throughout the day. What if his emotions get the better of him, and


    he does something irreversible?


    Having thought of that, Victoria dared not stand by and watch anymore.


    Instead, she secretly moved closer to ric. Fortunately, that woman


    seemed to be terrified of him and stopped speaking. She even stopped


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    criticizing her husband, whom she was about to divorce. Even though she


    stayed quiet, ric kept his cold expression like someone owed him big


    time.


    The people before them finished their business ordingly, and it was


    soon their turn.


    When the clerk saw the displeased ric and the depressed Victoria, she


    asked, “Getting divorced?”


    The man stood there motionlessly, not even a flickering gaze. As for


    Victoria, she barely squeezed out a smile and gave the clerk their


    documents while nodding. “Yes. Please proceed.”


    During the process, ric was cooperative and did whatever the clerk


    mentioned, executing everything neatly without anyints. It was


    until thest stage that the clerk looked at them. Perhaps she could not


    bear to see such a good–looking couple separated, so she asked, “Are you


    certain about your decision? Once I stamp this, there is no going back, and


    you guys will be strangers.”


    The word ‘strangers‘ rendered the two at a loss for words.


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    Watching their reaction, the clerk reasoned, “It won’t always be a smooth


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    sailing journey within a marriage. Think about all the good times you share.


    You guys must’ve really adored each other to get married in the first ce,


    right?” With that, she smiled. “Why don’t you head home and think about


    this again?”


    ric frowned and tightly pursed his lips without a response. Perhaps, he


    was waiting for something until a soft voice sounded beside him and


    crushed all his hopes. “Thank you for your advice, but we’ve already


    thought it through. Please proceed to the final steps.”


    At that moment, the faint glimmer of hope dimmed in his eyes. We’ve


    ended up here, so what was I hoping for?