Chapter 215


    Inside the town hall, Gilbert wasn''t alone. He had brought Edwin with him.


    "Here''s the deal." Edwin nced at Gilbert, leaning back in his chair as if he had no stake in the


    matter, and pulled a stack of documents from his briefcase.


    "Sherilyn, these... are from Mr. Johnson for you. You''ve been putting off dealing with this, so let''s


    take the opportunity now. Just sign where you need to, and I''ll handle the rest."


    Alimony? Sherilyn shook her head immediately. "I can''t take it."


    It wasn''t that she was being overly sentimental or putting on airs. The Johnson family took her in


    when she was without a ce to call home. She had to admit the Johnson family took great care of


    her over the years. The Johnson family had no obligation to do so. This marriage was her way of


    repaying their kindness. ''Paying back'' a kindness shouldn''t involve receiving payment.


    "Ugh!" Gilbert was getting impatient. "Just take it!"


    Afraid she would refuse again, Gilbert said sternly, "This is from me to you! It''s from Gilbert to his


    ex-wife, nothing to do with the Johnson family or Grandma!"


    Sherilyn was shocked. With him putting it that way, she was at a loss for words to refuse.


    "Come on, let her sign." Frustrated, Gilbert pulled a cigarette and lighter from his pocket, though


    smoking wasn''t allowed in the hall.


    "I''m going for a smoke." He stood up and headed to the smoking room.


    "Sherilyn." Edwin handed Sherilyn a pen. "Come on, sign these. Without your signature, you


    probably can’t get the divorce decree today."


    It seemed that way.


    "Alright." Sherilyn nodded, took the pen, and signed her name on each document.


    "Here." Edwin passed her a stamp pad. "You''ll need to press your thumbprint, too."


    "Okay." After signing all the papers and leaving her thumbprint, Sherilyn cleaned her hands with a


    wet wipe just as Gilbert came back.


    Edwin checked their IDs onest time. "Everything''s in order. We can proceed now."


    Having been separated for four years and agreeing to a no-fault divorce without dispute over assets


    or children, they got the process quicklypleted.


    "Here, you two keep these." The clerk ced two divorce decrees before them.


    "Thank you." Holding her divorce decree, Sherilyn had fingertips trembling slightly.


    Was she that happy? Gilbert watched her, aplex emotion welling up inside him.


    He had been looking forward to this divorce for so many years. Yet, it seemed Sherilyn was the one


    who felt liberated.


    "So..." Carefully putting the divorce decree into her backpack, Sherilyn bit her lip, showing a hint of


    a smile. "If there''s nothing else, I''ll be going."


    "Sherilyn." But Gilbert stopped her.


    "Hmm?" Sherilyn wasn''t intimidated by him anymore, her expression brightening, "Is there


    something else?"


    Gilbert said in a low voice, "I''m sorry."


    Suddenly, Sherilyn was stunned, hardly able to believe what she was hearing. Was Gilbert actually


    apologizing to her?


    Gilbert''s brows furrowed, his face gloomy, but then he smiled. It was a self-deprecating smile. "What


    are you looking at me like that for? I know I wasn''t a good husband."


    So what? Not every apology deserves forgiveness.


    Sherilyn forced a smile. "It doesn''t matter anymore. It''s all in the past."


    Yes, it was all in the past.


    Gilbert took a deep breath and chuckled, "Funny, you might not believe me..."


    "What?" Sherilyn was puzzled.


    "Back when..." Looking at Sherilyn’s naturally beautiful face, Gilbert said hoarsely, "When we got


    married, I genuinely wanted to try and make it work with you..."


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    Otherwise, he wouldn''t have slept with her. Even though he didn''t particrly like her then, he


    thought responsibility could sustain a marriage.