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After returning to Brookesville, she bought an apartment that was over a thousand two hundred square feet for Gordon and Mia with the money she got from selling the manor. It wasn’t as extravagant a place as what Mason provided them, but it was comfortable enough.Mia felt uneasy. Pulling Zoe aside, she asked, “You spent all of your money to buy this apartment. What happens if you need more funds for Noah’s case or if you’re in an emergency?”Zoe assured her that there was nothing to worry about.Taking a share certificate out of the drawer, Zoe showed it to her and said, “I own two percent of the Lockwood Corporation’s shares. The dividends alone are worth three hundred million dollars! With this, I won’t ever have to worry about money.”That did nothing to make her feel better, though. She had dealt with Mason on several occasions and she figured she knew a thing or two about him. It had never been easy to take his money, much less the dividends!Zoe noticed Mia wasn’t feeling c
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Liam thought Zoe would be resentful. Instead, she was far more calmer than he had expected! He couldn’t imagine how many times she must’ve been hurt for her to be able to remain calm in the face of such unfair treatment.…Zoe went back to her rented apartment to take her stuff, only to find Mason blocking her at the door. He looked grim as he occupied the space between her and the door, holding her good arm lightly.She couldn’t shake him off. Refusing to look at him, she turned her head to the side, “You’re hurting me, Mason!”Pinching her chin, he made her look at him and leaned in. Their faces were so close to each other that his breath lingered on her cheeks. Reaching out, he touched her tender cheeks gently and spoke in a husky voice, “Does it hurt you? Here I am, thinking you’re above such a thing! Do you want to tell me where you went earlier?”She responded with quivering lips, “Are you still stalking me? You’re such a bastard, Mason.”He didn’t deny it.At that mom
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It was suffocating in the apartment, but it wasn’t because it was cramped.Why, he stayed in this place not that long ago. They slept on the couch together in this warm, cozy apartment. She was quite reliant on him back then. Naturally, they were quite sweet to each other.All of that ceased the moment the trust between them was torn down. Now, they could never go back to the way things were. For that matter, she finally said what he dreaded all along.“I can’t wait to be in love with another man!”He took a step back and leaned on the wall as he stared at her. The fluorescent light shone on her, giving her fair skin a charming radiance. She tugged her shirt and straightened it up to cover herself. After a long pause, she said, “I’m serious when I say I want to divorce you, Mason. Don’t you have a big project to work on? Isn’t it true that a lot of shareholders are against you? Well, that makes my two percent share all the more important now!”His eyes grew dark.She looked a
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Barbara proceeded to talk a lot to him.Leaning on the chair, Mason listened to his grandmother quietly as a lump began to form in his throat. After a brief pause, he responded softly, “I’ll do that!”Hanging up the phone, he raised his head and looked at Zoe’s apartment. Evening rolled on and the apartment was lit by a small lamp with an orange glow.All of a sudden, he wondered what she was doing in there. Was she cleaning up the place and making snacks, like she normally did?It was nothing more than a mundane sight, but it was a sight he might not be able to see with his own eyes again.…It was raining when Mason drove back to the manor. Layla came over with an umbrella and opened the car door for him.He asked without thinking, “Where’s Zoe?”Layla was stunned for a little before responding softly, “Ms. Zoe had moved out! Did it slip your mind, Mr. Mason?” He was rooted to the spot at her response. The rain continued to pour and masked some of his expressions. He rema
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Zoe received Mason’s call in the middle of the night. It was raining heavily outside and his voice was muffled, “Come over to the manor at four o’clock in the afternoon tomorrow. We’ll talk about the divorce.”She was startled. She knew she had him where she wanted him and how he was going to react, but she didn’t think it’d be this smooth. He was agreeing to the idea of a divorce that easily.Various emotions washed over her and stunned her for a good while. She came to her senses eventually and said, “Let’s talk about it in the law firm!”However, he was adamant about it. “I don’t want a third person to come between us. Come back to the manor, Zoe. Otherwise, we’re done!”Lowering her gaze, she said lightly, “Someone already came between us. That’s the problem! It’s pointless to argue with you, Mason. If you want to have the talk at your manor, then we’ll do it that way. I’ll be there on time.”With that, she hung up the phone. The rain continued to pour as she stared out the
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Did Mason think she didn’t know what he was thinking?She responded softly, “Let’s end it once and for all, Mason. That’d be better for both of us.”He blinked gently. Instead of answering her immediately, he lit a cigarette by the window, but he snuffed it out halfway through. Then, he said, “Do you hate me this much? Are you not going to give me one last chance? Fine, then! I guess it’s better if we cut ties completely!”In the end, they agreed on a five hundred million settlement. That’d mean Zoe would get a total of two manors, four apartments, and the aforementioned amount of money. On top of that, she’d get Liam’s legal contract for Noah’s case. Mason proceeded to add the amended clauses to their divorce agreement. He signed it quickly, worried that he might change his mind if he didn’t do it fast enough. The ink from the pen almost permeated through all of the pages of the agreement.He couldn’t bring himself to see it when it was Zoe’s turn to sign.It was finally over
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Zoe ran into Ava on her way down the stairs. Mason’s secretary was sitting on the couch in the living room with a wearied look on her face. She probably had been waiting here for a long time.The moment she saw Zoe, she rose and greeted her, “Ms. Zoe.”Zoe stopped in her tracks and said softly, “I’ve just signed the divorce agreement with Mason. So, know this. I’m not his wife anymore.”What a shame, Ava thought.She hesitated for a short while and decided to say something after all, “Mr. Mason cared a lot about you, actually/ He had never slept with Lilith in all the time he knew her. Perhaps you should reconsider it, Zoe! It wasn’t easy to get to where you guys are today.”Lowering her head, Zoe looked at her left arm and murmured, “Exactly! It wasn’t easy for me to be where I am today and he ruined everything for me!”Ava was a little disheartened upon hearing that. On the other hand, Zoe had walked out of the manor. She was determined to leave. As she said, she didn’t want
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Zoe couldn’t help but tear up. Gripping the steering wheel, Mason didn’t start the engine for a long time. Then, he turned his head to the side, looked at her, and said, “Sherry has been missing you a lot for the past few days.”She turned her head to the side and said, “Just drive.”Tearing his gaze away from her, he kept his eyes on the road. About five seconds later, he started the engine and drove slowly. The black Bentley’s tires rolled over the thin pockets of snow as it drove slowly on the street, taking them to places they had never been. They missed out on so many things in the last three years they were married. Now that they were officially divorced, he couldn’t recall more than a few sweet moments they shared. Most of the memories were either painful or a result of his manipulation!It was a twenty-minute drive, but he dragged it out to an hour.With that said, he could drive as slowly as he wanted, but every journey came to an end eventually. He leaned over and s