“Oh no, please don’t!”

York stood up immediately, saying, “Ms. Thea, just call me Mr. Smith.”

“Mr. Smith, my daughter will get a divorce from James as soon as possible. She’ll be free to marry Yoel after that, who has mentioned that he will not shun Thea. Even though Thea and James have obtained their marriage certificate, she’s still a virgin. She won’t be an embarrassment to the Smiths.”

“Oh no, this is unacceptable!”

York said, “Madam Hill, let’s not mention it. Thea and James are the perfect couple. Forget about my useless son! Thea’s way out of his league. Let’s leave it and not bring it up anymore!”

Gladys looked confused.

“Mr. Smith, does it bother you that Thea is a divorcee?”

“No, of course not! Haven’t you heard of the ancient saying, ‘It’s better to burn bridges than to destroy marriages’? Ms. Thea and James are in love. We should forget about it!”

After finding out how powerful James was, York would be an idiot to request that Thea divorce James.

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