There was no point walking on eggshells to maintain a marriage with a cold-hearted man.

"You're agreeing to it?" Elliot did not expect Avery to compromise that quickly.

She cared so much for Layla, so it came as a shock that she was willing to give up custody of her beloved daughter to divorce him.

"Are you going to let Layla come with me if I don't agree?" Avery found it hilarious. "You don't need to tell me. I know it won't happen. It's not like things will change if I don't agree."

He felt as if a thousand arrows had pierced his heart when he heard her sarcasm.

He wondered if she felt that miserable to be in a relationship with him because the way she acted gave him the impression that he had done something heinous like murder or arson.

"I don't understand this, Avery." He picked up the pen after saying that but did not rush to sign.

His eagle-like gaze was burning a hole in her ruthless expression.

"Neither do I." Avery looked at him coldly, "I must've lost my mind when I r