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“I don’t see why I should tell you,” Florence said dismissively, turning to head upstairs to rest.
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Albert’s face darkened. He thought about how determined she was to get the divorce, and his voice softened. “Florence, I’m your husband. Do you really think I’d want to see you with another man?
“The thing with Isabella is a misunderstanding. There’s nothing between us. I won’t go out tonight. From now on, I’ll stay home with you. Please… don’t be angry, alright?”
As he stepped closer, trying to pull her into his arms, Florence immediately took a few steps back. Her eyes were filled with caution. Albert’s hands froze awkwardly
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Florence stared at him, her expression hardening. She wasn’t going to let him touch her again. It was clear she couldn’t live under the same roof as him anymore.
Without missing a beat, she called for the housekeeper. “Pack his stuff. Tell him to leave.”
Albert bristled with rage. “What do you mean? This is my house!”
Florence shot him a cold glance. “Your house? This is my house. My dad bought this villa for me before he even married. And the furniture? Did you buy any of it?”
“We’re married! The villa’s just as much mine as it is yours,” Albert snapped, his anger rising.
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Florence gave a sarcastic laugh. “The villa’s still in my dad’s name, so it’s not your house.”
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William had planned to transfer the deed to her after his trip, so this worked out well.
Albert froze for a moment, then angrily shot back, “You say you love me, but you’re always pushing me away. You don’t care about me at all!”
Florence barely spared him a glance. “So wanting a divorce is normal then.”
Albert’s regret hit him hard. If he’d just gotten her pregnant sooner, maybe she wouldn’t be asking for a divorce.
But no matter how upset he was, Florence
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had made up her mind. She had the
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housekeeper pack his things and sent him
on his way.
In a storm of anger, Albert stormed straight to Isabella’s apartment.
face lit
“Albert, what’s going on?” Isabella’s
up with surprise as she saw him dragging a suitcase inside.
“Florence’s gone crazy. She kicked me out. I’m staying here for a few days,” Albert grumbled, dropping the suitcase with a thud.
Isabella’s eyes briefly flickered, but she quickly recovered, putting on a sweet smile as she patted the spot beside her on the couch. “This place is yours. Stay as long as you need. But… do you really
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Albert’s face darkened even further. “She’s
dreaming. I’m not divorcing her.”
A flash of disappointment crossed Isabella’s eyes, but it was gone as quickly as it came. She leaned in closer to comfort him, trying to soothe his anger.
Albert’s departure didn’t bother Florence at all. Instead of resting, she stayed up in her study, dealing with company matters. It wasn’t until nearly two o’clock that she finally went to bed.
After being reborn, she had no intention of stumbling through life like in her past life. Not only did she want to reclaim the branch company that Albert had taken from her, but she also planned to take the Brooks Group to new heights.
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At 7 a.m., the alarm clock rang. She got up, quickly tidied herself, drank a cup of coffee, and headed to the company.
“Ms. Brooks, Isabella is here to see you.”
By 10 a.m., as she was deep in work, her assistant knocked and told her that
Isabella had arrived.
Florence only scoffed. “Tell her I’m not seeing her.”
When she went downstairs for lunch, she
found that Isabella was still there.
“Florence, please don’t divorce Albert. I really don’t want to come between you two. Albert was so upset yesterday… why are you being so cruel to him? Don’t you love him?”
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Isabella said, looking genuinely upset as she tried to convince Florence, acting as though Florence was the unreasonable
one.
Florence gave her a cold, mocking smile. “You really don’t want me to divorce Albert? Fine, I’ll make you a deal.”
Isabella was caught off guard. She hadn’t expected Florence to agree so easily.
She thought to herself, “Wasn’t she dead set on divorcing him? Why is she changing her mind now?”
“If you resign from your position as chief designer, I’ll reconsider the divorce.”
“I won’t quit,” Isabella replied immediately, her voice firm.
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Florence’s sarcastic expression made Isabella’s face twitch, but she quickly replaced it with a look of feigned
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innocence. “Florence, you don’t know how hard it is for someone like me to make it in this city. This position is something I’ve worked for. I can’t just give it up.”
Florence’s smile turned into something more biting as she looked at Isabella. “Then don’t come to me with your moral pleas. It’s honestly sickening.”
With that, Florence turned to leave, ignoring Isabella’s protests.
“Wait!“.
Just as Florence reached the door, Isabella suddenly rushed over and grabbed her arm, squeezing it hard.
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Florence winced in pain, furrowing her brow. Before she could shake off Isabella, the latter shouted, and in the next moment, fell to the ground with a thud.
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