Chapter 3

I sent the divorce agreement out by express delivery the next day.

The package arrived at his company that very afternoon.

I did not call, and I did not send a message.

I only slipped a note into the documents.

“I don’t want anything, only a divorce. Sign it.”

He did not reply to me.

When the three of them came home, it was already evening.

They had spent the whole day playing, and the air still carried the heat from outside.

At that moment, I was packing my things.

When he saw this scene, my husband’s expression changed.

He rushed up, snatched the clothes from my hands, and threw them onto the floor.

“Sophie Miller, what are you doing? Are you planning to run away from home?”

“Didn’t I already send you money? Why are you still making trouble?”

I silently picked up the clothes and stared hard at him.

“Making trouble? Who exactly is making trouble?”

“I saw the chat records, and have you ever treated me like family?”

My husband’s face instantly turned pale.

“Sophie, listen to me…”

I sneered.

“No need, I don’t care about this kind of family anymore.”

Claire Bennett came forward crying.

“Sophie, did you see my message?”

“I’m sorry, it’s all my fault.”

“If I hadn’t come to this home, I wouldn’t have caused you so much trouble.”

As she spoke, she came forward and grabbed my arm.

“Sophie, can you please stop being angry with me?”

“If someone has to leave, it should be me, because you were always part of this family.”

I shook off her arm.

“Stop putting on an act here! I’m not falling for this!”

I did not use much strength, but Claire Bennett swayed and crashed toward the corner of the table.

Noah Miller, who was beside her, caught her.

He shielded Claire Bennett behind him and shoved me hard.

Before I could react, I fell heavily to the ground.

A dull thud came from my knee, and the pain made tears fall.

But there was not the slightest guilt on his face.

Instead, he looked completely justified.

“Who told you to attack Claire first? You deserved it!”

A trace of hesitation flashed across my husband’s face.

He was just about to come help me up when he was drawn away by Claire Bennett’s sobs.

“James, maybe I should just leave. With me here, I only make everyone unhappy.”

My husband could no longer care about anything else and pulled Claire Bennett into his arms.

He held her right in front of me.

Right in front of our son.

I stood there, feeling like a fool—he was not even bothering to hide it anymore.

“Silly girl, how could I possibly let you leave? You only have me now.”

As he spoke, he turned to look at me, his eyes full of disappointment.

“Sophie, you went too far this time!”

“I’m very disappointed in you!”

Disappointed?

A bitter smile appeared at the corner of my mouth.

He wanted me to give in to Claire Bennett in everything, and I did it.

He wanted me to be considerate and understand him, and I did that too.

Then what exactly was he disappointed about?

Was he disappointed that I could no longer be played like a fool by Claire Bennett as always and still keep silent?

Or was he disappointed that after discovering they had never treated me like family, I refused to keep pretending to be stupid?

But I was a person!

I had dignity too!

My husband came out to smooth things over again.

“Sophie, I’m really angry this time!”

“Hurry up and apologize to Claire, and this matter will be over.”

An apology again!

From beginning to end, I was always the one who had to apologize!

This time, I refused!

I stubbornly lifted my head to look at them and said each word clearly.

“I will not apologize!”

There was a ruthlessness in Noah Miller’s eyes that I had never seen before.

That was not a look a child should have.

I never expected Noah Miller to rush over and kick me.

“Then I’ll see whether your mouth is tougher or I am!”

A bloody taste instantly surged into my mouth, and I spat out a mouthful of blood.

But Noah Miller did not care about any of that and kept shouting loudly.

“Sophie Miller, don’t think you can fool me!”

“I’m telling you, if you don’t admit your mistake to Claire, I won’t let you leave!”

As he spoke, he lifted his foot again.

My husband stopped him.

“Noah, don’t do this, she’s your mother!”

Noah Miller immediately retorted, “She is not my mother!”

“All she does every day is control my studying and stop me from watching TV!”

“Claire never yells at me, and she gives me whatever I want!”

“My mom is only Claire!”

And at this time, my husband also spoke.

“Sophie, don’t blame me for taking Claire’s side.”

“Look at what you’ve become now! I remember you used to be very reasonable.”

As he spoke, he pulled Claire Bennett into the room.

Out of the corner of my eye, Claire Bennett looked at me with smugness all over her face.

It was as if she were saying, “See? You will always be defeated by me!”

“Everything you have, including your family, is all mine!”

And Noah Miller seemed to have received permission, because he walked toward me again.

Seeing that I had already said that, my husband did not interrupt anymore and returned to his room.

Noah Miller stood in front of me.

“Sophie Miller, are you going to apologize or not?”

“If you don’t apologize, I won’t let you get up!”

This was the first time I had seen this side of him, and he suddenly felt very unfamiliar.

In the past, although he was mischievous, he had never treated me this way.

Every time I was sick, he would secretly pour water for me.

But now, he looked at me as if he were looking at an enemy.

It was as if he wished I would disappear from this home.

But the conflict between us had never reached this point!

Claire Bennett’s methods were truly brilliant!

First my husband, then my son!

One by one, they were willing to hurt me for her.

I laughed miserably.

“Even if you beat me to death today, I still won’t apologize!”

Noah Miller punched me again and again.

I did not make a sound.

Compared with the pain in my heart, this bit of pain was not worth mentioning at all.

In the end, it was still my husband who came out to stop him.

“Stop hitting her, it won’t be good if someone dies.”

And Noah Miller also seemed to find it boring, so he stopped.

The entire home instantly fell silent.

I lay on the cold floor, recalling everything from the past.

I did not know how much time had passed before I heard my husband speaking softly in the room.

“Did we go too far today?”

“No! Sophie went too far today. She deserves a lesson.”

“At worst, we can take her out for something good to eat tomorrow to make it up to her.”

“Don’t you know her? She values relationships the most.”

I laughed.

So it was because I valued relationships that they could trample on my dignity however they wanted!

Just then, my phone rang.

Ethan Clark sent me the flight information.

It was a flight early tomorrow morning.

I endured the pain and got up, took my driver’s license, and left the house directly.

The moment I closed the door, I actually felt incredibly light.

I did not want this home anymore.

I did not want this marriage anymore either.

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