Chapter 0045
Her body hit the conference table with a painful thud, making her wince as tears pricked her eyes.
Hunter pressed close, lifting her chin with a grip that felt both forceful and unyielding, his eyes flashing with a dark intensity. “After one night together, your parents barged into the hotel room the next morning. photos in hand, threatening to expose me if I didn’t marry you.
1 agreed and paid a one–million sum to your family. I even invested another one million into the Smith Corporation over the past three years, and covered half of your grandmother’s medical bills by reducing the hospital’s fees under the guise of research
He leaned in closer, his tone biting “Since we married cooking cleaning, and taking care of your husband’s needs are your duties as a wife. Especially after everything I’ve given your family, isn’t it only fair that you keep me happy?
“You’ve lived comfortably for three years as my wife, but now that Zac is back, you’re scrambling for a way out, thinking you can just leave me to be with him? Well, I won’t let you go so easily!”
Hunter’s grip tightened, and the pain brought tears to Mia’s eyes. “Our problems have nothing to do with Zac! I want a divorce, not because of him, but because don’t love you anymore. Hunter, I really don’t love you anymore! Please just let me go!”
As she spoke, Mia’s emotions slipped, and tears filled her eyes Hunter saw her crying and felt nothing but
“You and Zac were childhood sweethearts, so of course your feelings are deep. The minute he left three years ago, you schemed to marry me. Now that he’s back, you’re at it again, itching to get free. Planning to walk away and pick things up with him, are you? Well, I won’t let you go so easily!
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“Mia, you and your family have enjoyed the perks of being Mrs. Jasper for three years. If we divorce, you might lose your job, and your family’s business could be at risk. Still want to leave?”
To him, Mia was nothing but a schemer. First, the trapped him into manage, and now she was plotting her way out. The world didn’t revolve around her, and she couldn’t have everything her way
Mia brushed away her tears and looked into his mocking eyes, feeling as if a knife twisted in her heart. And what if I said that even knowing all of that, I still want this divorce?”
She knew her reputation in the legal world meant she could easily find another firm, even if she left HH Law Firm. As for her family’s business, that wasn’t her responsibility
Hunter’s expression shifted at her resolute look, a slight unease creeping in as if something was slipping from his grasp, something he couldn’t hold onto
“You love Jenna, so go ahead and be with her,” Mia said, her heart wrenching as she spoke.
“This marriage of three will never last,” she thought to herself
Rage sparked in Hunter’s eyes as he grabbed the collar of her blouse, ripping the buttons to reveal her
black lace bra beneath.
The cold air hit her skin, and she instinctively crossed her arms over her chest, trembling “Hunter, let gol
Don’t touch me
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Chapter 0045
In their three years of marriage, Mia had come to know Hunter’s temperament all too well. The angrier he got, the more he seemed to relish making her uncomfortable, pushing her limits.
Before, when she still loved him, she could bear it, tolerating him taking out his frustrations on her body. But now, with her love for him gone, there was no way she would let him treat her that way. Especially now, when she was carrying his child.
