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Chapter 6

Author: Flying Fish
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Originally, I planned to tell my parents after I got divorced. After all, divorce was a shameful thing to the older generation.

But now that Stella was trying to drag me down with her through these underhanded tactics, I had no choice but to ask my parents for help.

So, during lunch, I finally spoke up after hesitating for a long time. "Dad, Mom… I've decided to divorce Stella."

As soon as I said it, my parents stopped eating and looked up at me in unison.

My dad sighed, and my mom set down her cutlery.

I thought, "Here it comes… I'm in for an earful again."

I expected the usual talk about how all couples fight and how I should let things go and be more tolerant.

But just as I braced myself for their words, my mom surprised me by saying, "From the moment you came back with Dorothy, we knew something had happened between you and Stella.

"To be honest, I never really liked Stella. After you two got married, she never visited us again. She wouldn't even let Dorothy come here. I me
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