That night, Blake was drinking some wine. The light from the laser lamp in the hall shone on his face and cast a shadow over him.After a while, Joel arrived. Then, he sat down next to Blake and patted his shoulder. "Why are you out here with us single folks on New Year's Day instead of at home with your wife?""She wants a divorce." Blake's words were slurred as he took a swig from the wine bottle. He said mockingly, "I'm going to be single again soon."Joel was shocked. "Why are you going to divorce again?""She said that being with me makes her feel depressed. She hates me and doesn't want to see me…" Blake drunkenly laughed and guzzled another mouthful of wine."Don't drink so much!" Joel took the wine bottle from Blake's hand. "Is it because of the rumors?"Blake looked at him. "What rumors?""The one with you and Elise—that time you saved her from the reporters during the fashion show."Blake was silent for a bit. Then, he suddenly turned and asked, "So, she wants a d
Blake was stunned. He frowned and said, "Elise? What are you doing here?""Yasmin hasn't been back in a while, and the household staff told me that you've been unhappy. I was worried about you, so I waited for you here." Elise stood up and reached out her hand to support Blake.However, Blake gently pushed her hand away. Then, he sat on the couch and said indifferently, "You didn't need to come over and wait for me. You're not well, so you should be resting at home.""I'm not afraid of pain." Elise put on a brave front and knelt on the floor. Then, she softly asked, "Blakey, why hasn't Yasmin been home? Doesn't she want you anymore?"Blake knitted his eyebrows but didn't say anything."Is it because of me?" Elise looked guilty. "If it's because of me, I'm willing to call Yasmin to come back for you. I'll do anything to make you happy."Blake was silent for a bit. Then, he looked at Elise and said, "I'm planning to send you to Merania for treatment next year. What do you think?"
Yasmin suddenly laughed.But Blake didn't understand why she was laughing. So, he asked, "Are you satisfied with how I've handled things?"Yasmin shook her head. Her clear face was calm and determined as she said, "I gave you ample chances before, but you didn't do anything. You only want to fix these problems after I've given up on you. But, Blake Ford, you're too late."This time, Yasmin was determined to divorce him.She had been hurt too many times, and she didn't dare to hope anymore.No one knew that she had been suffering for the past two weeks. She had been suffering from heartache every night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. But she didn't tell anyone because she needed to deal with her own feelings. After all, letting someone go meant that she needed to learn how to be alone and independent.And now, she was slowly getting used to it. She was happy staying with her dad and didn't want to return to Oak Garden.Moreover, she didn't believe that Elise would be so
"Yasmin, you want to divorce Blake?" Arthur sounded astonished.When she heard this, Yasmin knew that Blake had finally told his family about the divorce. So, Annalise and the rest probably knew about it too.Yasmin said gently, "Grandpa, Blake and I aren't suited for each other. I think we should part ways and find our own happiness."Arthur frowned. "Is it because of that incident with Roxy two days ago? If it's because of that, I'll ask her to kneel and apologize to you…""No, it's not that." Yasmin graciously declined and said, "Grandpa, don't do that. We're not divorcing because of that.""Then is it because of Elise?" Arthur was aware of the news. But he couldn't do anything about Elise.After all, Elise's father was his son's most trusted and capable aide. Not to mention, Gerard Fletcher was the one who'd brought James' ashes back. The Ford family was indebted to the Fletcher family. So, Arthur could only turn a blind eye when things concerned Elise."It's not that eith
Blake followed Yasmin upstairs.Surprised, Yasmin asked, "Why did you follow me up?""I just wanted to come with you."Yasmin didn't say anything to this and simply walked into her room with him.It had been some time since Blake had come into this room.He glanced at the ceiling where Yasmin's secret attic was. The room looked just as beautiful as he remembered.Then, Yasmin started rummaging through her room. However, she couldn't find her documents and scratched her head, puzzled. "That's odd. I'm sure I left them here.""Can't find the papers?" Blake asked."Yeah. I'm not sure where I put it," Yasmin replied.Blake chuckled, and in a rare occurrence, he even joked, "Don't tell me that you hid it because you changed your mind about the divorce?"Yasmin's face darkened. "Impossible. I probably left it with my dad. Let me check his room."Yasmin ran out of her room. But suddenly, she remembered that she was pregnant and quickly slowed her pace as she headed into Stuart'
Blake mistakenly thought that Yasmin was still angry over what had happened. But Yasmin smiled and said, "Blake, I'm not angry anymore. Now that it's time to let the past go, I've come to terms with everything, so I'm not mad anymore."Blake was shocked. Yasmin continued, "Let's just part on good terms."Something inside Blake seemed to be breaking. And after a long time, he asked, "Are you sure that you won't regret this?""I'm sure."Finally, Blake gently let Yasmin go.After regaining her freedom, Yasmin let out a soft sigh of relief. Then, the two of them set off for City Hall. Malcolm didn't tag along today, so Blake acted as the driver.Meanwhile, Yasmin quietly sat in the passenger seat as she gazed out the window.An hour later, the car pulled up at the entrance of City Hall. Yasmin then snapped out of her thoughts and turned to look at Blake. "We're here, Blake."Blake sat quietly for a moment before humming in response, and eventually, he got out of the car.
Perhaps Blake had grown used to being forceful with Yasmin since she used to comply so much.But now, he'd realized just how much Yasmin had disliked being treated that way."Forget it. It's all in the past. Let's go, it might be our turn soon," Yasmin said.Then, as she stood in front of the white building, sunlight illuminated her gorgeous face.Her beauty captivated Blake.At the next moment, he extinguished his cigarette and walked back into the hall with her.The divorce proceedings went smoothly since they had no children to dispute about, and everything was done in just ten minutes.As they left the hall, Blake glanced at Yasmin and asked, "Shall we have a farewell dinner?"Yasmin gave it some thought and nodded. "Sure."She thought of how Blake had generously gifted Starr Corporation and the villa at Newphoria Bay to her. And upon thinking of how they'd cost hundreds of millions of dollars, she lost the spirit to quarrel with him again. "Where are we going?" Yasmin a
Elise replied in a gentle voice, "Hi, Blakey. I need to visit the hospital today for a checkup. I'm a little scared, so can you come with me?"Yasmin was sitting quite close to Blake. So, she could effortlessly hear what Elise was saying. She smirked.She knew that Elise wouldn't sit still.Today was the day that Yasmin and Blake would finally divorce, so Elise had to be anxious to know if the divorce had been finalized. "I'll ask Malcolm to go with you," Blake calmly answered. "Are you not coming?""I have something to take care of.""Blakey, a-are you getting divorced?" Sure enough, Elise couldn't stop herself from asking the question. Blake pressed his lips together before replying, "Yeah, we just finished filing for it."There was an audible gasp from Elise's end of the line. Yasmin had a feeling that Elise was secretly ecstatic about this, but on the outside, Elise sounded guilty as she said, "Is it because of me? I'm sorry for causing your divorce…""Forget it."