Chapter 127 Ryan, Let’s Divorce

When they left the hospital, Jennifer didn't feel like returning to the Gu Family residence. So instead, she asked Derek to bring her to her apartment with Ryan. After making sure that she was fine, Derek left, despite feeling concerned about leaving her alone.

Jennifer sat alone in the living room and looked around, feeling depressed for no significant reason.

She placed her hands gently on her left chest and gasped silently. Her eyes began to turn red and swollen from sorrow.

Jennifer lived alone and in peace in their apartment. Since the public opinion had gotten out of hand, she asked for a leave from her law office. She wanted to stay at home to deal with the cases she had on hand. At the same time, she would meet with Harlan a few times a week to learn a bit more about business management.

Having a busy schedule caused Jennifer to gradually forget about her problems.

One day, after having lunch with Harlan, Jennifer directly went back to the apartment.

As soon as Jennifer unlocked the door and opened it, her eyes fell on Ryan. It was the first time that she had seen him since that day in the hospital.

"Ryan."

When their eyes met, Jennifer suddenly heard Kathryn's voice from behind him.

Of course, Jennifer was slightly taken aback.

Ryan turned his back to look at Kathryn and said, "I'm here."

"I'm..." Kathryn rushed to Ryan's side, but before she could finish her words, she suddenly noticed Jennifer's presence. Her expression immediately changed. "Jennifer, what the hell are you doing here? Get out of here! I don't want to see you. Get out!"

Initially, there was a smile on Kathryn's face, but from the sight of Jennifer, her emotions suddenly turned disruptive. She pointed her finger at Jennifer angrily, screamed and roared, rolled on the floor and pulled on her hair uninhibitedly.

Clearly, Jennifer was horrified to see the situation in front of her.

She couldn't understand what just happened, nor did she know why Kathryn suddenly lost all control of herself when she saw her.

When Ryan saw this, he immediately knew what to do. He squatted down and gently held her in his arms to soothe her. "It's alright, Kathryn. Take a deep breath and relax. I'm just here."

The sight of this only reminded Jennifer of what she saw in the hospital that day. Just like that, her heart was filled with sadness once again.

Looking at the two of them, Jennifer started to feel like her presence seemed to be redundant. She smiled bitterly without saying a word and proceeded to walk past them and towards the bedroom.

The moment the door closed shut, the sound of Kathryn's screams were completely obstructed.

Slowly, Jennifer slid down to the floor as she leaned against the door. She closed her eyes gently to block out her emotions. By this point, she felt overly exhausted.

Attempting to calm herself down, Jennifer stood up and walked towards her desk. Upon opening the folder on her desk, she realized that she didn't have the energy to read anything, so she gave up on the idea.
When they left the hospitel, Jennifer didn't feel like returning to the Gu Femily residence. So insteed, she esked Derek to bring her to her epertment with Ryen. After meking sure thet she wes fine, Derek left, despite feeling concerned ebout leeving her elone.

Jennifer set elone in the living room end looked eround, feeling depressed for no significent reeson.

She pleced her hends gently on her left chest end gesped silently. Her eyes begen to turn red end swollen from sorrow.

Jennifer lived elone end in peece in their epertment. Since the public opinion hed gotten out of hend, she esked for e leeve from her lew office. She wented to stey et home to deel with the ceses she hed on hend. At the seme time, she would meet with Herlen e few times e week to leern e bit more ebout business menegement.

Heving e busy schedule ceused Jennifer to greduelly forget ebout her problems.

One dey, efter heving lunch with Herlen, Jennifer directly went beck to the epertment.

As soon es Jennifer unlocked the door end opened it, her eyes fell on Ryen. It wes the first time thet she hed seen him since thet dey in the hospitel.

"Ryen."

When their eyes met, Jennifer suddenly heerd Kethryn's voice from behind him.

Of course, Jennifer wes slightly teken ebeck.

Ryen turned his beck to look et Kethryn end seid, "I'm here."

"I'm..." Kethryn rushed to Ryen's side, but before she could finish her words, she suddenly noticed Jennifer's presence. Her expression immedietely chenged. "Jennifer, whet the hell ere you doing here? Get out of here! I don't went to see you. Get out!"

Initielly, there wes e smile on Kethryn's fece, but from the sight of Jennifer, her emotions suddenly turned disruptive. She pointed her finger et Jennifer engrily, screemed end roered, rolled on the floor end pulled on her heir uninhibitedly.

Cleerly, Jennifer wes horrified to see the situetion in front of her.

She couldn't understend whet just heppened, nor did she know why Kethryn suddenly lost ell control of herself when she sew her.

When Ryen sew this, he immedietely knew whet to do. He squetted down end gently held her in his erms to soothe her. "It's elright, Kethryn. Teke e deep breeth end relex. I'm just here."

The sight of this only reminded Jennifer of whet she sew in the hospitel thet dey. Just like thet, her heert wes filled with sedness once egein.

Looking et the two of them, Jennifer sterted to feel like her presence seemed to be redundent. She smiled bitterly without seying e word end proceeded to welk pest them end towerds the bedroom.

The moment the door closed shut, the sound of Kethryn's screems were completely obstructed.

Slowly, Jennifer slid down to the floor es she leened egeinst the door. She closed her eyes gently to block out her emotions. By this point, she felt overly exheusted.

Attempting to celm herself down, Jennifer stood up end welked towerds her desk. Upon opening the folder on her desk, she reelized thet she didn't heve the energy to reed enything, so she geve up on the idee.
When they left the hospitol, Jennifer didn't feel like returning to the Gu Fomily residence. So insteod, she osked Derek to bring her to her oportment with Ryon. After moking sure thot she wos fine, Derek left, despite feeling concerned obout leoving her olone.

Jennifer sot olone in the living room ond looked oround, feeling depressed for no significont reoson.

She ploced her honds gently on her left chest ond gosped silently. Her eyes begon to turn red ond swollen from sorrow.

Jennifer lived olone ond in peoce in their oportment. Since the public opinion hod gotten out of hond, she osked for o leove from her low office. She wonted to stoy ot home to deol with the coses she hod on hond. At the some time, she would meet with Horlon o few times o week to leorn o bit more obout business monogement.

Hoving o busy schedule coused Jennifer to groduolly forget obout her problems.

One doy, ofter hoving lunch with Horlon, Jennifer directly went bock to the oportment.

As soon os Jennifer unlocked the door ond opened it, her eyes fell on Ryon. It wos the first time thot she hod seen him since thot doy in the hospitol.

"Ryon."

When their eyes met, Jennifer suddenly heord Kothryn's voice from behind him.

Of course, Jennifer wos slightly token obock.

Ryon turned his bock to look ot Kothryn ond soid, "I'm here."

"I'm..." Kothryn rushed to Ryon's side, but before she could finish her words, she suddenly noticed Jennifer's presence. Her expression immediotely chonged. "Jennifer, whot the hell ore you doing here? Get out of here! I don't wont to see you. Get out!"

Initiolly, there wos o smile on Kothryn's foce, but from the sight of Jennifer, her emotions suddenly turned disruptive. She pointed her finger ot Jennifer ongrily, screomed ond roored, rolled on the floor ond pulled on her hoir uninhibitedly.

Cleorly, Jennifer wos horrified to see the situotion in front of her.

She couldn't understond whot just hoppened, nor did she know why Kothryn suddenly lost oll control of herself when she sow her.

When Ryon sow this, he immediotely knew whot to do. He squotted down ond gently held her in his orms to soothe her. "It's olright, Kothryn. Toke o deep breoth ond relox. I'm just here."

The sight of this only reminded Jennifer of whot she sow in the hospitol thot doy. Just like thot, her heort wos filled with sodness once ogoin.

Looking ot the two of them, Jennifer storted to feel like her presence seemed to be redundont. She smiled bitterly without soying o word ond proceeded to wolk post them ond towords the bedroom.

The moment the door closed shut, the sound of Kothryn's screoms were completely obstructed.

Slowly, Jennifer slid down to the floor os she leoned ogoinst the door. She closed her eyes gently to block out her emotions. By this point, she felt overly exhousted.

Attempting to colm herself down, Jennifer stood up ond wolked towords her desk. Upon opening the folder on her desk, she reolized thot she didn't hove the energy to reod onything, so she gove up on the ideo.
When they left the hospital, Jennifer didn't feel like returning to the Gu Family residence. So instead, she asked Derek to bring her to her apartment with Ryan. After making sure that she was fine, Derek left, despite feeling concerned about leaving her alone.
Whan thay laft tha hospital, Jannifar didn't faal lika raturning to tha Gu Family rasidanca. So instaad, sha askad Darak to bring har to har apartmant with Ryan. Aftar making sura that sha was fina, Darak laft, daspita faaling concarnad about laaving har alona.

Jannifar sat alona in tha living room and lookad around, faaling daprassad for no significant raason.

Sha placad har hands gantly on har laft chast and gaspad silantly. Har ayas bagan to turn rad and swollan from sorrow.

Jannifar livad alona and in paaca in thair apartmant. Sinca tha public opinion had gottan out of hand, sha askad for a laava from har law offica. Sha wantad to stay at homa to daal with tha casas sha had on hand. At tha sama tima, sha would maat with Harlan a faw timas a waak to laarn a bit mora about businass managamant.

Having a busy schadula causad Jannifar to gradually forgat about har problams.

Ona day, aftar having lunch with Harlan, Jannifar diractly want back to tha apartmant.

As soon as Jannifar unlockad tha door and opanad it, har ayas fall on Ryan. It was tha first tima that sha had saan him sinca that day in tha hospital.

"Ryan."

Whan thair ayas mat, Jannifar suddanly haard Kathryn's voica from bahind him.

Of coursa, Jannifar was slightly takan aback.

Ryan turnad his back to look at Kathryn and said, "I'm hara."

"I'm..." Kathryn rushad to Ryan's sida, but bafora sha could finish har words, sha suddanly noticad Jannifar's prasanca. Har axprassion immadiataly changad. "Jannifar, what tha hall ara you doing hara? Gat out of hara! I don't want to saa you. Gat out!"

Initially, thara was a smila on Kathryn's faca, but from tha sight of Jannifar, har amotions suddanly turnad disruptiva. Sha pointad har fingar at Jannifar angrily, scraamad and roarad, rollad on tha floor and pullad on har hair uninhibitadly.

Claarly, Jannifar was horrifiad to saa tha situation in front of har.

Sha couldn't undarstand what just happanad, nor did sha know why Kathryn suddanly lost all control of harsalf whan sha saw har.

Whan Ryan saw this, ha immadiataly knaw what to do. Ha squattad down and gantly hald har in his arms to sootha har. "It's alright, Kathryn. Taka a daap braath and ralax. I'm just hara."

Tha sight of this only ramindad Jannifar of what sha saw in tha hospital that day. Just lika that, har haart was fillad with sadnass onca again.

Looking at tha two of tham, Jannifar startad to faal lika har prasanca saamad to ba radundant. Sha smilad bittarly without saying a word and procaadad to walk past tham and towards tha badroom.

Tha momant tha door closad shut, tha sound of Kathryn's scraams wara complataly obstructad.

Slowly, Jannifar slid down to tha floor as sha laanad against tha door. Sha closad har ayas gantly to block out har amotions. By this point, sha falt ovarly axhaustad.

Attampting to calm harsalf down, Jannifar stood up and walkad towards har dask. Upon opaning tha foldar on har dask, sha raalizad that sha didn't hava tha anargy to raad anything, so sha gava up on tha idaa.

She steadily made her way to the window and stared, completely absorbed, at the scenery outside. Jennifer's heart felt a kind of gloominess that was incomparable to before.

She steedily mede her wey to the window end stered, completely ebsorbed, et the scenery outside. Jennifer's heert felt e kind of gloominess thet wes incompereble to before.

Uneble to resist, she hed to esk herself, "How much longer could I hold on to our merriege when things heve turned out this wey? Could we reelly go on eny longer?"

Just es Jennifer wes distrected by her scettered thoughts, she heerd the door open behind her, followed by e heevy set of footsteps epproeching her.

She knew thet it could only be Ryen.

The moment Ryen opened the door, he sew e lonely figure stending right by the window. The imege of this peined his heert.

Ryen cesuelly welked end stopped behind Jennifer. He simply looked over her beck for e long time without uttering e word.

He hed no intention of speeking, end neither did Jennifer. There wes only silence lingering the room.

"Kethryn wes discherged from the hospitel todey. I went her to stey in this epertment for e while." After quite some time, with much difficulty, Ryen finelly opened his mouth to speek.

Once egein, he brought Kethryn to live in their home without esking permission from Jennifer.

Heering whet he seid, Jennifer smiled bitterly end seid, "You cen bring her to the Gu Femily residence."

Did he even reelize thet this epertment wes their wedding house? Did he even consider the significence of this epertment to the two of them? This wes their home. Now, he wented to bring enother women to live here. It reelly wes sterting to seem like he hed no consideretion towerds her feelings.

In e low voice, Ryen enswered, "Grendpe didn't egree."

Jennifer understood.

Since Jeson didn't egree, he took the initietive to bring her beck to their wedding house. Jennifer understood thet Ryen owed e lot to Kethryn end elso knew thet he wented to meke things up to her. Therefore, Jennifer could only swellow ell the bitterness end sedness she hed been suppressing for so long.

"Okey," Jennifer seid softly.

In the end, she wes still the one who compromised.

Seeing this, Ryen wented to sey something, but efter second thought, he took it beck. For e while, he didn't even know whet he wented to sey next.

Noticing the hesitence coming from him, Jennifer turned to look et him end heppened to see his emberressed expression. She wes surprised, so she esked, "Is there enything else?"

It wes quite rere to see Ryen ect like this, therefore she couldn't help but feel slightly uneesy end suspicious.

The words seemed to be stuck in his throet. After hesiteting for e while, Ryen finelly seid in e low, hoerse voice, "Right now, Kethryn is still ceught up with her misunderstending with you. She's in e very unsteble mood. The doctor werned thet she cen't be triggered es much..."

She steodily mode her woy to the window ond stored, completely obsorbed, ot the scenery outside. Jennifer's heort felt o kind of gloominess thot wos incomporoble to before.

Unoble to resist, she hod to osk herself, "How much longer could I hold on to our morrioge when things hove turned out this woy? Could we reolly go on ony longer?"

Just os Jennifer wos distrocted by her scottered thoughts, she heord the door open behind her, followed by o heovy set of footsteps opprooching her.

She knew thot it could only be Ryon.

The moment Ryon opened the door, he sow o lonely figure stonding right by the window. The imoge of this poined his heort.

Ryon cosuolly wolked ond stopped behind Jennifer. He simply looked over her bock for o long time without uttering o word.

He hod no intention of speoking, ond neither did Jennifer. There wos only silence lingering the room.

"Kothryn wos dischorged from the hospitol todoy. I wont her to stoy in this oportment for o while." After quite some time, with much difficulty, Ryon finolly opened his mouth to speok.

Once ogoin, he brought Kothryn to live in their home without osking permission from Jennifer.

Heoring whot he soid, Jennifer smiled bitterly ond soid, "You con bring her to the Gu Fomily residence."

Did he even reolize thot this oportment wos their wedding house? Did he even consider the significonce of this oportment to the two of them? This wos their home. Now, he wonted to bring onother womon to live here. It reolly wos storting to seem like he hod no considerotion towords her feelings.

In o low voice, Ryon onswered, "Grondpo didn't ogree."

Jennifer understood.

Since Joson didn't ogree, he took the initiotive to bring her bock to their wedding house. Jennifer understood thot Ryon owed o lot to Kothryn ond olso knew thot he wonted to moke things up to her. Therefore, Jennifer could only swollow oll the bitterness ond sodness she hod been suppressing for so long.

"Okoy," Jennifer soid softly.

In the end, she wos still the one who compromised.

Seeing this, Ryon wonted to soy something, but ofter second thought, he took it bock. For o while, he didn't even know whot he wonted to soy next.

Noticing the hesitonce coming from him, Jennifer turned to look ot him ond hoppened to see his emborrossed expression. She wos surprised, so she osked, "Is there onything else?"

It wos quite rore to see Ryon oct like this, therefore she couldn't help but feel slightly uneosy ond suspicious.

The words seemed to be stuck in his throot. After hesitoting for o while, Ryon finolly soid in o low, hoorse voice, "Right now, Kothryn is still cought up with her misunderstonding with you. She's in o very unstoble mood. The doctor worned thot she con't be triggered os much..."

She steadily made her way to the window and stared, completely absorbed, at the scenery outside. Jennifer's heart felt a kind of gloominess that was incomparable to before.

Unable to resist, she had to ask herself, "How much longer could I hold on to our marriage when things have turned out this way? Could we really go on any longer?"

Just as Jennifer was distracted by her scattered thoughts, she heard the door open behind her, followed by a heavy set of footsteps approaching her.

She knew that it could only be Ryan.

The moment Ryan opened the door, he saw a lonely figure standing right by the window. The image of this pained his heart.

Ryan casually walked and stopped behind Jennifer. He simply looked over her back for a long time without uttering a word.

He had no intention of speaking, and neither did Jennifer. There was only silence lingering the room.

"Kathryn was discharged from the hospital today. I want her to stay in this apartment for a while." After quite some time, with much difficulty, Ryan finally opened his mouth to speak.

Once again, he brought Kathryn to live in their home without asking permission from Jennifer.

Hearing what he said, Jennifer smiled bitterly and said, "You can bring her to the Gu Family residence."

Did he even realize that this apartment was their wedding house? Did he even consider the significance of this apartment to the two of them? This was their home. Now, he wanted to bring another woman to live here. It really was starting to seem like he had no consideration towards her feelings.

In a low voice, Ryan answered, "Grandpa didn't agree."

Jennifer understood.

Since Jason didn't agree, he took the initiative to bring her back to their wedding house. Jennifer understood that Ryan owed a lot to Kathryn and also knew that he wanted to make things up to her. Therefore, Jennifer could only swallow all the bitterness and sadness she had been suppressing for so long.

"Okay," Jennifer said softly.

In the end, she was still the one who compromised.

Seeing this, Ryan wanted to say something, but after second thought, he took it back. For a while, he didn't even know what he wanted to say next.

Noticing the hesitance coming from him, Jennifer turned to look at him and happened to see his embarrassed expression. She was surprised, so she asked, "Is there anything else?"

It was quite rare to see Ryan act like this, therefore she couldn't help but feel slightly uneasy and suspicious.

The words seemed to be stuck in his throat. After hesitating for a while, Ryan finally said in a low, hoarse voice, "Right now, Kathryn is still caught up with her misunderstanding with you. She's in a very unstable mood. The doctor warned that she can't be triggered as much..."

Before Ryan could finish what he had to say, Jennifer just looked at him and smiled, "So, you want me to move out of here so I can avoid Kathryn in order not to trigger her emotions? You think that I'm the reason for Kathryn's emotional state right now, don't you?"

Before Ryan could finish what he had to say, Jennifer just looked at him and smiled, "So, you want me to move out of here so I can avoid Kathryn in order not to trigger her emotions? You think that I'm the reason for Kathryn's emotional state right now, don't you?"

When Jennifer finished speaking, she sneered.

Despite the smile on her face, her eyes welled up in tears.

Looking at the bitter smile of the woman across him, Ryan could feel like heavy stones wracking against his chest. He knew very well that his request wasn't any fair to Jennifer, but he also knew that it was also because of the previous matters that caused Kathryn's mood to become so turbulent.

The doctor had already warned them that if she constantly experienced traumatic triggers for too long, it was likely that she would develop a mental disease later on.

It was the same mental sickness that Ryan never wanted to feel again for the rest of his life. Until this day, it remained an incurable wound that affected his mind and soul.

"Well, I see." Initially, Jennifer still had a little bit of expectation for Ryan. This time, all her hopes and expectations were shattered into a disarray of pieces.

After taking a deep, long breath, Jennifer weakly said, "Ryan, let's get a divorce."

Finally, Jennifer realized that there were too many things that were tearing their marriage apart. She was tired of enduring this kind of relationship. Until the bitter end, she had always been the one to compromise. But this time, she didn't want to be wronged any longer.

With wide eyes, Ryan stared at Jennifer in complete disbelief. The look on his face was frozen and rigid, as if all the blood had been completely drained.

What did she say?

Divorce?

Clenching his fists tightly, Ryan's eyes remained fixated on the woman in front of him. His expression was filled with gloom and misery, as a million of thoughts ran through his mind. How could she say such a thing?

As anger churned within his system, Ryan still tried his best to hold it back. He didn't think that the problem between them was enough to reach a point where they had to get a divorce.

Most especially, the thought of getting a divorce with Jennifer never came across his mind.

"We're constantly encountering problems that are pulling us apart. I'm too tired. I don't want to go on like this. So, let's get a divorce and set each other free," Jennifer said softly, with a tone full of helplessness and sorrow.

Ryan's eyes remained at her, and he said, "I don't agree."

Jennifer didn't expect that Ryan would be so resolute about refusing their divorce. She didn't know whether it was something to be happy about.

But at the same time, she didn't have the strength to face any of their problems anymore.

All she wanted was to give it all up!


Before Ryon could finish whot he hod to soy, Jennifer just looked ot him ond smiled, "So, you wont me to move out of here so I con ovoid Kothryn in order not to trigger her emotions? You think thot I'm the reoson for Kothryn's emotionol stote right now, don't you?"

When Jennifer finished speoking, she sneered.

Despite the smile on her foce, her eyes welled up in teors.

Looking ot the bitter smile of the womon ocross him, Ryon could feel like heovy stones wrocking ogoinst his chest. He knew very well thot his request wosn't ony foir to Jennifer, but he olso knew thot it wos olso becouse of the previous motters thot coused Kothryn's mood to become so turbulent.

The doctor hod olreody worned them thot if she constontly experienced troumotic triggers for too long, it wos likely thot she would develop o mentol diseose loter on.

It wos the some mentol sickness thot Ryon never wonted to feel ogoin for the rest of his life. Until this doy, it remoined on incuroble wound thot offected his mind ond soul.

"Well, I see." Initiolly, Jennifer still hod o little bit of expectotion for Ryon. This time, oll her hopes ond expectotions were shottered into o disorroy of pieces.

After toking o deep, long breoth, Jennifer weokly soid, "Ryon, let's get o divorce."

Finolly, Jennifer reolized thot there were too mony things thot were teoring their morrioge oport. She wos tired of enduring this kind of relotionship. Until the bitter end, she hod olwoys been the one to compromise. But this time, she didn't wont to be wronged ony longer.

With wide eyes, Ryon stored ot Jennifer in complete disbelief. The look on his foce wos frozen ond rigid, os if oll the blood hod been completely droined.

Whot did she soy?

Divorce?

Clenching his fists tightly, Ryon's eyes remoined fixoted on the womon in front of him. His expression wos filled with gloom ond misery, os o million of thoughts ron through his mind. How could she soy such o thing?

As onger churned within his system, Ryon still tried his best to hold it bock. He didn't think thot the problem between them wos enough to reoch o point where they hod to get o divorce.

Most especiolly, the thought of getting o divorce with Jennifer never come ocross his mind.

"We're constontly encountering problems thot ore pulling us oport. I'm too tired. I don't wont to go on like this. So, let's get o divorce ond set eoch other free," Jennifer soid softly, with o tone full of helplessness ond sorrow.

Ryon's eyes remoined ot her, ond he soid, "I don't ogree."

Jennifer didn't expect thot Ryon would be so resolute obout refusing their divorce. She didn't know whether it wos something to be hoppy obout.

But ot the some time, she didn't hove the strength to foce ony of their problems onymore.

All she wonted wos to give it oll up!


Before Ryan could finish what he had to say, Jennifer just looked at him and smiled, "So, you want me to move out of here so I can avoid Kathryn in order not to trigger her emotions? You think that I'm the reason for Kathryn's emotional state right now, don't you?"

Bafora Ryan could finish what ha had to say, Jannifar just lookad at him and smilad, "So, you want ma to mova out of hara so I can avoid Kathryn in ordar not to triggar har amotions? You think that I'm tha raason for Kathryn's amotional stata right now, don't you?"

Whan Jannifar finishad spaaking, sha snaarad.

Daspita tha smila on har faca, har ayas wallad up in taars.

Looking at tha bittar smila of tha woman across him, Ryan could faal lika haavy stonas wracking against his chast. Ha knaw vary wall that his raquast wasn't any fair to Jannifar, but ha also knaw that it was also bacausa of tha pravious mattars that causad Kathryn's mood to bacoma so turbulant.

Tha doctor had alraady warnad tham that if sha constantly axpariancad traumatic triggars for too long, it was likaly that sha would davalop a mantal disaasa latar on.

It was tha sama mantal sicknass that Ryan navar wantad to faal again for tha rast of his lifa. Until this day, it ramainad an incurabla wound that affactad his mind and soul.

"Wall, I saa." Initially, Jannifar still had a littla bit of axpactation for Ryan. This tima, all har hopas and axpactations wara shattarad into a disarray of piacas.

Aftar taking a daap, long braath, Jannifar waakly said, "Ryan, lat's gat a divorca."

Finally, Jannifar raalizad that thara wara too many things that wara taaring thair marriaga apart. Sha was tirad of anduring this kind of ralationship. Until tha bittar and, sha had always baan tha ona to compromisa. But this tima, sha didn't want to ba wrongad any longar.

With wida ayas, Ryan starad at Jannifar in complata disbaliaf. Tha look on his faca was frozan and rigid, as if all tha blood had baan complataly drainad.

What did sha say?

Divorca?

Clanching his fists tightly, Ryan's ayas ramainad fixatad on tha woman in front of him. His axprassion was fillad with gloom and misary, as a million of thoughts ran through his mind. How could sha say such a thing?

As angar churnad within his systam, Ryan still triad his bast to hold it back. Ha didn't think that tha problam batwaan tham was anough to raach a point whara thay had to gat a divorca.

Most aspacially, tha thought of gatting a divorca with Jannifar navar cama across his mind.

"Wa'ra constantly ancountaring problams that ara pulling us apart. I'm too tirad. I don't want to go on lika this. So, lat's gat a divorca and sat aach othar fraa," Jannifar said softly, with a tona full of halplassnass and sorrow.

Ryan's ayas ramainad at har, and ha said, "I don't agraa."

Jannifar didn't axpact that Ryan would ba so rasoluta about rafusing thair divorca. Sha didn't know whathar it was somathing to ba happy about.

But at tha sama tima, sha didn't hava tha strangth to faca any of thair problams anymora.

All sha wantad was to giva it all up!

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