Divorce Anxiety
Chapter 27

“Do you mean it?" Kathleen did not expect Diana to agree.Staring at Kathleen's delicate and softface, Diana replied, "Yes, 1 do."Why is she so happy when she mentions getting divorced fromSamuel? She used to like him so much. What happened to her feelings? That brat! What exactly hashe done to make Kathleen so disappointed?Holding Kathleen's hand, Diana said reluctantly, “You'llalways be my Katie even after you're divorced from Samuel. Don't be a stranger."When Diana tookKathleen to the Macari residence, the latter was only twelve years old.Diana’s son and her daughter-in-law had been very busy all these years.Samuel had already started taking over some companyworks at a young age.As a result, they were so busy that none of them had time to accompanyher.Over the years, Diana only had Kathleen by her side. Therefore, she did not feel that lonely.Shewatched Kathleen grow up from a little girl to a young woman.From Diana's perspective, Kathleenwas a kind, gentle, adorable, and good-tempered person. Furthermore, Kathleen had a courteousdemeanor.On the other hand, Samuel was the opposite with his foul temper. Diana thought onlyKathleen could make him happy.She felt that such a cheerful and lovely young woman like Kathleenwould be a good match for her grandson. She wanted them to get married when the timecame.Even though the two were not involved in a romantic relationship, Diana was hoping that theywould develop feelings toward each other down the road.Alas, Diana never thought that she wouldget blindsided by her grandson.I can't believe Samuel likes Nicolette, the daughter of thatshameless vixen.Diana was not an unreasonable person.After all, the children born to a mistress hadno way to change their past However, Nicolette's mother, Elena, was simply too lazy.At that time,Elena relied on her beauty to hook up with many wealthy sons of the prestigious family inJadeborough.Diana was infuriated by her promiscuous life.Luckily for Diana, her son resisted Elena'sseduction. Therefore, she did not lose sleep over this matter. However, some of Diana's old friendswere not so lucky.Elena had either seduced their sons or ruined their daughter's marriage.It wasonly after she gave birth to Nicolette that everyone could breathe a sigh of relief.Diana found outthat Elena was determined to marry into the Yoeger family. However, Frances Schott, Nicolette'sgrandmother, was a fierce woman. She threatened to end her life if Elena was allowed to join theirfamily.In the end, Frances got her wish granted.Elena continued her debauched lifestyle for a fewmore years before passing away due to a serious illness. Jadeborough was finally at peace. However,before Elena died, she sent Nicolette to the Yoeger family.Veronica Burke, the wife of ZacharyYoeger, could not tolerate Nicolette. Nevertheless, she came from a prestigious family. Hence, shenever treated her husband's illegitimate daughter harshly.To everyone's surprise, Nicolette inheritedElena's scheming personality.The former embarrassed Veronica during a banquet many yearsago.After suffering in silence, Veronica decided not to play nice anymore. Her attitude towardNicolette changed overnight.Since you've already given me a bad name, why do I care anymore?Nicolette’s father, Zachary, tried to interfere on a few occasions.Nonetheless, Veronica paid him noheed and continued to do as she pleased.She had lost faith in her husband for a long time. Still,Veronica knew that they would not get divorced that easily. Her family had a strong collaborationwith the Yoegers. Hence, she could not terminate her marriage with Zachary.Veronica did not intendto live a miserable life anymore. She vowed to enjoy herself if Zachary dared to go out and foolaround again.Most importantly, Frances decided to turn a blind eye to this.From that day onward,Zachary did not dare to fool around with other women anymore Even though Nicolette was not asvicious as Elena, she was also a person who would not stop until she achieved her goals.Nicoletteknew that the Macari family was the leader among the four prominent families in Jadeborough.Thatwas the reason why she clung to Samuel for her dear life. She wanted to ride on his family'scoattails.Still, Diana would never let Nicolette succeed.Even if Kathleen and Samuel are divorced, I'llnever allow Nicolette to join our family.”Grandma, I'll always be there for you for the rest of my life.”Kathleen pouted while putting her arm around Diana's neck.Diana beamed with joy upon hearingher promise.At that moment, Maria walked over and announced, “Old Mrs. Macari, Mr. Macari isback.” Let him in,” Diana ordered coldly.”Right away.” Maria immediately turned around to call forSamuel."Grandma, I'll leave first. It's better for you guys to have a conversation without mypresence,” Kathleen suggested.”All right.” Diana nodded in agreement. With that, Kathleen got upand left. She met Samuel outside.Seeing Samuel's haggard and weary face, Kathleen recalled thevoice recording she heard last night.It made her feel disgusted.She could not help but look atSamuel with a hint of contempt.Without sparing Samuel another look, Kathleen walked off in hugestrides.Meanwhile, he entered Diana's house with a gloomy expression.“Grandma, are you lookingfor me?” Samuel asked in an icy tone.Looking at him nonchalantly, Diana said, “Samuel, do youthink that I'll die soon because of my old age. Is that why you're trying hard to fool me?"“Grandma,what are you talking about?” Samuel frowned in confusion.”You didn’t even dare to inform me thatNicolette has returned, right?” Diana retorted in a low voice.Samuel furrowed his brows. “Grandma,who told you about this?"Diana snorted loudly. “Ha! You must be thinking that it was Katie whosnitched on you, right?”Samuel remained silent."Don’t you dare pin everything on Katie! Do youhonestly think that I'm oblivious to everything that's happening around me since I can't leave thehouse or get out of bed?” Diana fumed.”No, I didn't.” Samuel frowned."Listen carefully. I have mysources outside. I know exactly what you did with Nicolette,” Diana warned in a chillingtone.Looking at her, Samuel clarified, “Grandma, I didn’t do anything with Nicolette. We'reinnocent.”Samuel was not lying at that moment.The only woman he had touched until now wasKathleen.”I don’t want to hear about this. Let me ask you a question. Do you want to marryNicolette?” Diana probed sternly.Samuel replied decisively, “Yes, I do.”"You should know very wellthat I will never agree on that. Besides, I know what you are planning. You wanted to wait until I dieso that no one will prevent you from marrying that woman, am I right?"Once again, Samuel did notreply her."Great! You're getting more rebellious by the days!" Diana could not help laughingmockingly at herself. “Let me warn you first. As long as I live, I will never allow her to marry into ourfamily. Do you know how Old Mrs. Yoeger prevented Nicolette’s mother from joining theirfamily?”Samuel naturally remembered it.“Samuel, Katie is a very nice woman. It's you who don’tknow how to cherish her. I can only say that you're not worthy of a woman like her. She deservessomeone gentle and loyal. That man is definitely not you,” Diana said dejectedly.Samuel wasdispleased by his grandmother's frank remark.”Okay, then. I agree to your divorce with Kathleen,”Diana uttered impassively.Samuel grimaced with shock. “Grandma, what did you just say?"“Youheard me right. I allow you to divorce Kathleen.” Diana raised her voice as she became moreannoyed. “What? You must be on cloud nine, right?”