Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)
Chapter 321

Chapter 321 A Beginning and an End

My passport had yet to expire, so traveling abroad was still an option. I planned to handle the rest of the paperwork in Manovia

fill stayed by my side all night long, chattering about various topics. She reminisced about our school days and recounted the few times she had run into Leonard and me while we were on dates.

"Honestly, I didn't even like him anymore at that point, but I was just trying to be nice, you know? I thought you were really brave, If it were me, my parents would never have agreed, and I definitely wouldn't have ended up with him." She seemed relieved when she continued saying "Thank goodness I didn't end up with him. What a jerk"

I chuckled and shook my head.

Was Leonard a jerk? Sometimes yes,

sometimes no

If he had married me out of revenge, then wasn't his jer

sjerk-like behavior partly my fault?

It felt like a massive cy

cycle that was impossible to stop. If that were the case, I'd break the cycle and leave it behind

1 slipped into a bright red dress and a white cardigan the following day. fill even helped me pick a large, wavy wig and did my makeup. She insisted that I had to overshadow Amelia even in a divorce proceeding,

I wasn't sure what I had to overshadow her with.

She had a child, what did I have?

A sick body,

By 8:30 am, Jill and I were already at the entrance of the county clerk's office.

After waiting an hour and a half, Leonard arrived fashionably late. That was only after Jill had called him countless times to hurry him up.

I couldn't understand what he was thinking. Did he believe that arriving late would somehow change the fact that we were getting a divorce?

Leonard hadn't shaved and looked worn out. He was still in the same clothes from yesterday, his hair tousled.

Jill frowned in disdain.

I quickly stepped out of the car. "Leonard, over here."

He looked at me and seemed momentarily taken aback by my appearance.

him. I

Ever since we got married, I rarely wore red. It felt too attention-grabbing, and I always wanted to blend into the background when I was near hin wore a red dress the day we got our marriage certificate, just like today. It felt fitting to come full circle. "Eva, you look beautiful today."

"Thanks" I smiled sincerely at him. "Let's hurry. There are a lot of people waiting."

For some reason, there were more people getting divorced than getting married these days. As we waited in the lobby, I noticed several couples reconciling. It seemed that squabbles and breakups had become commonplace. Leonard attempted to strike up a conversation with me several times, but I ignored him.

When it was finally our turn, I learned there was a mandatory cooling-off period for divorces. If we still wanted to proceed after a month, we'd need to both return to sign the papers.

"Excuse me, I'd like to ask if we both agree to the divorce, is there still a cooling-off period?"

I felt anxious as I had planned to leave for abroad.

"Yes, this is required by the law. If you still wish to divorce, you'll both need to sign together after 30 days.

I had heard about the cooling-off period, but now, it felt frustrating. With my flight scheduled to leave in six hours, I felt despair wash over me.

"Sorry, can friends sign on our behalf? I could write an authorization letter. Leonard, what are you doing?"

Leonard grabbed the documents and pulled me out of the county clerk's office.

"Eva, is this really how desperate you are to divorce? You can't wait even a month?"

He glared at me, but I could still see the redness around his eyes.

With a small sigh, I turned and got into Jill's ear.