Chapter 1440
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Lorelei chewed a little slower. Was he happy or upset by that?
Logically speaking.
Once they divorced, he’d be free to go after his first love. He should be thrilled.
“Lorelei, what exactly do you think my place is?” Harold switched off the hairdryer and tossed it heavily onto the sofa. “When it’s convenient, you scheme your way into this marriage. When you’re done with me, you kick me to the curb. Is that it?”
Lorelei was left speechless. He still resented her for how they were forced into marriage.
But she was a victim too. She’d had no choice.
“Or maybe…”
He cut himself off abruptly.
Or maybe, Joel was back, and she just couldn’t wait any longer?!
“I have work to do. I’ll be in the study. Call me if you need anything.”
Harold didn’t finish his thought. He stood up, walked to the door, changed his shoes,
and then glanced back at her. “Divorce isn’t as simple as you think.”
The Bellamy and Houston families had deeply intertwined interests. Untangling them completely would require a lot of effort.
Especially the Bellamy family.
They had exhausted every trick in the book to marry her into the Houston family. Did she really think they’d let her walk away easily?
Lorelei’s face paled.
“Don’t worry.” Seeing her dejected expression only made the tightness in his chest worse. He kept his face like stone. “This marriage will definitely end. You don’t have to worry.”
Leaving those words hanging in the air.
Harold shut the door behind him without a second’s hesitation.
Lorelei sat frozen, staring at the closed door, a suffocating lump forming in her throat.
This marriage will definitely end?
Had he really been waiting for this moment, finally free of her?!
After leaving the apartment.
Harold didn’t go to the lab. Instead, he pulled out his phone and scrolled through his contacts.
Shanley and Jimmie both had wives. He couldn’t exactly vent to them.
Melvin?
Forget it. The guy had a big mouth. If he heard anything, the whole world would know before sunrise.
His other sisters were either out of Eclara City or didn’t understand the first thing about romance.
Harold had no choice but to head to a bar, planning to drink alone.
As soon as he reached a booth, he spotted a familiar figure.
Kurt Schwartz?
Wasn’t this Shanley’s cousin?
Why was he here drowning his sorrows too?
“Dr. Houston?”
Kurt spotted him and immediately waved enthusiastically. “Come sit! Are you alone?”
“Yeah.”
Harold walked over, looking at the slightly inebriated man, and asked quietly, “Why are you drinking so much?”
“I’m miserable,” Kurt mumbled,
holding his glass, his cheeks flushed
and his balance wavering. “I fell in love with woman who doesn’t love me back. Tell me, int that pathetic?!
“Pathetic.”
Harold’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He grabbed a bottle, poured himself half a glass, and downed it in one go.
“Never mind, you wouldn’t understand.” Kurt leaned over clumsily, reeking of alcohol.
“I understand.”
Harold poured himself another half glass. Just as he was about to drink, he suddenly remembered the little cripple back at his apartment.
If he got drunk and passed out here, there’d be no one to take care of her.
He silently set the glass down.
“You’re married, what could you possibly understand?” Kurt
scratched his head, curiosity getting
the better of him. “Dr. Houston, you and your wife must be reallyan loves right?”
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Struck right in his sore spot, Harold opened his mouth but didn’t know how to
answer.
“Definitely in love,” Kurt hiccuped, slurring his words. “The Blackwood family… you guys produce nothing but romantics.”
“Thanks for the compliment.” Harold
leaned back against the sofa,
tugging at the collar of his shirt, and
asked casually “You mentioned your fell for a Woman who doesnPlove you? Who is it? Do I know her?”
“Yeah, you know her.”
Kurt was clearly plastered. He scooted closer to Harold, grabbed his arm, and grinned foolishly. “But if I tell you, you can’t tell anyone else.”
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