Chapter 326
Chapter 326:
Hayden raised his eyebrows. “Suit yourself if you don’t want to talk. But what brings you here, really? You didn’t drop by just for conversation, did you?” A flicker of realization crossed his face. “Wait, is Millie in some kind of mess?”
Brandon’s eyes shifted downward, the weight of the question settling in.
After a pause, he answered quietly, “We’re getting a divorce.”
The arrangement was all for show, a plan to remarry after half a year, yet the sadness still clung to him.
Real surprise flashed across Hayden’s face this time. “A divorce? Your family finally turned against her? That’s just her luck. She loves you to the core and will literally do anything for you, and now you’re tossing her aside. I can only imagine the tears—she’s probably falling apart. Honestly, that’s the best news I’ve had all year!”
Hayden’s laughter rang through the receiver, sharp and grating.
The visit drew to a close. Brandon set the phone back on the cradle and got to his feet.
A final glance at Hayden showed him still lost in cruel amusement.
Truth be told, it was never about his family rejecting Millie. The divorce was…
“Sir, it’s time to go.” A guard’s voice broke the moment.
Turning away at last, Brandon exited the room. Check latest chapters at.net
As the heavy doors closed behind him, he realized the reason he’d come. The words he needed to hear were “loves you to the core.”
Hearing those words was the only thing that finally quieted the unrest inside Brandon’s chest.
He stepped out of the prison and let the city swallow him, wandering aimlessly for hours.
His footsteps eventually led him to a street outside a kindergarten.
Brandon didn’t leave his car—he simply sat there, watching from afar as children tumbled and laughed on the playground.
In the midst of the noise, Ari sat at a small table, head bowed as she sketched beside her friends.
Watching her, Brandon felt an unfamiliar calm unfurl quietly inside him, soothing the ache he’d been carrying.
Meanwhile, Millie was seated with a designer, her expression hidden behind a medical mask as they discussed costume details for the Heavenly Melody finals.
Her phone buzzed, slicing through the conversation.
“Sorry, I need to take this,” Millie remarked, rising and slipping out into the hallway.
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