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Chapter 11

Chapter 11:
As Harold’s eyes settled on Lucas, his expression soured. “Lucas, did you really go through with the divorce from Belinda?” The day after Belinda had returned to the country, she had reached out to Harold. But Harold had been shocked to learn the next day about Lucas and Belinda’s pending courthouse visit for the divorce.
At Harold’s questioning, Lucas’s expression tightened, and he shot a look at Belinda before letting out a cold laugh. “Harold.”
Belinda stepped closer to the bedside.
Harold had aged significantly in the past three years.
Now well into his seventies, Harold was much older than his wife, who was in her early fifties.
Lucas, their only child together, had been born many years after Harold’s two children from a previous marriage.
Upon seeing Belinda, Harold blinked, a mix of surprise and recognition in his eyes. “Belinda, is that really you?”
Belinda simply nodded in confirmation.
Harold’s face brightened with a relieved smile. “Ah, so this is your true appearance, my dear!”
He then shot Lucas a stern look before turning back to Belinda. “Belinda, you have my full support here. I will not let Lucas divorce you.”
Belinda responded earnestly, “Our decision to divorce is mutual and has been thoughtfully considered by both Lucas and me. You must understand that—”
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“What?” Harold’s response was immediate, his breathing quickening in distress. “No, I cannot accept that!”
Norma reacted with alarm and quickly intervened to calm him. “Calm down, Harold! It’s okay; they won’t get a divorce. Don’t worry.”
She then shot a pointed look toward Lucas and Belinda. “Leave this room, both of you, now!”
Given Harold’s fragile state, Lucas and Belinda didn’t dare say anything more.
They silently acknowledged Norma’s command and left the room.
Once outside, Lucas stopped abruptly and turned to face Belinda with a cold look. “Are you playing games with me, Belinda?”
Belinda’s brow furrowed deeply at his accusation.
She looked him directly in the eyes and said, “Lucas, do you honestly believe I was the one who told Harold about the divorce?”
Lucas said coldly, “Who else would have informed him, if not you?”
He recalled how Belinda had purposely avoided him while taking that phone call at the courthouse and how, soon after her call had ended, his mother had called him.
With a look of scorn, Lucas said to Belinda, “Given my father’s condition, we’ll need to delay the divorce. Are you pleased now?”
Belinda felt a pang in her heart despite her resolve to remain detached. She was truly pained by Lucas’s biting words and disdainful look.
Taking a moment to compose herself, she replied, “Mr. Clark, you don’t have to be like this. Believe me, I am as eager for this divorce as you are.”
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