He Used A Lottery Cup To Avoid Me, Only For Me To Mirror His Cruelty Chapter 05

He Used A Lottery Cup To Avoid Me, Only For Me To Mirror His Cruelty Chapter 05

“Fern’”

“Stop right there!”

“Explain yourself!”

Dexter chased after me, shouting.

I got in the car, but he planted himself in front of it, his eyes wild and red as he jabbed a finger at Jasper in

the driver’s seat.

“Who the hell is he? Why are you divorcing me?”

Jasper rolled down the window with a cheerful grin.

“Dexter, I’m Jasper Brooks, Fern’s childhood friend.”

“Didn’t she mention me all the time? Or is your memory going bad with age?”

“I don’t believe it! I don’t believe any of this!” Dexter roared.

He didn’t even look at Jasper. His eyes stayed locked on me.

Then he let out a cold laugh.

“I know. You hired him, didn’t you? You’re still not done with your little tantrum.”

“You’re mad because I’ve been involved with Hadley these past few days, aren’t you? I asked you! You chose

this!”

“And now you’ve fabricated a divorce agreement. I never signed anything. You think I’d fall for a fake?”

A crowd of guests had gathered at the entrance to watch.

Dexter grabbed my wrist through the window.

“Get out of the car. Don’t embarrass yourself. Come home with me.”

Home?

That home had died a year ago.

He’d destroyed it with his own hands, and now he wanted it back?

I laughed coldly and yanked my hand free.

“I don’t want you anymore. Do you understand? If you’re deaf, go get your ears checked.”

“As for the divorce agreement-are you sure you didn’t sign it?”

Dexter’s retort died in his throat.

Back then, he’d been so determined to escape me that he’d given up everything.

Now every one of those choices had turned into a boomerang aimed straight at his own skull.

“You…” His face went pale.

“Why do you still have that agreement? Why didn’t you tear it up? You loved me so much-how could you

sign it?”

I had considered tearing it up.

I’d hated Dexter so much that I’d wanted to torture him for the rest of our lives.

Did he love Hadley? Fine.

As long as we stayed married, Dexter and Hadley could never be together. They’d always have to hide in the

shadows.

But then I’d realized: why should I waste my entire life on a rotten man?

“Because you’re not worth a lifetime of entanglement.”

“I’m not worth it?”

Dexter’s voice rose, sharp and vicious.

“Have you forgotten how much you loved me? Who begged me to stay? Who stood on that rooftop waiting for my call? It was you, not me! It was-”

Jasper cut him off, annoyed.

“Dexter, instead of clinging to Fern, why don’t you worry about your precious little childhood sweetheart?”

“Getting tangled up with a married man right before her wedding is the last thing a top family wants. And the Adler family isn’t just any rich family. Do you think Simon will still want her?”

Dexter instinctively turned back.

Inside the hall, Simon Adler stood expressionless. Hadley sat on the floor, crying and begging.

“Simon, you have to believe me. I just came to the party. I don’t know any Dexter Rawlings. We have nothing

to do with each other!”

Jasper laughed.

“He’s ready to sell his house for you, and you’re pretending you don’t know him. Dexter, if I were you, I’d storm over there and demand an explanation.”

Clearly, he hadn’t expected Hadley to deny him-or deny everything they’d had.

“Anyway, we’ve got a date to get to.”

The car started moving.

Dexter lunged for the window.

“Fern, you’re not going anywhere!”

“Don’t forget your mother’s medication. I hold the patent. If you leave, I’ll cut off her supply right now!”

I looked at him calmly, and before I could speak, his lips trembled.

He looked like a man forced into a desperate idea, his face full of strained patience.

“I… I won’t hold this against you. Just get out of the car, and tell him to get lost. Do you hear me?”

The last sentence was almost a roar.