Our Anniversary, You Chose Her – I Chose Divorce

Sunny Reed’s expression darkened.

But she couldn’t say a word, not a single one.

’She was starting to doubt her own idea.’

’Was Walker Grant really trying to repay her?’

’Why did she have this strange feeling?’

Charles Reed and Autumn Linton exchanged a glance. They also felt Walker Grant had a point.

Five percent was indeed a little much.

But given the situation, they couldn’t refuse.

Charles Reed thought for a moment before nodding. ”Alright, we’ll do as you say.”

He looked at his secretary and ordered them to revise the contract.

Chloe Reed watched the entire exchange, her face pale and drawn. Her normally ramrod-straight posture seemed to slump a little.

Whether it was three percent or five, she didn’t want Sunny Reed to have any of it.

But she was powerless.

There was nothing she could do.

What she never, ever expected was that he would be the one to twist the knife in her heart the deepest.

She took a deep breath. Suddenly, she didn’t want to continue with that stupid deal anymore. She couldn’t wait to divorce Walker Grant.

Her eyes filled with immense disappointment as she looked at him and said, ”I’ll see you at the courthouse tomorrow.”

With that, she turned and walked away.

The moment she was out of the hospital, she called Judith Pierce.

”Hello, Chloe, what’s wrong?” Judith Pierce answered quickly, her tone gentle.

Chloe Reed closed her eyes. ”Mom, I’m not doing the deal anymore. I don’t care if he gets tangled up with Sunny Reed. I can’t stand it for another day. Tell him to meet me at the courthouse.”

Judith Pierce was stunned. She asked urgently, ”Chloe, don’t get worked up. What exactly happened?”

Chloe Reed clutched her phone tightly. ”I just don’t want to put up with it anymore. Mom, I can honestly say that during this entire marriage, I’ve never done anything to wrong him. I’ve been a good daughter to you and Dad, so I’ve been a decent daughter-in-law, right? All I want is a dignified divorce. Is that too much to ask?”

Judith Pierce was rendered speechless.

After a moment of silence, she said, ”Alright. I’ll call him.”

Chloe Reed’s nerves were stretched taut. ”Please get back to me as soon as you can.”

As soon as the words were out, she hung up.

’How could she endure it?’

’One moment he was all over her, and the next he was standing by Sunny Reed’s side.’

’He could turn his feelings on and off so easily, but did he ever once have any regard for her?’

Chloe Reed found it laughable.

She hailed a cab and went straight to the voice-acting studio.

She threw herself into her work, trying to numb her frayed nerves and the ache in her heart that made it hard to breathe.

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「The Hospital」

Charles Reed’s face was grim. ”This rebellious daughter... always threatening people with divorce. Does she really think everyone’s going to indulge her?”

Autumn Linton, however, looked at Walker Grant. ”Walker, dear, don’t stoop to Chloe’s level. She’s just being willful. You’ve been with her for so many years, you must know what her temper is like, right?”

Walker Grant stared in the direction of the door, a flicker of annoyance crossing his handsome, now-darkened features. ”I wasn’t finished speaking.”

Autumn Linton asked, ”What else is there? Please, go on.”

Walker Grant looked at Charles Reed, his tone growing colder. ”If an adopted daughter can receive three percent of Reed Group’s shares, then as your biological daughter, Chloe should get shares as well. It doesn’t have to be much—five percent will do. That way, the public won’t criticize your decision, and no one on the board will try to stir up trouble.”