I Slept with My Boss and Ran Away

When people are angry, they can do anything.

The next day, Stella arrived at the courthouse first. She had thought Julian wouldn’t dare to come. If he didn’t show up, she would forgive him and let it go. But when she saw Julian arriving, her anger flared up again.

Was he really in such a hurry to divorce her? He was fickle, and she wouldn’t force it. If he wanted a divorce, so be it. Stella glared at Julian and walked into the courthouse. Julian wanted to say something but didn’t get the chance. In truth, he didn’t want the divorce either. Seeing Stella go in, he followed suit, unwilling to back down.

They had been married for over thirty years. Usually, Julian would bow his head in arguments, but this time he didn’t, for the sake of his dignity and his innocence. His refusal to back down only made Stella angrier. In their heated state, they impulsively went through with the divorce.

There were no shared assets between them; the entire Sterling family was managed by Terrence, who was the one making money. The divorce was simple, without even needing a property division agreement. Even after the divorce, they were still Terrence’s parents, and he provided them with monthly support.

Soon after, their divorce certificate was issued by the court. Stella walked out without looking back but started crying as soon as she got to her car. She cried and cursed at the same time, “Julian is such a bastard, heartless enough to actually divorce me.”Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

Julian came out just in time to see Stella’s car leaving. He sighed deeply and returned home dejectedly, sitting alone in the yard with no energy.

In just a few days’ time, he never imagined that he would end up divorcing Stella in this lifetime.

“Julian, what are you doing sitting here?” Reginald asked as he returned from outside. “You look so downcast; what’s wrong?”

Julian couldn’t muster any energy and said, “Stella divorced me. She’s hysterical and wouldn’t listen to my explanation; she insisted on the divorce. Now it’s done.”

“You divorced her?” Reginald was somewhat surprised but also secretly pleased and sneering inside. He knew they were having marital issues but didn’t expect it to happen so quickly. Decades of marriage couldn’t withstand the test?

Julian took out the divorce certificate and said, “Look, we just got divorced this morning; it’s still fresh. I acted impulsively and argued with her.”

Julian ruffled his hair in frustration.

Seeing Julian’s frustration made Reginald satisfied.

At that moment, Grandma Sterling came downstairs with her cane. Seeing the two brothers in the yard, she walked over and asked, “Julian, Stella has been home for days now; aren’t you going to bring her back? Couples don’t hold grudges; go get her.”

Reginald said, “Mom, Julian and Stella are divorced.”

Hearing about the divorce, Grandma Sterling couldn’t believe it. She walked quickly over to Julian with her cane and saw the divorce certificate on the table. She picked it up and saw that it was indeed recent.

Grandma Sterling angrily raised her cane and hit Julian on the back: “Are you out of your mind? How dare you divorce Stella? At your age? You’ve broken up a good family.”

Julian was a filial son; although not very capable, he never talked back to Grandma Sterling. Even when hit, he didn’t make a sound and said, “Mom, we’re divorced now. Stella won’t reconcile with me; I must have been possessed to sleep with Aubrey.”

Reginald said, “Julian, it’s my fault too. If I hadn’t asked you to help out, you wouldn’t have gone out.”

Julian still hadn’t figured it out and said, “Reginald, what does this have to do with you? It’s all my fault that things turned out this way. I really wanted to introduce Aubrey to you; believe me when I say I’m not that kind of person.”

“Julian, I believe you,” Reginald played the good guy at this moment.

Grandma Sterling angrily said, “Julian, you’re really confused; go find Stella and apologize.”

Julian sat still: “Mom, I’m not going.”

“Do you want to drive me to my grave?”

As Grandma Sterling raised her cane again to hit him, Reginald quickly intervened: “Mom, don’t blame Julian anymore; calm down. I’ll help you inside to rest.”