A Divorce Make Me Rich

Anthony gave him a glare. “Go back home.”

*

Three days later, the divorce case between Anthony and Mavis was finally going to court. Raymond intentionally waited until the last minute to inform Anthony, leaving him no time for any tricks.

The news of their divorce quickly spread through major media outlets, with many people eagerly anticipating the day of the trial.

But Anthony remained calm and even went to chat with Chad at NIB.

Chad said, “This whole thing has caused quite a stir. Everyone knows about it. Either you two get divorced or one of you has to give in. Otherwise it will be hard for the media to let this go.”

Anthony sipped his tea calmly as Chad continued analyzing, “The head of Callahan Group and his wife are having marital problems and publicly getting divorced. The stock market is likely going to be unstable for two days after this news breaks out. Once they agree on a forced divorce ruling in court, you’ll have lost everything without gaining anything back. And yet here you are drinking tea with me.”

Anthony pursed his lips as he tasted the tea’s aroma before saying nonchalantly, “This tea is good.”

Chad was speechless at how composed Anthony was despite everything that was happening around him. “This situation just won’t end! I’m worried sick about it but how can you stay so calm?”

“What can I do if I can’t stay calm? It won’t change anything,” replied Anthony.

“Have you tried doing something? How do you know if you don’t try? Don’t forget that you have a son together. Once your divorce is finalized, there will be issues regarding custody rights too! Do things really need to get so bad between both of you? Alistair will soon start elementary school. Your personal affairs could affect him,” urged Chad.

Anthony didn’t say anything more as Chad continued persuading him, “If all else fails, then why not just find a washboard and throw it on the ground before kneeling down gracefully. There’s no way that could go wrong! In fact…” He paused briefly before clapping his hands together decisively, “It’s actually perfect, except… well… maybe slightly embarrassing.”

Throughout their conversation from beginning till end, Anthony had never participated in any discussion as though he were an outsider looking in.

…

Soon enough, it was time for court.

Reporters swarmed outside while Mavis arrived early with Raymond and Moore.

A bunch of reporters surrounded them immediately asking all sorts of questions, afraid they might miss out on this juicy piece of gossip.

Raymond and Moore acted like her bodyguards shielding her from all those pesky reporters who kept pushing forward.

Raymond said firmly, “My sister cannot answer specific questions right now but please rest assured that there will definitely be results after today’s hearing. Someone must take responsibility for his past mistakes.”

The implication of these words was quite obvious, and the reporters were all skilled at reading between the lines, so there was no way they couldn’t understand.

Within minutes, search terms like “Callahan Group CEO involved in marital misconduct” and “Anthony’s infidelity” had all surged to the top of trending topics.

Everyone outside the courthouse anxiously awaited Anthony’s appearance as the trial drew near.

As they waited, Moore nervously asked Mavis, “Last time at the civil affairs bureau he never showed up. He wouldn’t pull something like that again, would he?”

Mavis sat calmly in the courthouse lobby and replied surprisingly coolly, “It wouldn’t be interesting if he used the same trick twice. His personality isn’t like that.”

Just as she finished speaking, a commotion could be heard from outside.

“It’s Mr. Callahan’s luxury car! Mr. Callahan is here!”

The journalists outside became chaotic and swarmed towards entrance but were blocked by security guards.

Only Anthony, Kane and Chad came inside in front of everyone else. When Anthony entered with steady steps without any pretense or showmanship, Mavis said coldly, “There are only five minutes until court begins. Since we’re all here, let’s go together.”

“Wait a minute,” Kane spoke for Anthony, “Mr. Callahan has something to say to you.”

Mavis sat back down on her waiting chair, “Speak then.”

All the media were blocked outside the door by the Callahan family’s bodyguards and court security. The door was shut, and even the surveillance cameras were turned off. The entire hall was occupied only by a few familiar faces, and they were all well-acquainted with each other. They could do something absurd without worrying about making a scene.

Facing Mavis’ confusion along with others’, Chad gave Kane a signal with his eyes, “What are you waiting for? Take out your weapon!”

“Oh oh!” Kane reacted slowly but finally took out his long-hidden white foot massage mat from behind him before throwing it towards Mavis’ direction.

With a snap sound, it landed directly on floor tiles right in front of her feet.

Mavis was taken aback and instinctively pulled back her feet. In the next moment, she saw Anthony take a few steps forward and without any hesitation, he knelt down on the foot massage mat.

His tall figure over six feet suddenly bent halfway down yet still maintained an imposing presence despite being physically compromised.

Anthony looked coldly composed without showing any awkwardness or stage fright. His demeanor remained unbroken even though everyone around him felt uneasy.

As long as he was not embarrassed, then those who felt embarrassed will be others instead.

Mavis, Raymond and Moore were extremely confused at the same time.

The usually proud and arrogant Anthony actually softened publicly – especially given this type of occasion within the courtroom hall?

Kane covered his eyes unable to watch anymore yet couldn’t resist peeking through fingers occasionally either way.

Chad stifled a laugh, and it was so hard to hold back. He had known Anthony for years, and now he was kneeling in front of them! This epic moment was worth recording. Chad quietly took out his phone and opened the camera, snapping a side profile shot. It was a good one too.

This kind of thing couldn’t be kept to himself alone. Chad couldn’t resist sharing the successful snapshot with Lyra, Malcolm, and Keira in their group chat. The chat exploded with crazy discussions between Lyra and Keira.

Anthony had no idea that his actions had caused such an uproar among all his loved ones in their group chats. His spine straightened as he knelt there silently. Although he didn’t say anything, his attitude of admitting fault was extremely dignified.

Mavis was dumbfounded.

She couldn’t believe what she saw even after several minutes passed by. The man who knelt before her like this turned out to be Anthony! It was impossible not to feel her heart tremble at this moment. This man used to have so many bad ideas and refused to give up on anything easily, but now he kneeled before her without saying a word?

She rubbed her eyes several times just to make sure that what she saw was real.

In the dead silence that followed, Chad cleared his throat twice as a reminder, “Don’t keep your mouth shut like you’re glued together. Speak up.”

Anthony pursed his lips while staring at Mavis with those exquisite deep blue eyes without blinking once, “I pretended I’m lame because I wanted you stay with me instead of oppressing or enslaving you. I apologize for all my previous mistakes.”

When it came down to talking about past hurts, Mavis’ eyebrows furrowed tightly together, “What do you want?”

Anthony’s face looked handsome even though he kneeled down like this. It looked like an oil painting come alive. “I will fulfill any request from you if there is any demand from your side, but don’t leave me again nor mention divorce.”

“Don’t leave?” Mavis felt chills running through her body when she heard these words coming from him despite being suggested by someone else. Anthony still remained arrogant as ever accustomed giving orders.NôvelDrama.Org copyrighted © content.

“You look pleasing when humbled, but speaking makes people sick of listening,” she said coldly. “Why can’t we live our lives normally? Why should everyone worship or flatter around you? The world doesn’t revolve around just one person.”

Anthony realized that he misspoke, “That’s not what I meant… I’m not forcing anything upon anyone.”

“What did you mean then?”

He lowered his eyelids, rarely showing submission, “It’s just…a request.”