Chapter 1719
Everyone in front of her here was someone she loved more than anything in the world. If one day, they found out the truth, how would they react?
Would they hate her? Would they understand how hard it had been for her or would they despise her for not being honest?
Perhaps they would expose her out of anger.
If she came clean, she had no idea what they would think. However, she knew one thing for sure was that the smiles and warmth she saw before her right now would disappear.
More than anyone else, Victoria understood how much pain and suffering the truth could bring.
Her mind was extremely heavy. With every step, Victoria seemed to be walking on the edge of a knife, and her heart was bleeding. "I really don't want everyone I care about to go through the torture I did. The longer they stay in the dark, the longer they can be happy."
Immersed in her thoughts, listening to the chatter, Victoria's eyes were full of smiling faces. Even if there were tears, they could not hide the joy.noveldrama
Suddenly, she felt a light shove. Victoria snapped back into reality and instinctively turned to look at Trevor next to her.
Just then, Veronica asked, "Victoria, what's wrong? Why are you so absent- minded? Your mother-in-law is asking you a question!"
"Huh?"
Shaking her head, Victoria smiled dryly and quickly readjusted her thoughts. "I'm sorry, I... I am a little tired from rushing to the plane and the jet lag! Mom, what did you just say?"
"Victoria, where have you been these days? Did you guys... Did Trevor do something to you? Your mom and I are like sisters. We won't protect him if he's in the wrong. Just tell us. I won't listen to Trevor. Both of us are here now, so just tell us what happened. There's nothing we can solve!"
Endless warmth rose in Victoria's heart, and her heart was pounding more intensely. Her lips trembled several times as she struggled to speak. At this time, a gentle low voice came to her ear.
"Yes, go ahead! I want to know why you left so suddenly as well."
Trevor's voice was very light and soft, and even a little humble. However, Victoria looked into the bottom of his eyes and saw gloominess, indifference, and ruthlessness. It was a stark contrast to the concern the four elderly people had for her in the room. Two different strong forces burst out from the depths of her heart. Suddenly, a thought arose in her mind.
She recalled what Trevor had said to her, "I'm sure you don't need me to tell you how to act around the dinner table, right?"
She looked into his eyes again and was more and more certain of her guess. As her fingers pierced into her palm, she could only narrow her eyes.
"Dad, Mom, I'm sorry. I was too reckless! Trevor... He didn't do anything wrong. I think the work stress has gotten to me and I lost my mind briefly. I just needed to get away to have some space to myself. I'm sorry!"
The more she spoke, the softer her voice became. Victoria felt more guilty and nervous than ever. She didn't want to say that, but she had to do so because of Trevor's threat. She knew that Trevor was not joking, and at this time, his eyes seemed gentle, but he was staring at her with hostility.
"You are really a child. You can tell your family that you need some time off! How can you leave without saying a word and disappear off the grid? What if something happens? You're so childish! You've been spoiled by your father! Do you know how much we worry about you?"
Veronica stared at her daughter. Her expression was filled with sympathy and disappointment. She didn't want to call Veronica out in front of everyone.
Instead, she said, "It has been half a year since your disappearance! Fortunately, your in-laws are mature and reasonable people, or else we would have thought that there was something wrong with your relationship. This time, they came back to negotiate a divorce! Look at how serious things have gotten. We already asked Trevor to proceed with the filing. He's already submitted it. He came back specifically to handle this. By now, the divorce papers are already being processed. If it wasn't for the fact that Trevor informed us and came to pick us up, we would have no idea that you were back. You've caused so much trouble in our peaceful lives!"
As she scolded Victoria for her actions, Veronica was anxious and angry, and her face changed. "I don't even know what to say to you now. Look at..."
Deep down, even without considering the closeness between their two families, she still hoped that the marriage could continue. However, at this point, it was a little too late to turn back. As the parent of the person who had made a mistake, she did not dare to speak up and ask for anything. From her actions, her regret and anger were made clear.
At this time, Amanda looked at Veronica before looking over to Trevor with a burning gaze.
"It's not easy for two people to get together. For you two to get married, was fate. Although she is supposed to live with her husband, she has to leave her parents. The first few years of marriage always have a few bumps along the way."
The implication was that she hoped that they could be reconciled.
In her memory, her mother had never said such serious words to her since she was a child. How could she not know how her mother was feeling? She instantly understood why her mother appeared at the door of the court and why Trevor came up with those rumors as well as cut her parents off. He must have had something up his sleeves.
It was normal to feel wronged or upset at being criticized. She lowered her eyes and admitted her fault. At the same time, she felt a hint of joy welling up in her heart. "It's all my fault! It's all my fault! Since the divorce papers have already been filed..."
She decided to just make the best of the situation.
If she could use this situation to get a divorce, that would be amazing.
She was thinking about how to make the two families accept it. As soon as
Victoria looked up, she felt a stiff grip around her waist.
The next second, a soulful but
ice-cold voice sounded, "My feelings
towards Victoria have never
changed. Since she is back, I will cance the divorce proceedings!
Anyway, due to the asset allocation issue, the courts are unable to
accept the filing. It should be
reverted back in the next two days.
The marriage..."
Slowly turning his head, Trevor glanced at Victoria, slightly raised his eyebrows,
and said meaningfully, "Will continue!"
He enunciated the words unusually hard. Met with his intense gaze, Victoria's body stiffened. In a panic, her mouth gaped open. "I... I can forgo all the assets in the divorce..."
Unfortunately, her heart resisted and her voice came out as a murmur. Meanwhile, both sides of the family completely covered her voice.
"That's good!"
"That's great!"
The person next to her was who heard every word clearly. At this moment, Trevor had a smile on his lips, but his deep eyes were filled with a dangerous light.
"What did you say? I didn't hear it clearly. Say it again!"
Trevor's voice was gentle but everyone heard it. Almost at the same time, the room became silent. All the eyes turned toward her simultaneously.
Victoria felt like his grip was going to break her waist. Victoria could sense the warning and ferocity in his eyes.
A moment later, she had no choice but to answer tremblingly, "I said... that's great!"
After she said this, Victoria lowered her head guiltily. Her heart was a mess. The clear intuition in her heart was so strong that it could not be ignored.
She knew that if she misspoke now, she would suffer a very miserable death.
In the next second, a faint smile appeared on Trevor's lips. He said with a bright and harmless smile, "So, you won't leave me again? You'll stay by side obediently and not let our parents worry, right?"
Trevor raised his voice. In front of their parents, his meaning was self-evident.
Naturally, Victoria could only surrender to his will. "Yes!"
The two families cheered happily. Some even teared up from the joy. No one noticed that Victoria's voice was filled with tremors and sorrow. Trevor had been keeping his eyes and hands on her, one could imagine how she was feeling.
Soon, the family laughed and moved to the dinner table. It was as if they had returned to the past. Other than Victoria and Trevor, everyone else was in a good mood. The joy rose naturally from their hearts. During dinner, they had a few drinks.
Gary and Norman reminded the couple by saying. "Trevor, after you get married,
you need to pay more attention to your family! You've got a long life ahead of you. You two should try and live happily."
"Trevor, I'll leave Victoria to you in the future! If anything happens again, I hope you'll handle it well."
Trevor was putting on a very admirable performance as he helped serve food to Victoria.
"Dad, father-in-law, don't worry. I will take good care of Victoria and treat her just as well as before!"
Turning his eyes to the side, Trevor slowly put one hand between her legs and patted it gently. "In fact, I will be better!"
The words, which seemed to be affectionate, made Victoria's tensed body snap. Her heart skipped a beat. After several moments of calming herself down, she felt resistance arise in her heart.
No!
No!
This was not what she wanted!
She needed to get out of this marriage. She wanted to break off the unity between
their three families.
As soon as she moved her eyebrows, Trevor saw through her complicated
emotions.
He interjected and said, "By the way, father-in-law, I've dealt with the companies, you asked me to take
care of last time. They've arranged two international competitions for free. The others are contributing as sponsors for now. In addition, my company is taking on several sports-related productions lately. I plan to set the filming locations overseas. It would be the perfect chance to do marketing. In the future, we can slowly bring our focus
back to the local markets again. The ice hockey and baseball scene here
is still considered pretty small. Howecan expand it, we'll definitely be able to come out on top of other countries. Through combining entertainment and sports, we will be
able to help each other out and speed up both our companies' growth. I estimate that our profits
will at least triple this season. What do you think?"
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