Chapter 123 Successful Divorce
Just as the atmosphere reached its most tense point, Michael finally took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "Fine, fine, fine! Olivia, I admit it—I lost this round. I can agree to all your conditions, but on one condition: you must hand over all of tonight's videos to me!"
Olivia curved her lips into a faint smile. "Mr. Johnson, you're joking. If we're negotiating terms, naturally the 'payment' can only be delivered after everything is settled, right?
So, tomorrow morning at 8:30, at the courthouse—I hope you'll arrive on time!
Once we've got the divorce certificate, I'll hand over the videos to you!"
Michael was so angry his jaw clenched tight. Finally, he slammed the table and stormed off.
After he left, Evelyn still couldn't quite believe it.
"Did he just... give in?"
Olivia smiled. "How could he not? He can't bear to let Sophia suffer that kind of humiliation either."
Evelyn cursed, "What a pair of scumbags! Lock them up together!!! As for you... congratulations, Olivia! You're finally going to be free. This is wonderful!"
Olivia nodded, then pulled her up. "Come on, let's leave first."
She was afraid that staying longer might cause trouble and complicate things again.
Evelyn immediately nodded and they quickly left.
The two left smoothly, with no one daring to stop them.
...
At the seaside estate villa.
David came to report at just the right time. "Just got word from the resort—Dr. Garcia has left safely. She went there tonight to... catch them in the act.
That Mr. Johnson and his mistress were having a rendezvous there. Apparently, they were caught red-handed.
Dr. Garcia seems to have gotten evidence!"
Andrew raised an eyebrow.
No wonder she called for help late at night, sounding a bit urgent. He'd thought something serious had happened.
"Good, as long as she's okay."
...
The next morning at eight o'clock.
After breakfast, Olivia headed straight to the courthouse.
Michael didn't arrive until after 8:30, showing up late with a dark expression on his face.
As soon as he saw Olivia, he said coldly and sarcastically, "You really couldn't wait, could you?"
Olivia ignored him and simply turned to go inside to handle the registration.
During the process of signing the agreement, they didn't say much to each other.
When the divorce certificate was finally in her hands, her heart felt liberated.
From now on... she was free from the suffocating marriage. She could be free again, no longer subjected to the humiliation brought by the man beside her, or the contempt and belittlement from his family.
From this day forward, she would no longer live for people who weren't worth it!
Outside the courthouse, the sunlight seemed brilliant, the air felt fresh, and even breathing felt especially smooth.
Evelyn drove up just then, holding a bouquet of flowers, complaining, "Olivia, why didn't you wait for me? You just came by yourself?"
Olivia said, "I can handle this kind of thing on my own."
Evelyn ignored Michael's presence and said, "On such a wonderful day, we should celebrate!
Here, I bought you flowers. Congratulations on getting rid of that scumbag, returning to single life, throwing off that unhappy marriage—the world is yours now!"
Not feeling that was enough, she went all out, pulling out a party popper right in front of Michael!
Bang! It went off, especially loud.
Anyone who didn't know better would think Olivia was getting married today.
Michael could have killed someone. Through gritted teeth, he reminded her, "The video!"
Only then did Evelyn seem to notice his existence. She pulled out her phone and deleted the video. "Happy now?"
Michael said coldly, "There are backups!"
Evelyn rolled her eyes, logged into the cloud, and deleted all the backups.
When she was done, she asked, "Satisfied? Don't worry, that thing's useless anyway. I was worried it was taking up space on my phone...
Now that you're divorced, Mr. Johnson, you can play around freely. I wish you and your mistress a happy life!"
Michael's expression was sour, as if he didn't trust Evelyn.
Olivia saw through this and said calmly, "Don't worry, no matter what, you're still Bianca's father. Unlike you, I consider her feelings.
I don't want this kind of thing showing up online in the future to hurt her eyes."
Hearing this, Michael was silent for a few seconds, but finally believed her.
He knew how much Olivia cared about their daughter!
It was at this moment that Michael finally felt the reality of the divorce.
This woman he had never loved was really leaving so freely. But somehow, he didn't feel as relieved and happy as he'd expected.
His gaze was complicated as he looked at Olivia one last time before walking away.
After the man left, Olivia's nerves finally relaxed completely. Her legs felt weak and her body swayed involuntarily.
"What's wrong? Don't scare me."
Evelyn supported her worriedly.
Olivia shook her head. "It's nothing. I just didn't sleep all night, my heart in my throat. Now that I've finally resolved this major life event, it's all finally settled."
She had thought she might feel something, but in the end, she found she didn't.
It turned out that a man she had once loved so much could eventually become as bland as water, unable to stir even a ripple.
Evelyn hugged her and laughed. "First day back to being single—how about we celebrate tonight? I'll go have a drink with you?"
"Sure, we should celebrate!"
She had finally completely broken free from the Johnson family.
When leaving the courthouse, they even cleaned up the confetti from the party popper, then returned home in high spirits to tell her parents about it.
Victoria and Vaughn were both quite happy for her when they heard.
"Leaving a marriage that wore you down is a blessing. From now on, we wish you happiness and joy."
"In the future, if you're looking again, keep your eyes wide open. The right person is worth committing to for life. If they're not right, don't be foolish again. Our family can get by just fine with Bianca."
Olivia nodded. "I understand."
At noon, Olivia's parents happily cooked a whole table of delicious food themselves to celebrate Olivia's successful divorce.
In the evening, Olivia went out to meet Evelyn.
They went to a high-end lounge bar and booked a VIP booth to celebrate.
During this time, Olivia couldn't help thinking about the person who had tipped her off.
"Who do you think it was?"
Evelyn thought for a moment and shook her head. "I don't know, but it must be someone with serious connections!"
Olivia smiled.
She tried sending a thank-you message to that person, but there was no response.
After a few drinks, Evelyn's thoughts were already drifting, and she spoke without holding back. "Do you think... could it be Mr. Hamilton? He played a pretty big role in this whole thing too.
If it weren't for the card he arranged, we couldn't have even gotten into the resort, let alone successfully caught them and gotten divorced.
Olivia... I feel like ever since you met him, everything that's happened has been good.
Look, when Bianca got into his hands, her autism got better, and he even discovered her amazing artistic talent.
After you started interacting with him, he's helped you out several times... Maybe to him, it's just a small favor done in passing.
But for you, he's really been a huge help!
No, wait!
I should say—he's been a lucky star for you and Bianca!"