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Reporters from everyer of the bcity /bmade an appearance at Brindley Court

There were so many people there that the court’s entrance was one person away from absolute chaos. The cameras” shing lights were aimed straight at a ck Limousine bas /bthe reporters eagerly awaited their chance to take a picture of bJulian/b.

They knew that the picture of Julian walking out of his car would definitely be the trending topic for the day.

Esther, who was also in the ck limousine, tumed to look at Julian. *Mr. Ziegler, should we get security? The reporters are broadcasting this live. I’m afraid it’ll affect your reputation

Julian straightened his s

sult and bsaid /bdispassionately, “It’s fine.”

The bchauffeur /bopened the car door for him, palsam buttoned his cor and left the car, striding toward the court. The cameras” shing lights promptly bombarded his vision

“Mr. Zieglerb, /bare you going to sign the divorce papers?

“Rumors have it bthat /byou and Mrs. Ziegler have been living separately. Is this trueb?/b”

“bwill /byou remarry after your divorce?”

Julian ignored all the chatter band /bdidn’t bother answering ba /bbsingle /bquestion.

He walked into Courtroom b2/bb, /bbwhere /bevery single seat was upiedb. /b

Nearly everyone from the Ziegler family was there. His grandfather, Dominic, and his parents, Liam and Karenb, /bwere there. Tyler and Karen bhad /balsoe to witness the asion. After Dexter was sentenced to prison. Tyler and Karen couldn’t wait to dick Willow out of the Ziegler family.

willow’s friends and family had also amived–Jettrey, Natalie, Heather, and even Willow’s grandmother.

Julian soon found Willow in the midst of the crowd.

Willow had wom a ck dress for bthe /bbasion/b. She didn’t bother wearing any expensive essories. All she had on her bperson /bwas an horis brand brooch. There .adetermined look bon /bher face.

Julian didn’t say ba /bbword /bbas /bhe looked at her gently and lovingly.

Hiswyer, Zachary, whispered into his ear, “The court won’t grant the divorce as long as you insist that your rtionship is on the mend. Mrs. Ziegler will have to file another case if she still wants to proceed with the divorce. When that happens, you can request that the judge make ba /bdecision them.”

Zachary gave Juliana script and told him to put his emotions into the words there. Once he bdid /bit, Zachary was confident that the divorce wouldn’t happen.

Everyone in the courtroom assumed that Julian didn’t want the divorce. Therefore, he would do everything in his power to drag this out until Willow gave up.

However, Julian set the script aside

Then, he looked straight into Willow’s eyes and said softly, “I agree to the divorce.”

fevents, julian had actually agreed to the divorce.

The crowd erupted upon hearing bthose /bwords, utterly shocked by the ram of e

Willow was also caught off guard.

Julian’s eyes were gentle as he continued to look at her, repeating, “I agree to the divorce. If I could tum back time, I would have never risked it. Willow, I’m willing to agree to the divorce as long as it’ll make you happy. As for the division of our assets.

“Aside from the 10% shares in Neb Group, I’m willing to transfer all of the assets under my name to my wife, Willow. I only want Grandview Manor and some of the shirts there. After all, you brought those for me, Willow.”

Julian had dered his with to the world lovingly

Dominic, who was sitting in one of the seats, tumed to his youngest son, Lam. “When did he be so dramatic? I don’t remember him confessing his love in such a fashion bwhen /bhe got married. Aren’t they getting divorce? Liam, they are divorcing eachother, right?”

Liam answered seriously, “Dad, Julian is getting a divorce.

Dominic stroked his case with a witharred finger before saying expressionlessly, “Then, he must have taken some acting sses when he was abroad. It has been a very convincing performance so far.”

Liam cleared has throat, unsure as to how he should respond

Mnie was both shocked and pleased as she thought to herself, “Julian has finally seen the lightl

The court session ended with both parties agreeing to sign the divorce bpapers/b.

b-25 /bbBonus /b

bPerhaps /bthings had been far too smooth sailing as Willow found herself hesitating when it was her tum bto /bsign

Jun gazed at her deeply bas /bhe asked gently, “Could you not bear to part from me?

“You bthink /bbtoo /bhighly of yourself,” she answered. Then, she lowered her head and pressed the penib on the paper. Her fingers kept shalding, and the sted peni refused to cooperate with her.

Julian’s eyes never left her. It was as if he were trying to etch her face into memory. He could see a hint of moisture in the corner of her eyes and asked her out of th blue. “You still love me, don’t you?”

The court staff felt very awkward to be there.

Still, they had to admit that those embarrassing words sounded oddly sexy when they came from Neb Group’s CEO

However, if those words came out of the lips of other men… Saying that it was cringey would be the understatement of the century.

Willow finally signed the papers and slid them over to Julian. Her voice was cold as she answered, “julian, 1 told you. You think too highly of yourself.”

Julian looked at her deeply before btaking /bthe papers and signing his name on them.

“Jolian Ziegler,”

“Willow Harperb./b”

After signing it, Julian stared at the names on the paper for ba /blong, long time.

This was thest time their names would ever be written on the same plece of paper together. They would no longer be husband and wife from now on. Now, they would merely be bfamiliar /bstrangers living their separate lives.

Julian closed the fileb, /bblooked /bat Willowb, /bband /bsaid softly, “willow, you’re free now.

Willow’s lips trembledb, /bbut she didn’t say anything else. Instead, she left night after that.

Julian remained standing as he watched Willow leave him behind. The camera caught the expression on his face in high definition. He looked handsome but also wholly dejected.

That picture of his expression went viral bthat /bvery evening. Every bsingle /bwoman from the city felt their heart ache at the sight,

“Julian looks like he’s one push away from breaking apart.”

“Someone just bgive/b) Juliana Willow. It’s not as if he’s asking for the impossible.”

“bGod/bb, /ball I want for the New Year is for Willow and julian to get back together. Amen.

Meanwhile, a woman set her phone aside as she stood at one bof /bGrandsburg Hospital’s terraces. She was looking toward the east. That woman was none other bthan /bAlicia Burkr.

Julian rarely called her after Catherine messed things up. Sometimes, he wouldn’t even answer her calls. Today was one of those days. She had called him at bleast /bthree times, but he didn’t answer a single one.

bDid /bhe not have the time to answer them, or did he not want to answer them?

It had been two months, and he hadn’t visited her in Grandsburg even once.

Had he fallen for Willow?

Why did he say those things in court? Why did he wear such a gentle expression when he looked at Willow them?

That same tenderness had been hers in the past.

Alicia thought to herself, “Julian, what about the affection we shared in the past?”

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