Guilt instantly flooded Alex as he held Tracy in his arms. "Alright, I'll head back now."
Then he left.
As soon as Alex walked out, Tracy's face darkened. Wasting no time, she dialed Giselle's number.
Giselle had just finished her medical examinations when her phone rang.
"Alex is going back right now," Tracy’s voice was dripping with arrogance. "Tell me, do you really think he’ll still marry you? Giselle, even if you two go through with the wedding, I will never leave him. He will always take care of me. After all, you nearly caused me to lose my baby. Do you honestly believe he’ll forgive you?"
Giselle listened to Tracy's smug voice. This woman was really an expert on twisting the wrong onto the right.
"Tracy, the wedding is canceled," Giselle replied calmly. "I’ll be divorcing Alex. If you have the ability to hold on to him, then make sure he signs the divorce papers. Got it?"
Without waiting for a response, she hung up.
Doctor Sutherland said, "Giselle. Your test results show signs of cancer cell metastasis. Right now, the most important thing is for you to rest and regain your strength so you can undergo surgery and chemotherapy as soon as possible."
Giselle let out a weak, bitter smile. Yes, the most important thing now was staying alive.
"Thank you, Doctor Sutherland," she thanked him.
As she was being wheeled back to her hospital room, her phone was flooded with missed calls from Alex. She finally returned his call.
She heard Alex's cold and full of rage ask, "Where are you?"
Giselle's tone remained indifferent. "I’ve already signed the divorce papers at the lawyer's office. My lawyer will contact you. Let’s not see each other again."
Alex’s fury exploded. "Giselle, are you serious? Did you do all of this just because I spent a few days with Tracy? The wedding isn’t even delayed! Everything is going as planned. Stop throwing a tantrum. Everyone will be attending tomorrow's wedding, so don’t make me angry."
When Giselle heard this, she smiled, "Alex, let’s just get a divorce. There’s no point in dragging this out."
As she spoke, blood trickled from the corner of her lips. Silent tears streamed down her face.
She had never imagined that she and Alex would reach this point. The man who once loved her more than anything, the one who used to hold her close and say with unwavering tenderness, "Giselle, if you're upset, take it out on me. Don't keep everything bottled up, okay?"
She had always smiled in his embrace. That man had changed.
When she stared at her phone, she realized that only twelve hours remained until their supposed wedding. She had neither the strength nor the desire to show up.
Alex kept calling her, but Giselle didn’t answer his call again. Instead, he received a call from her lawyer.
"Hello, Mr. Shaw. This is Miss Diaz’s attorney. She has already signed the divorce agreement. Where would you like me to meet you to finalize it?"
Alex's expression turned icy. His voice was sharp as a blade. "You may come to the Shaw Corporation.
If Giselle wanted to play games, he would see just how far she was willing to go.
An hour later, the lawyer arrived at Shaw Corporation and placed the signed divorce agreement that Giselle had signed before him.
Alex glanced at me, and his lips curled into a cold smile. "Does she want half of the marital assets? Everything she owns came from me. I disagree. If she wants a divorce, she leaves with nothing. She can't take a single penny even the money I gave her before and after the marriage. She’ll walk away empty-handed."
The lawyer relayed Alex’s response to Giselle over the phone.
When she heard that she had to return everything that he had given him before and during marriage, and he wanted her to leave penniless, her heart sank.
Her eyes turned dimmed. She had planned to use that money to save her own life. She said calmly. I understand. Please draft a new agreement. Have him sign it immediately."
"Miss Diaz," the lawyer hesitated. "If you agree to this, you will be left with nothing. Are you sure it’s worth it?"
The lawyer tried to persuade her, but Giselle had already made up her mind.
As she lay in the hospital, Giselle's mind was flooded with memories of the past ten years. She and Alex went from being in love to Alex cheating with Tracy. These ten years had passed in the blink of an eye.
Loving someone with her entire being had ultimately led to them becoming strangers who couldn’t stand each other.
“I agree.”
