My Dreamy Old Husband

Chapter 1363

Lucy took over the follow-up matters involving the Yard twins. Sure enough, it was just as Sophia had expected—they were released from custody. In the end, Bethany, Tawny, and the employees of the hotel were charged with the crime of intentionally causing harm to others. Bethany was deemed the mastermind behind the incident while Tawny and the employees of the hotel were accomplices. Consequently, Bethany was given a suspended death sentence, and the rest were sentenced to prison.

Meanwhile, the Yard twins were treated as foreigners since they were not naturalized. Not only were they backed by a powerful force, but their lawyers were also very good at their jobs. In the end, both of them were diagnosed with severe mental illnesses. They were deported and extradited back to their home country. Their case would be heard in their home country.

Ronney City was their territory. As they were diagnosed as mentally ill, the death penalty was quickly rescinded. It was equivalent to letting everything go back to how it was before—nothing happened to them whatsoever. The Fletcher Family could only watch as they escaped without a scratch because the other party was too powerful. It wasn’t a simple murder case. Rather, it was a power struggle between two families. It was clear that the authorities did not want the situation to escalate further. Besides, the Yard Family lost many people. Hence, they decided to let this incident slide. This text is © NôvelDrama/.Org.

When Maddie heard the news, she was so furious that she cried all night. At present, Christine was still lying in the nursing home. Although her life was no longer in danger, she had a long road ahead of her before she could fully recover. Even so, the real culprit behind the incident was at large! “No! We can’t let those two b*stards get away with this!”

Joel seemed to have known that things would turn out in this manner. Accepting the fact that the Yard twins were beyond the reach of the law, he sought compensation of 100 million for Christine’s follow-up treatment and rehabilitation costs. Lucy came over to settle the matter and added a detached villa in Bayside City on top of the 100 million.

Later, Christine learned that even the Fletcher Family could do nothing to the other party. Moreover, she might end up in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. Thus, she couldn’t help feeling that she was a burden on everybody. The Fletcher Family had already spent millions on her, and she did not want to drag them down anymore. Therefore, she reluctantly accepted the compensation from the other party.

Finally, the focus of the public was turned toward the headline news of ‘Popular A-List Female Celebrity Receive a Suspended Death Sentence for Murder’.

With that, the matter came to an end. Afterward, the Ronney Group’s Cethosian branch announced that it was completely pulling out of the Cethosian market. It sold all its assets and withdrew from Bayside City. The Fletcher Family was humiliated, and the Yard Family completely withdrew from Cethos. All in all, Lucy handled this matter beautifully. She received Jordan’s trust and simultaneously drove the Yard Family out of Cethos. She could be said to be the biggest winner among them.

Stanley no longer needed to come and visit Christine every day. Even so, he dropped by after work every single day to visit her and eat dinner with her, diligently trying to adapt to his status as her husband. The Fletcher Family was starting to prepare for the wedding. Meanwhile, he found a new house and prepared to renovate it into their marital home.

Since he decided to get married, he had to be a responsible husband. However, he was not happy. He was not the slightest bit happy; he felt burdened instead. It felt like a huge rock was weighing down on his heart and crushing him.

Ever since Sean moved out, he felt as if something was wrong. Even when he saw Sean at the company, he felt as if there was an invisible river flowing between them, drawing a line between them and blocking them from each other. Even when they brought Maisie out to play together during the weekends, it was no longer like how it was before. Nonetheless, he understood that some things were utterly different now, and it would never be the same again.

“Stan!” Christine called out to Stanley suddenly. Only then did Stanley come back to his senses and realize that he had been sitting by her bedside blankly.

“Hmm? What’s the matter?” he hurriedly asked.

She seemed to be in good condition. Her complexion was starting to become ruddy again, Unfortunately, she was still unable to walk. It was still unknown whether she could ever recover her mobility. Biting on her lower lip, she seemed to make up her mind about something important. She said, “Let’s get divorced!”

“Huh?” He was shocked, widening his eyes to stare at her. He had not expected her to bring up divorce.

She embarrassedly said, “You only married me so that the Fletcher Family could intervene and rescue me during that incident. I am aware of that. So, now that things have settled and I received the compensation… it’s time for us to get divorced! Besides… there’s somebody else that I love…”

After a brief period of surprise, he felt a wave of relief and happiness wash over him. He hurriedly said, “Sure, no problem! We’ll go through with the procedures once you’re all better. Gosh; why didn’t you say so earlier? Look at me; I nearly caused trouble for you!”

She seemed to be very anxious. “Let’s do it tomorrow then. The person I love has been wanting to visit me, but I’m scared he might learn that I’m married if he came. So…”

He was anxious too. “Why didn’t you say so earlier? I will make an appointment immediately!”

Afterward, he rushed to make an appointment for their divorce, feeling happier than he was when celebrating New Year’s.

The next day, Maddie pushed Christine in her wheelchair as they went with Stanley to go through the divorce procedures. The divorce went very smoothly as there were no property disputes. Thus, they received their divorce certificate very quickly. As Stanley had been Christine’s husband for a short period, He wanted to give her alimony or something as compensation. However, Christine wanted nothing. Finally, he decided to pull some strings and resolved her contract with her previous agency that required her to sell her body. Then, he helped her sign a contract with Imperial Entertainment. That company was more suitable for her as they trained their employees.

After receiving the certificate, she breathed a sigh of relief. She seemed very happy as she turned to him and said, “Thank you, Stan. You don’t need to worry about me anymore. I’m a multi-millionaire now. I even own a villa! I will surely recover well. Once I’m fully recovered, let’s play games together again!”

Holding the divorce certificate, he seemed as eager as a husky that escaped from its leash. “Sure. The next time something happens again, you have to call me. I promise I will never hang up on you again!”

Stanley briskly walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau with a light heart after separating from Christine. Breathing in the smog-filled air outside, it even tasted sweet to him. The heavy weight pressing down on his heart was gone as he hurriedly made a phone call to Sean. “Hey! What are you doing? Come on; why are you working? Come out and play. Let me tell you; I’m divorced! Come and drink with me to celebrate! Tsk. Christine has somebody she loves. I can’t hold her back now, can I? Don’t worry; I’m not that kind of person. We divorced amicably. She doesn’t have feelings for me and asked for the divorce herself. I even got her a brand-new contract! I’ll come and pick you up at the company—”

Christine watched as Stanley walked away happily, then she turned her gaze to the thin and green divorce certificate in her hands. At the same time, her tears fell silently. The person I love is none other than Stanley! When they got married, the Fletcher Family tacitly accepted that they got married out of love. In the future, she would be part of the Fletcher Family; she was Stanley’s wife. She even met his parents and his brother! I love the Fletchers, and I love Stanley even more…