Chapter 226 The Scheming Woman
Hubert just thought about it and did not take any action. His pride didn't allow him to do such a sneaky thing.
Therefore, he fell asleep in a daze while tossing and turning.
In an apartment at the same time.
Patrick took a pack of cigarettes from the bedside table, pull out a cigarette, and was about to light it when the woman beside him reached over and said, "Give me one, too."
Patrick handed the cigarette to Isabelle and lit it for her.
"Just smoke one cigarette occasionally."
Patrick was not a heavy smoker. He only smoked when he talked business with his clients. Usually, he wouldn't smoke unless he had something on his mind.
Leila didn't like a man who always smoked because his mouth was too smelly.
Isabelle smoked, but she pretended to be a real lady at ordinary times, so she never smoked in front of Patrick. Now she and Patrick had had sex with each other, and Patrick was going to divorce Leila for her.
Therefore, she felt that there was no need to conceal it anymore, and Patrick would find it out when they lived together.
After she had smoked half a cigarette, she leaned against Patrick and asked him softly, "Do you have something on your mind?"
"No."
Isabelle smiled and caressed his chest with her soft hands. "Can't you bear to divorce that old and fat woman?"
"How could it be? I'm thinking about how to write the divorce agreement. I told my parents that I would give Leila two hundred thousand dollars, but my parents thought it was too much. When my elder sister knew it, she scolded me for doing something beyond my means to be impressive. She said that Leila didn't make a penny after she married me, so I couldn't give Leila so much money."
"But Leila and I used to be husband and wife, and I cheated on her, so I don't want to turn nasty. I want to give her two hundred thousand dollars so that she won't quarrel with me. If she exposes our relationship, our reputation will be ruined."
Isabelle put out her cigarette and said, "Your parents and elder sister are your family members. They are the people who really think for you. Consider their suggestions."
The next moment, she said like a spoiled child, "Patrick, since we've had sex, can I terminate the lease contract of the apartment and move to your house?"
Patrick kissed her and said comfortingly, "You can't do this now. We'll live together after Leila and I complete the divorce procedure."
He promised her. "Don't worry. I won't give my house to Leila. I will keep my house and car, and I will just share some of the savings with her. Isabelle, I promise you that we will live a comfortable life in the future and I'll give you a grand wedding."
Isabelle was relieved. "My parents always ask me when we will get married, saying that you are so excellent that many women will cast greedy eyes on you."
She didn't dare to let her parents, elder brother, and elder sister-in-law know that she was actually a home-wrecker. She lied to her parents that Patrick was unmarried.
Patrick was only thirty years old and had a successful career, so her parents firmly believed that Patrick was unmarried. They often boasted that Isabelle had a capable boyfriend in front of their relatives and friends.
"After I divorce, we will immediately get the marriage certificate and hold a grand wedding."
Isabelle kissed his face and said softly, "It's up to you."
After kissing Isabelle for a while, Patrick got out of bed and went to draft the divorce agreement.
After finishing it, he showed it to Isabelle.
The agreement was advantageous to Patrick, so Isabelle was quite satisfied with it. What she was most dissatisfied with was that Patrick wanted to raise Andy.
Isabelle hoped that Patrick would give up custody of Andy and let Leila take away Andy, or she would be unhappy to live with Andy.
Who was willing to raise and take care of a stepchild?
She and Patrick were young, and they would have a child after they got married. She would hate Andy more if she had her own child.
Isabelle was annoyed, but she didn't show it. After all, she hadn't become Patrick's legal wife yet, so she couldn't interfere, lest Patrick would dislike her and his parents would complain about her.
Andy was only over two years old. He was childish and couldn't take care of himself. She had a lot of opportunities to torture Andy when they lived together, so she was in no hurry to do it.
"No problem."
Isabelle handed the divorce agreement back to Patrick. "I will print two copies of the agreement for you. Ask Leila to sign them tomorrow, and each of you will have one copy. You should hurry to the Civil Affairs Bureau to go through the divorce procedures on Monday."
Patrick smiled and said, "I'm more impatient than you."
"I'm not impatient."
Isabelle smiled and helped Patrick print the divorce agreement.
This night, they dreamed about their happy life after marriage.
One night passed.
The next day, Teresa woke up and saw Hubert's note on the dresser. She quickly picked up her mobile phone and called Gwendolyn.
"Tess, I haven't woken up yet."
Gwendolyn didn't open her eyes and yawned when she spoke. "I went to bed very late last night."
Teresa smiled and said, "I knew that you were still sleeping and you wouldn't check my message, so I called you. Hubert left a note for me. His colleague will wait for you at Violet Cafe at ten o'clock this morning, and he will have a red rose in his hand."
"If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that I should go on a blind date today."
Gwendolyn opened her eyes and sat up. "Violet Cafe again? Alright, I see. I won't be late."
But she might leave early.
"Then set the alarm clock and sleep for a while. I won't bother you."
"Tess, won't you go with me?"
Every time Gwendolyn went on a blind date, she asked Teresa to accompany her.
Teresa's light tone became serious as she said, "My sister is going to talk about her divorce with Patrick today. I'm her only family member, so I have to go there."
"That's right. You have to support Leila, and don't let the Cerones bully her. Your hateful brother-in-law went to our shop yesterday evening. He said that Andy's grandparents missed Andy and he wanted to take away Andy."
"I didn't bother to pay attention to him. He didn't see Andy in the shop, and I didn't talk to him, so he left angrily. I told Leila about it because you were on vacation."
Teresa sneered, "Do they miss Andy? If they really miss Andy, they wouldn't want Andy to get sick. I think he wants to take away Andy so that he can coerce my sister into making concessions or even divorcing him without asking for anything."
Patrick cheated on Leila and was caught by Leila. He was the guilty party.
Once they filed a suit, Patrick should give more property to Leila when dividing the property.
The Cerones were so stingy that they could not bear to give money to Leila. They wanted to use Andy to coerce Leila into making concessions.
Teresa hated such people most. They didn't care about Andy at ordinary times. When Patrick was about to divorce Leila, they fought for custody of Andy as if they would die if they lost Andy. In fact, they used Andy as a bargaining chip.
If they really got custody of Andy, they would immediately send away Andy and treat Andy indifferently.
"Tess, will Andy be in danger? Why don't you discuss it with Leila and then send Andy to a safe place to live for two days? It should be somewhere the Cerones can't find and don't dare to go, lest they will use Andy to threaten Leila."