Love me or leave me (Rebecca and Theodore)
Chapter 271

It had been several years since the incident, but Connor still could not let it go. Whenever he saw Carly, he could not help but feel that she was dirty and disgusting. He thought he might live the rest of his life that way, but he never expected that Carly would sue and want to divorce him.

When he received the court notice, his mind went blank. Once he came to his senses, he thought Carly was crazy. 'She's really out of her mind! Does she really think that just because Isabella married a wealthy man, she can also rise to success? Now she wants to leave me and not be with me anymore?' he mused.

Connor laughed in anger. However, his smile did not last long as the court notice was real. Carly had indeed sued him.

Connor was educated, so he knew that his past actions of hitting Carly could be his biggest downfall. If she accused him of domestic violence, her chances of winning the divorce case were very high. After Carly filed for divorce, they might really end up divorced. After realizing it, Connor was panicked. He began frantically researching, and to his surprise, he found quite a lot of useful information. Despite the domestic violence, as long as he insisted on not divorcing, there were many cases where the court did not grant a divorce, especially in the first trial, which often focused on mediation.

But what Connor did not know was that Adrian was a top lawyer. Ordinary people might have panicked during the first trial and mistakenly thought they could not get a divorce, leading them to withdraw the case. But domestic violence was a serious issue, and if the case was not withdrawn and mediation was refused, the court would have granted the divorce.

Twenty days later, Carly and Connor's divorce case started in court.

Connor had prepared many statements, but they were useless against Adrian. Instead, the more Connor spoke, the more he revealed. Adrian uncovered Connor's true thoughts from various unexpected angles, laying them bare for the judge.

As Adrian listed each accusation for the judge, Connor felt his head buzzing. By the time the trial ended, he still could not understand how things had turned out this way.

When the judge announced the verdict and ordered his divorce from Carly, Connor was frozen. He could not believe it and was not willing to accept it.

"Divorce? That's impossible! Carly, don't even think about divorcing me. You'll never get a divorce from me in this lifetime!" Connor could no longer control his emotions and shouted. However, the court's ruling was final. His divorce from Carly was a done deal, and Connor could not change anything.

Connor's parents quickly rushed over, trying to grab Ronald. They did not care if Carly wanted a divorce, but the child was theirs, and they insisted on keeping him in the Zane family. Unfortunately, before they could reach Carly and Ronald, they were stopped by bodyguards arranged in advance by the Carter family.

Carly hurriedly bent down to pick up Ronald and rushed out. She walked quickly, fearing that the Zane family would catch up and take Ronald away from her.

"Carly, if you want to leave, go ahead. We don't need you. But Ronald is ours. You can't take him away. Leave the child here!" Connor's mother, Fiona Zane, was stopped by the bodyguards. Seeing Carly leaving with Ronald, she shouted anxiously.

Hearing their words, Carly quickened her pace even more. She would not leave Ronald to the Zane family. Ronald was her child, and she had raised him herself. Connor never cared about Ronald, and the Zane family did not deserve to keep him. Besides, the court had already ruled that Ronald was hers, and the Zane family had no right to take him.

After leaving the courthouse and returning to the Carter family's car, Carly's emotions finally broke down. Years of accumulated tears burst forth at that moment. Isabella quickly pulled Carly into her arms. She did not say anything but comforted Carly silently.

Seeing his mother cry, Ronald felt sad. He hugged Carly and began to cry as well. Isabella hurriedly stretched out her hand and held Ronald in her arms.

They soon arrived at the mansion. The car stopped, but no one disturbed them.

After a long time, Carly finally stopped crying. Isabella took out a tissue and carefully wiped Carly's tears. "Carly, don't be sad."

Carly nodded and hummed in response.

Ronald looked at his mother with concern. "Mommy, are you very sad?" he asked.

Carly looked down at Ronald. After moment, she squatted down so that her eyes were at his level. She looked into his eyes and could not help but ask, "Ronald, your father and are divorced. From now on, you might not have a complete family. Will you blame me?"

Ronald looked at Carly. He shook his head without any hesitation and said, "Don't worry, Mommy. I won't blame you. Daddy isn't a good father. I just want you to be happy. After Mommy divorces Daddy, you won't be hurt by him again. I'm happy for you, Mommy."

Carly listened to Ronald's words and felt a deep sadness. If she could, she would give him a complete family with a loving father and mother. But some things could not be changed by her alone. If Connor could not accept what had happened to her, then divorce was the only option. She did not want Ronald to grow up in a home filled with anger and violence.

"Carly, let's go inside," Isabella looked at Carly and said distressedly.

Hearing this, Carly nodded hurriedly. "Okay."

Carly held Ronald's hand and went together into the mansion.

After getting inside, Isabella turned around and looked at Carly. She said seriously, "Carly, divorce isn't

necessarily a bad thing. Look at

Becky. Her life is getting better

after

she divorced that jerk. As long as we stay strong, life will definitely get

better, and it will be better than

staying with a terrible man."

Hearing this, Carly forced a smile and nodded. "You're right."

Isabella noticed that Carly was in a bad mood, so she decided not to say more. She went to the couch and turned on the TV.