Chapter 131

Dexter, Sebastian, and Candice were all asleep.

It was time to get down to business.

In Mysonna, after Christopher appeared, Kimberly knew it would come sooner or later. She could not hide, nor did she want to.

It had been four years, and everything had changed.

She had changed a lot as well.

The old her used to avoid all responsibilities and was always living in fear.

Now, she faced every challenge bravely and understood the joy of being carefree.

She tiptoed out of bed, afraid to make any noise and wake the little cuties.

In fact, the three of them were already sleeping like little pigs, and someone even emitted a gentle snoring sound.

Christopher still maintained his position, leaning against the door frame.

Kimberly picked up her phone and walked briskly toward him.

She sidestepped out of the room and h ooked her hand with the man beside her. “Let’s

go.

Time for business,” she said.

As she finished her sentence, she headed toward the study without hesitation.

Christopher frowned.

He was abruptly brought back to reality.

This woman is really versatile, appearing tender moments ago and now transforming into a decisive independent female, he thought..

Her demeanor was so confident that it seemed like she was about to cut him down.

Strangely, he did not feel repelled about it at all.

He followed Kimberly into the study like her sidekick.

The atmosphere in the study was tense, as if an important business negotiation was going to take place.

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Kimberly cut to the chase, laying out her thoughts from the past two days.

She still respected the objective fact of Christopher being the father of the children..

She made a total of ten requests.

The two most important being to expedite the divorce proceedings, and second, the joint custody of the children.

Christopher played with the lighter on the table.

He reclined on the couch with his legs crossed, half-squinting his attractive eyes as Kimberly passionately spoke about her thoughts.

as cold sizeding the divorce proceedings once again, his

When she

gaze became

Having finished listing her ten conditions, Kimberly said, “I’ve said my piece; now it’s

your turn.”

Suddenly, Kimberly’s phone rang.

She glanced down and saw Gerald’s name on the caller ID.

Christopher distinctly noticed a trace of surprise and awkwardness in her eyes.

Gerald had been of great help to her whenever she was in Mysonna.

Kimberly was a grateful woman.

Holding her phone, she left the study and only pressed the answer button once in the corner of the corridor.

Gerald, who was meticulous in his thoughts, asked, “Are you busy? It took so long for you to answer the phone.

“Yeah, Kimberly answered truthfully.

“Mr. Patterson, what can I do for you?” she continued.

She had known him for only a few days, and she did not think they were familiar enough to engage in idle chatter.

Gerald frowned slightly and pinched his eyebrows with his hands. He realized that they were still closer to strangers than friends.

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“Kimberly, you are so heartless. Can’t I talk to you for nothing?” he asked with an indulgent expression.

Kimberly remained silent.

When she answered the call outside the room, she was nowhere to be seen.

Christopher was too impatient to wait.

He got up and came out looking for her.

The children and serv ants had all gone to bed, making the spa cious Osimor Residence quieter than usual.

When he stepped out of the room, he heard her voice from around the corner.

Her features were gentle, different from the resolute expression when they were together.

He was curious as to whom she was talking to.

Out of curiosity, he took large strides toward her.

On the phone with Gerald, Kimberly was cautious, fearing she might fall into his trap if she was not careful.

Kimberly was so engrossed in the call that she did not notice Christopher approaching,

It was not until Kimberly’s phone was suddenly taken away that she realized Christopher was right beside her.

Reflexively, she reached out to snat ch it back.

However, he was a head’s length taller than her.

He even deliberately held the phone high up.

Kimberly jumped up and tried to grab it, but he dodged.

Kimberly roared, “Christopher, give me back my phone!”

Gerald clearly heard her shouting on the other end of the phone.

His expression turned contemplative when he realized she was with her ex-husband, Christopher.

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Gerald called out affectionately, “Kimberly, are you all right?”

It was no secret that he did that on purpose.

It was too quiet. Both Christopher and Kimberly heard Gerald’s voice on the phone.

Christopher looked at the phone, and the word [Gerald] caught his eye.

He then hung up the phone and turned it off as well.

‘Gerald, Christopher thought. He knew that the CEO of Patterson Finance Group was also named Gerald.

Is it the same person? he thought.

Christopher felt uncomfortable at the thought that he might be that successful man.

“Who is Gerald?” Christopher asked.

Kimberly grabbed the phone and did not want to answer him.

She said angrily, “It’s none of your business.”

This sentence made Christopher jealous.

He grabbed Kimberly and pressed her against the door frame.

Learning from last time, Christopher took caution with his foot, which was not fully. healed.

Since Kimberly didn’t answer with a stubborn look. Christopher raised her chin with his hand, and her red l*ps parted slightly. From up close, he observed that the l*pstick color suited her very well, making her l*ps appear full and elastic.

“Christopher, you lu natic! Let go of me!” she shouted.

Christopher was unhappy with her restless and noisy outrage.

He wanted to punish her.

In a flash, he leaned in and k*ssed her, silencing her sharp and witty mouth.

He even pressed down harder before finally letting go.

Kimberly vigorously wiped her l*ps, as if they had been contaminated, until it started to hurt, then she stopped.

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Christopher smiled.

He sat in the same spot again and spoke like a king-

“Except for the divorce formalities. I agree with everything else,” he said.

Hearing this, Kimberly was about to cuss out. “Christopher, are you crazy? Don’t forget

that you are the one who wanted a divorce,” she snarled.

Christopher stayed silent.

The two of them were in a stalemate, and neither wanted to back off.

The negotiation was now heated,

If both sides refused to compromise, even an all-nighter might not be enough.

Finally, Christopher relaxed.

“In a year, I will make you love me again. If you’re not in love with me by then, we’ll go through the divorce proceedings,” he said.

This was his bottom line.

Kimberly was speechless again.

This was a grand deception.

Her ex-husband was really shameless, so much so that he might even be the most shameless person in the entire world.

While Kimberly was thinking about it, Christopher started counting down from five.

Christopher said, “I’ll count to five. If you don’t reply, I’ll take it as a yes.”

“Five, four, three-” He suddenly stopped.

On the count of three, Kimberly gave in. It’s only a year, she thought.

It was worth it to get rid of this big trouble in just a year.

She knew that she would never fall in love with him again.

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