Chapter 152 – You are the only woman in my life
"Alex, I’m so happy she proved me wrong, but I realized that she deserves someone better than me. All I want is to grant her wish of not seeing me again," Aiden said seriously from the end of the line. Alex was saddened but respected his decision.
"If that is the case, I wish you all the best."
At the end of the line, Aiden smiled. "I know she won’t ask about me, but if she does, tell her that I granted her wish of not seeing me again."
Alex felt the message might hurt Violet but was certain that due to all that had transpired between them, Violet would not ask about Aiden.
He allowed Joanna to spend the night in the same room with Violet, which gave him the chance to tackle issues concerning Salvadore. He even left the house for a week and returned the night of Bennette’s divorce date, afraid that Bennet might turn violent.
As such, Alex had to be there since Joanna wanted to support Violet. They arrived early and waited until it was their turn after Bennette and a frail woman got down from his car.
"Let’s wait until it’s their turn," Alex cautioned Joanna and Violet. The two women stayed back until around thirty minutes before they proceeded to the divorce court after Violet received a text message. ’It’s done.’
At the entrance of the divorce court, Violet, Joanna, and Alex cornered Bennet. The look in his eyes at the sight of Violet was priceless, though the latter pretended to be clueless about what was happening.
"Bennet, what are you doing here?" She stared at the woman beside him, recognizing her as Sadie. "And who is she?"