Chapter 313 - 311: We Divorce [1st Update]
Key point: The most heartbreaking part is over, the plot will start to warm up, and tomorrow Maya will realize that Liam likes her. Give me some time to unfold the story, and I hope those urging for updates will understand. [Smiling with tears]
On the other end of the line, Lillian listened to Ella’s report, her face turning pale with anger. She hadn’t expected Liam to be so shameless, actually forcing Maya like this.
When she heard news that Maya might be pregnant, she clenched her fists tightly, regretting not taking Maya away from the restaurant.
In front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the study, Lillian couldn’t calm down for a long time after finishing the call. Despite her efforts to control her breathing to stay calm, her rapid breaths still disturbed her thoughts, which were filled with the truths Ella had just told her.
Ella said, "President Morris, even though you have a family now, and Liam’s aggression was instigated by Maya, Maya is innocent too. She shouldn’t bear such heavy pressure. Maya is a resilient girl. I can see that she’s on the brink of collapse. President Morris, please help Maya. Don’t let her lose her life for you, okay?"
Only then did Lillian realize that during the time at the restaurant, Maya had never put her left hand on the table, and it turned out she was afraid of him seeing the scars from her suicide attempt.
Thinking of this, Lillian choked up. She previously only knew Maya as someone who hid her feelings deeply, slow to trust others. Yet she hadn’t realized Maya held such deep affection and loyalty towards her, that she would imprison herself by Liam’s side to protect her.
Lillian thought of Maya’s small face, how she called her Brother Morris, and tears filled her eyes involuntarily.
Meanwhile, in Ella’s apartment, after she hung up the phone, she curled up on the sofa, trembling uncontrollably. She had betrayed the promise between her and Maya because she couldn’t bear to watch Maya endure the pain alone.
At that moment, in her eyes, morality and character were worth nothing. She told Lillian the truth, hoping Lillian could take Maya away, could give Maya a happier second half of life. Even if she would be punished for breaking her promise, she accepted it.
Everything that happened today felt like a dream, a nightmare that engulfed her. She hoped to end Maya’s nightmare herself, hoped Lillian wouldn’t disappoint her, hoped that she would value Maya’s unwavering affection for her, and wouldn’t be bound by Jane Spencer.
In Lillian’s villa, Jane saw Lillian hadn’t returned to the bedroom for a long time, so she went to the study to find her.
She stood at the door of the study for a while, seeing Lillian hadn’t noticed her, she then stepped closer and asked, "Lillian, what are you thinking about?"
The man was startled by Jane’s voice, turned around abruptly, and suddenly said to her, "Jane, let’s talk."
Jane watched his reaction, frowning, staring at him with suspicion and asked, "So mysterious, what’s the matter?"
Lillian listened to Jane’s question, quickly walked towards the desk, sat down unceremoniously, and then said to Jane seriously, "Sit."
Jane looked at his attitude, clearly unlike a husband’s tone, more like a superior-subordinate relationship.
She saw the anxiety between his brows and could roughly guess what would be discussed next.
Then she heard Lillian say very seriously, "Jane, let’s get a divorce."
As expected, Lillian bringing up divorce was within her expectations, although she didn’t know what exactly had happened between him and Maya, she had noticed something was wrong with Lillian’s mood at the restaurant today. He was very angry, constantly contradicting Liam, which was not his usual style.
Jane stared at Lillian for a moment, smiled, and said calmly, "I don’t agree."
Although she indeed wanted a divorce, she couldn’t make it so easy. If she nodded and agreed the moment Lillian spoke, wouldn’t the play she acted out over the past few days have been for nothing? And she wouldn’t foolishly divorce quietly either.
Now that the Morris Clan was in a difficult period, if she divorced Lillian at this time, what would others think of her? Even if she wanted a divorce, it had to be a big deal, and she couldn’t carry the stigma, so she wouldn’t agree to the divorce immediately.
Jane’s reaction was both within and outside Lillian’s expectations.
Within expectations, because she knew Jane well, understood that she cared about how others viewed her, so she wouldn’t easily get a divorce.
Outside of expectations, because Jane had longed for divorce for a long time, if she didn’t seize this opportunity, wasn’t she afraid Lillian would change her mind and not divorce her?
Inside the desk, Lillian looked at the calm Jane, took a deep breath, furrowed her brow, and asked, "Jane, what will it take for you to agree?"
"Lillian, are you eager to divorce because of Maya? Aren’t you afraid my brother will destroy the Morris Clan?" Now, Jane stopped pretending to be dumb and went straight to the point.
"The Morris Clan is not as vulnerable as you all think." Lillian lightly avoided the topic, directly ignoring the topic of divorce.
Seeing this, Jane shook her head helplessly, raised her mouth, and smiled.
After laughing, she said, "So, it’s really because of Maya."
Lillian looked at the sarcastic smile on Jane’s face. She neither denied nor argued, but tacitly agreed.
After learning about Maya’s current situation, Lillian couldn’t pretend to be unaware or act as if nothing had happened.
Even though she wasn’t clear about her feelings towards Maya, she knew Maya liked her, and if she could keep her by her side, Maya might at least be a bit happier.
As for Jane, Lillian felt helpless. This woman only loved power, status, the feeling of being superior.
She was inherently restless, and he couldn’t quiet her heart, couldn’t make her stay obediently by his side.
What’s more, she had been trying to find opportunities to sever ties with the Morris Clan, and since he encountered the situation with Maya, he might as well be the bad guy. After all, they were a couple, and he could give Jane the last bit of dignity, completing the perfect image she had constructed.
Across the desk, Jane looked at Lillian’s consenting attitude, suddenly laughed again. She laughed with disdain, as if mocking, yet more like helplessness and contempt.
Lillian looked at her smile, frowning tightly, feeling very unfamiliar with this Jane, unable to figure her out. Compared to her, he preferred girls like Jane Spencer and Ella Turner.
Jane looked at Lillian’s tightly furrowed brow, got up slowly from the chair, bent down slowly, leaned on the desk with both hands, and smiled, "Let me think about it."
Then she added, "Lillian, I didn’t expect you to also fall into the trap of that seductress Maya. Don’t blame me for not warning you, she’s a jinx. Nothing good comes from associating with her. Look at Henry Reid, and my brother, which one hasn’t been driven mad by her?"
Maya’s personality is proud, not many people like her. Counting them, it’s just these two men, but both of them are too obsessed, loving too stubbornly. Their unhappiness actually has little to do with Maya.