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Chapter 7\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 7\u00a0<\/p>\n
The high heel slammed into the hood of the car with a loud bang, leaving a shallow dent behind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two people in the car jolted in shock. Melody let out a startled cry, while Clayton turned toward the direction of the sound.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna was standing unsteadily not far away, clutching her other shoe. Her cheeks were flushed red from the alcohol. Michelle reacted instantly, dragging Sienna behind a corner and clamping a hand over her mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna still struggled, mumbling indignantly, \u201cI haven\u2019t even thrown the other shoe yet!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow did you get this rebellious when you\u2019re drunk? And why are you suddenly strong as an ox?\u201d Michelle was on the verge of tears. This woman was practically her personal curse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Clayton got out of the car and picked up the high heel, studying it thoughtfully. It looked familiar. There was a dent in the hood of his car, but he said nothing. He casually tossed the shoe into the back seat and restarted the engine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Melody glanced back, puzzled. \u201cWho threw it? Did you see? Should we check the surveillance cameras?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton tightened his grip on the steering wheel, his expression dark and unreadable. \u201cNo need. Just some drunkard.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Melody looked at his profile for a long moment before speaking softly. \u201cClay, you\u2019ve changed a lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without looking at her, Clayton replied, \u201cEveryone changes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At 11:00 pm, Clayton walked into Baymont Residences carrying a single high heel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edna was stunned when she saw it. \u201cIsn\u2019t that Mrs. Hale\u2019s shoe? How come\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is she?\u201d Clayton interrupted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edna shook her head. \u201cShe hasn\u2019t come back yet.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hah! First, she boldly asked for a divorce. Now, she didn\u2019t even come home at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton pulled out his phone and called Sienna.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing the caller ID, Michelle hesitated over whether to pick up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It had taken a lot of effort to drag Sienna back to her apartment. She had caused a scene the entire way, turning into a totally different person once alcohol was involved. She\u2019d only fallen asleep after taking a shower.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a brief hesitation, Michelle still answered the phone. Besides, Clayton clearly wasn\u2019t planning to give up, calling nonstop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as the call connected, Clayton snapped, \u201cSienna, what\u2019s gotten into you? You\u2019re not even going to come home?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the other end, Michelle\u2019s ears rang. Already exhausted, she snapped back, \u201cMr. Hale, lower your voice! You\u2019re going to turn me deaf. Enna just fell asleep. Whatever you have to say can wait till tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAddress,\u201d Clayton said flatly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s staying at my place tonight. I\u2019ll take care-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI asked for the address. What\u2019s so hard to understand?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Michelle\u2019s mind was in utter chaos. No wonder Enna wanted to divorce this man Even she couldn\u2019t tolerate this scumbag\u00a0<\/p>\n
Under Clayton\u2019s pressure, Michelle reluctantly gave him the address.\u00a0<\/p>\n
20 minutes later, Clayton\u2019s car stopped downstairs. He entered Michelle\u2019s apartment with a cold expression and headed straight for the bedroom. Sienna was sleeping soundly on the bed, her brows faintly furrowed\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 7\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
20 minutes later, Clayton\u2019s car stopped downstairs. He entered Michelle\u2019s apartment with a cold expression and headed straight for the bedroom. Sienna was sleeping soundly on the bed, her brows faintly furrowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Michelle stood to the side with her arms crossed, reminding him, \u201cShe drank too much. Don\u2019t disturb her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton ignored her. He bent down and scooped Sienna up effortlessly. She smelled faintly of body wash, her cheeks rosy. She didn\u2019t stir from her sleep at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the entrance, Clayton paused and turned back toward Michelle. \u201cShoes?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Michelle played dumb. \u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are her shoes?\u201d His gaze swept over the shoe rack. \u201cShe didn\u2019t come out barefoot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Defeated, Michelle sighed and handed over the \u201cweapon of the crime\u201d. Watching Clayton carry Sienna into the elevator, she silently prayed for her best friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The next afternoon, Sienna woke with a splitting headache, her mind completely blank.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Who was she? Where was she? How did she get here?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMrs. Hale, you\u2019re finally awake. Have some soup to settle your stomach,\u201d Edna said gently, bringing over a bowl of chicken\u00a0<\/p>\n
soup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna accepted it in a daze and drank it all in one go. \u201cHow did I get back?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou slithered back.\u201d A lazy, mocking voice came from the doorway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton leaned against the doorframe, holding her high heel. It looked like a full-scale interrogation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Edna wisely took the bowl from Sienna and vanished.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna shot Clayton a glare. \u201cI\u2019m not a snake.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With a thud, the shoe landed on the carpet. Clayton folded his arms and sneered. \u201cYou\u2019re missing a shoe. If you didn\u2019t crawl back, did you hop back on one foot?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat shoe?\u201d Sienna looked completely lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton stepped closer, looking down at her. \u201cLast night, you took off your heel and threw it at my car. You were aiming for my head, weren\u2019t you? Trying to murder your husband?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna denied immediately, waving her hands. \u201cImpossible. No way. Don\u2019t slander me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As if he\u2019d expected it, Clayton pulled out his phone, opened the surveillance footage, and shoved the screen in front of her.\u201d There\u2019s solid proof. Are you still going to deny it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the video, a completely drunk Sienna balanced on one leg, executed a flawless throw, and sent her shoe flying straight toward its target.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna was speechless. She turned her head away awkwardly, still stubborn. \u201cI probably drank too much and lost my balance. Then, at a very unfortunate angle, my shoe flew off on its own. It was an accident.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton leaned in and forcibly turned her face toward him. \u201cEven if it\u2019s an accident, you still need to pay for the damages. It\u2019ll cost two million dollars. How will you pay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo million dollars? That\u2019s daylight robbery. You\u2019re exploiting the situation, you shameless pig!\u201d Sienna slapped his hand\u00a0<\/p>\n
away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton raised an eyebrow. \u201cIt\u2019s a limited edition. Even a small dent means replacing the entire panel. Labor and materials alone cost two million dollars. I\u2019m already giving you a discount.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 7\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIsn\u2019t it a shared marital asset?\u201d Why should I pay?\u201d Sienna rebutted quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton smiled faintly. \u201cWe\u2019re getting divorced. Are you still Mrs. Hale?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna choked up, but quickly recovered. \u201cYou haven\u2019t signed the divorce papers yet. Once you do, come find me with the repair bill.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clayton hadn\u2019t expected her to be this serious. He changed the subject abruptly. \u201cGrandpa wants us back at the Hale residence for dinner. If you want to bring up the divorce, do it yourself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He turned to leave. \u201cChange your clothes quickly. I\u2019ll wait at the door.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sienna froze. The one person she feared bringing up the divorce to was Rupert.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Three years ago, Rupert had been the one who stood up for her without hesitation, forcing Clayton to marry her. He was the only one who would pat her head and say, \u201cEnna has suffered.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now, she was breaking her promise.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After all, shoes that didn\u2019t fit would only hurt more with time, and no one should be spending a lifetime forcing themselves to endure the pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She got the divorce and bolted 7 \u00a0 Chapter 7\u00a0 1\/3\u00a0 Chapter 7\u00a0 The high heel slammed into the hood […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-she-got-the-divorce-and-bolted-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20081\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}