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It was better for Troy to know the truth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven wanted him to understand one thing clearly. Ayla was someone he decided to protect.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had said everything he had to say. Draven walked away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy stared at his back, a cold smile spreading across his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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To him, Draven\u2019s noble speech was nothing more than bitterness. He had never gotten anything he wanted. It made him bitter, and it showed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During the divorce, Troy never saw even a hint of sadness on Ayla\u2019s face. But when she argued with him, her accusations came from a place of caring. She complained because she still cared.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As long as Ayla cared about him, Draven would lose completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And even though Ayla walked away so firmly, it didn\u2019t mean she wouldn\u2019t regret it later.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy prided himself on reading people. Ayla was stubborn and stood by everything she believed in. When she loved someone, it showed. If she ever truly fell for someone, she wouldn\u2019t forget that person easily. So even if Draven tried to swoop in now, Ayla would never make space for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy still believed he didn\u2019t need to win Ayla back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One day, she would come back to him on her own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And Draven would have no choice but to watch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thinking this, Troy rubbed his jaw. The sharp ache hit again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He pressed his tongue against the cut inside his mouth, then walked off with the same blank expression.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven didn\u2019t return to the car right away. He walked back into the courthouse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The officer had already seen a lot today. A couple so good-looking they could pass for celebrities, and they had almost gotten into a fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, not long after, another man showed up who looked just as striking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She took one look at him and knew this one was even harder to deal with.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But then she noticed the faint bruise at the corner of his mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Had he been fighting?\u00a0<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t match his polished, icy vibe at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She wondered what kind of partner a man like him had. She guessed it wouldn\u2019t be an ordinary woman. But after waiting a moment, she realized he\u2019d come alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Strange. Just then, the courthouse director stepped out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He greeted the man politely and led him into an office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The staff blinked in confusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What was going on?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside the office, the director pulled out a file and handed Ayla and Troy\u2019s marriage certificate to Draven. \u201cMr. Storm,\u201d the director said, \u201cthey signed a prenuptial agreement, so we collected all the documents related to the marriage.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven nodded. He didn\u2019t bother with the divorce papers. He only took the two marriage certificates and opened them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside were their personal details and their wedding photo.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes landed on the picture. He glanced coldly at Troy first, then moved to Ayla\u2019s face. But his expression didn\u2019t change.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The director watched Draven closely, unsure what he planned to do with this information.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven traced the edge of the marriage certificate with his thumb, turning the page slowly. When his eyes landed on Ayla\u2019s photo, his gaze grew focused and quiet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla from three years ago wasn\u2019t that different from the Ayla now. But there were small changes, sharper eyes, colder edges, and a woman who no longer trusted easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anyone hurt in a marriage would guard themselves against getting close to someone new. Ayla was smart. She had once loved Troy with everything she had. For her to turn around and love someone else with that same openness? Impossible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At least not right away, Draven wanted Ayla. He wanted her to love him, truly. But he knew this couldn\u2019t be\u00a0<\/p>\n
rushed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So he held back the wild beast inside him and forced himself to be patient.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now that Ayla and Troy were divorced, Draven still wasn\u2019t sure if she had lingering feelings for Troy, But it didn\u2019t matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What mattered was they had divorced.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was everything Draven wanted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He put the marriage certificate away with no emotion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a shredder in the office. He tore the certificate into pieces and fed it into the machine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He stood there silently, watching the paper turn into tiny strips and become impossible to recover.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The shredder hummed, filling the room with a steady, grinding sound. Draven listened closely. He liked that sound.\u00a0<\/p>\n
One last corner of the document remained. He dropped it in without hesitation. Only when the final piece. was fully destroyed did he turn away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He nodded at the director before he left.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven never explained a thing, and the director dared not ask.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He even escorted Draven out a few steps.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Outside, Ayla was waiting for him in the car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The thought of this made Draven walk faster.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla recognized Draven\u2019s Bentley well. The driver was always there. After she got in, the driver walked away, leaving her alone in the back seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t question it. Ayla simply waited for Draven to return after finishing talking with Troy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had no idea what the two men discussed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her mind wandered, and she looked down at the divorce certificate in her hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She pulled it out from the envelope and put it back again, repeatedly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her emotions were too complicated to put into words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she felt the invisible chain that had been wrapped around her for three long years had snapped. The other end of that chain had always been Troy. Now it was gone. Ayla was finally free from that marriage. She could breathe again. She could live her life without fear, without guilt, and without being held down by anything or anyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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