My Blind Wife Wants Divorced

“Chloe,” Leonel called. He felt a sense of relief upon seeing the woman he had been eager to meet this afternoon. Her face looked radiant, like when he first met Chloe during their early marriage. The smile on her lips showed no signs of insincerity.

Except after being with him.

Her long hair had a slight wave now, and she chose a blonde color that suited Chloe’s face. She wore minimal makeup and a plain yet beautiful dress.

However, her eyes only glanced briefly at Leonel. The smile that was there disappeared as soon as she faced him. Her gaze showed disapproval and discomfort. Leonel swallowed it all; it didn’t matter; it didn’t matter if Chloe acted this way towards him.

He had to accept it.

“I just want to talk for a moment, Chloe,” Leonel said again.

“I don’t have much time, Leonel.” She briefly looked at the man who once occupied her heart entirely. But then she averted her gaze because she didn’t want to engage in prolonged eye contact with him. “I have things to do.”

“With Josh?” Leonel asked spontaneously. His face couldn’t hide his displeasure because Chloe chose to approach Josh, who was standing not far from him.

Since Josh’s arrival, Leonel had been itching to bombard him with many questions. Although it wasn’t appropriate, the desire was strong. Especially since the meeting with Josh Corp was supposed to happen, he has had to be postponed. And this postponement brought them together here?

Was there anything more absurd?

“Yes,” Chloe replied quickly. At the same time, the man who was now her target extended his hand. And as they held hands, Chloe could still hear Leonel’s annoyed grumble. Did she care? Not at all.

“When can I talk to you?” Leonel asked a bit loudly. “There’s something important you need to know, Chloe.”

Chloe’s steps slowed down; even though she handheld Josh’s, she still doubted the man’s intentions, now looking at her intently. She paused for a moment. “I’ll let you know tomorrow.” That’s all Chloe could say before getting into Josh’s car.

A triumphant grin appeared on Josh’s face, especially when his eyes locked onto Leonel’s. “Excuse me, sir.” His words were only for the sake of politeness. Otherwise, if he could shout it right into Leonel’s ear, he would have yelled at the man whose downfall he wanted to witness.

But no. Josh had to maintain his reputation in front of Chloe. He immediately took the driver’s seat, started the car’s engine, and began to leave Chloe’s house. He was followed by another vehicle, as Josh had informed Chloe.

Seeing that, Josh chuckled.

“Why?” Chloe asked with a slight frown on her forehead.

“Did you ask your driver to follow us?”

“Yes,” Chloe said firmly. “I don’t want a repeat of what you did.”

“I already apologized if you forgot.”

Chloe scoffed in disapproval. “You should understand my feelings, Josh.”

Josh nodded briefly, refocusing on the steering wheel, navigating New York City’s not-so-busy streets this evening and adjusting the car’s audio so that it wouldn’t be too quiet between them.

“Steak?” Josh offered regarding their dinner menu later.

“I’m not too picky about food choices.”

“But I hope you are okay with it if we briefly stop. We’ll meet Emir first.”

Chloe nodded softly.

“Emir just informed me that there’s an urgent matter.” Josh was slightly annoyed with his assistant’s behavior, but everything regarding Grisham’s name became necessary.

Then silence fell again, and Chloe chose to focus on the relatively empty road ahead, although she knew Josh occasionally glanced at her. There may have been one or two things he wanted to say but held back. Whether it was to protect his feelings or due to a certain awkwardness, Chloe didn’t know.

“Does Leonel visit often?”

The question came unexpectedly from Josh. Chloe suddenly turned to him, giving him a puzzled look.

“Did I ask something wrong?” Josh grinned. “Ah… I guess that was a mistake.”

“No,” Chloe quickly responded. “I just didn’t expect you to ask that.”

“Last night, I spoke honestly about Leonel and my feelings. You should be aware of it too, Sa?”

Chloe nodded in agreement.

“Your relationship with Leonel is over. You truly want me to approach you in a different realm, not just as an old friend or close companion. But as mature adults who know where the end of that relationship leads.”

“But a few things make me,” Chloe hesitated. She felt worried about expressing her current feelings, especially after the night when Josh took her with a bit of coercion, which created its own traumatic experience.

“Are you afraid of me?” Josh asked, causing Chloe to blink softly. She turned her face away. Josh had expected that. He let out a long sigh. “I’ve apologized to you countless times, Sa. I know I went too far yesterday. But I had no ill intentions towards you. Truly. I was afraid you would leave and make assumptions after talking to Ester. Meanwhile, everything I did was centered around you.”

“Sacrificing others? Making their lives difficult?” Chloe mustered the courage to look back at Josh. Disappointment flickered in her gaze, but she quickly dismissed it. “I don’t know if I should be grateful or what because the rumors that circulated were all planned by you, right?”

Josh nodded without hesitation. “That’s right.”

“I decided to get divorced, and this is my life now. I’m arranging it so that I can live with a much calmer and more peaceful heart. No longer having to go through a suffocating past. That’s what I thought.”

“You know, Chloe,” Josh slightly veered the steering wheel to the right. They were heading to the restaurant on the left, but the traffic building up for the past few minutes caused their car to slow down. “I’m doing all these dirty things for you. I’ve explained everything, too, right?”

“Yes.”

“I know what I’m doing is wrong. But I can’t stay silent.”

For some reason, Chloe decided to ask this. She was amazed at how smoothly her tongue produced a string of words. “You also used Ester, didn’t you? Even though I didn’t expect what Ester did to me back then. Do you know about it too? Ah, I’m sure you do. The fact that you were able to provide surprising facts about my accident makes me think, did you also collaborate with Ester for that?”

Josh blinked slowly, then burst into laughter at Chloe’s words. “You… Accusing me? Are you serious, Chloe?”

Chloe felt like retracting all her words just now. But she couldn’t, could she?

“But it’s understandable considering what you saw and heard.” Josh chuckled now. “Oh yeah, we’ve arrived. Do you mind waiting for a moment?”

“No.” Chloe tried to maintain a composed demeanor. At the same time, she scrutinizes Josh’s every gesture towards her. Josh, who was different yesterday from Josh in front of her now. Was she skilled at reading facial expressions? Josh’s face was warm this time, and he felt close to Chloe.

It was different from when she followed the man who met Ester. It ended with her being half-forced to Josh’s rather luxurious house. Very different. It was understandable why Chloe felt that Josh was like two other people.

They entered the restaurant area where Chloe had already given orders to Peni and Brad to join them. They were sitting from a distance where she felt safe-ordering food while waiting for Chloe to finish. At least with Peni and Budi around, Chloe felt safe.

They were directed to a table that Josh had reserved in advance. It was somewhat private but comfortable enough, with Chloe sitting alone near the window overlooking the street. While Josh met Emir at another table, she observed the passing cars around the restaurant.

“Sorry to interrupt, Sir,” Emir said, slightly bowing.

“You’re used to interrupting me,” Josh said disapprovingly. “Tell me what’s important?”

“Everything you wanted has been done.”

Josh fell silent momentarily, trying to remember, but then he smiled satisfactorily. “Good. Have all the evidence been eliminated?”

“Everything, Sir.”

“Don’t let that lawyer continue to bother us.” He then looked at the documents Emir had brought. “Is this a new partnership contract? With Petro?”

“Yes, Sir.”

That made Josh sit up and focus on the papers Emir had brought. His eyes scanned each item written there. “Petro is proposing a collaboration with Mountain too?”

“It seems not yet, Sir. Miss Aeris informed me that your collaboration is going smoothly; she won’t go to Mountain.”

Josh nodded happily. “Give it your best. Let Mountain be my concern.”

There was nothing Emir could do except nod.

“Is there anything else I need to know?” Josh looked up, staring straight at Emir. “I want to have some privacy with Chloe. Do I have any tasks to handle tomorrow?”

“No, Sir.”

Josh nodded joyfully. The image of being together with Chloe was dancing in front of him.

Emir fell silent for a moment. “But, Sir,”

“What else?” Josh interrupted.

“Lawyer Grisham is not someone we can easily deceive. Sooner or later, he will find out.”

Josh smirked cunningly. “It’s useless to have a capable and resourceful assistant like you and people who understand how to erase evidence. Not to mention being able to manipulate the news.”

Emir fell silent again, this time accompanied by a submissive bow.

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“Understood, Sir.”

Josh didn’t care if the love he had turned into the most terrifying obsession. He also didn’t think about what would happen to the people he crushed.

All he wanted was Chloe. And… to see the people who had hurt Chloe, to make them feel the pain they caused before.