Chapter 17

"Why are you just staring at it?"

Natalie asked, stomping her foot on the floor a couple of times. She felt very restless. Seeing Aston in front of the divorce papers made her anxious. She expects Aston to at least be happy about it.

"What do you want me to do with it? Sign it?" Aston snorted, throwing the divorce papers on his desk. He still can't believe that Carole has the pride to break their marriage.

Natalie glared at him, sitting disappointed on the sofa.

"Yes, aren't you happy? You will finally let go from this stupid marriage you had. Besides, it's not your loss. Carole's family is nothing without your family's support." She reasoned out with eyebrows in the middle of her nose.

"Have you lost your mind, Natalie?" Aston replied to her, piercing her with dismay. "I can't sign the divorce papers."

"But why?!" Natalie sprang from her seat. "Aren't you happy with me? If you divorced her then we will never hide again. You can be happy with me! What's the big deal about it?!" Her voice was already raised and her eyes were about to tear up.

She is so disappointed at Aston. She thought that Aston would be happy because there are no more barriers between them and Carole will never bother them again, but seeing how the man is still hesitating, it breaks her heart.

Aston walked towards her. "Happy with you? Natalie, have you lost your mind? I only wanted what was between us as it should be. I don't have any plan of making you my wife and divorcing Carole."

Natalie froze there. Those words impaled her heart like needles piercing her deeper. She was speechless, sitting back down on the sofa. It was only her, who wanted Aston to marry her and be his wife.

The man never thought of marrying her because she is only good for fun. But she thought that Aston would change his mind someday and marry her, replacing Carole completely.

"Do you love her, Aston?" Natalie couldn't stop her mouth.

This question made Aston freeze. He stopped walking back and forth. His mouth remained shut as he sat back on his swivel chair.

Natalie didn't like this response so she repeated her question. "Tell me, Do you love Carole?" She stood up and walked towards the man's desk, slamming her hand on his table.

"Answer me, Aston! Do you love her? Is that the reason why you don't want to sign the divorce papers?!"

At this moment, Aston also asked himself. In five years of marriage, he never thought of not loving Carole. He wants Carole more than anything, but his pride and ego couldn't stop him from having an affair with Natalie.

"Leave for now. I will call you after fixing everything," Aston ordered, not even looking at Natalie.

Natalie was hesitant, but with tears in her eyes, she grabbed her small bag and walked out of the office, leaving Aston thinking about his life decisions.

Now that Aston is alone, his mood got so bad that he clenched the pen he was holding while looking at the divorce papers on his desk. He doesn't want to sign it. Carole is a good wife. Because of her around, the public looks at him with a good reputation.

If the news that he is divorcing Carole because he is having an affair with Natalie, his good image will be over and he didn't want that to happen. His father will never let this escape when he finds out. His playtime with Natalie was only between them and if his family finds this out, he will lose everything because his father is very strict when it comes to business and reputation.

Having all these disappointment thoughts in his mind, Aston kicked his feet under the desk and cursed. Right now, he has no choice but to talk the divorce out with Carole.

He took out his phone and scrolled through his contacts. He paused when he remembered what Carole said. 'Talk to my lawyer'

Aston had no time to talk to her lawyer since he didn't want to sign the divorce paper. All he needed was to apologize and get Carole back. For sure she was just playing hard to get.

That's what he thought, until he tried to call his wife multiple times and got no answer. It looks like his number was already blocked. The nerves on his temples popped and it made his face red from anger.

Aston will never escape from this mess.

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NYY Company

The atmosphere became more tense when the man in his 50s turned silent. He knew that his son is quite stubborn when it comes to the things he wanted to pursue. He couldn't even do anything when Royce threatened him to leave the company if he didn't let him do acting.

What's so good about acting, anyway? Royce was born with a diamond spoon on his mouth. He doesn't need to work himself out to earn his reputation. He already got everything even before he wanted it.

His son still pursued acting despite having everything at the tip of his fingers. Maybe acting can be an excuse if there is a lot of paperworks in their company.

"Did he run away again?"

Dion jolted after hearing his husky deep voice. He gulped and nodded quickly. "Y-Yes, Mr. Cox. He said he had an emergency," he added.

The word 'emergency' made the old Mr. Cox smiled. His son never changed. He is always using that excuse whenever something in the shooting he didn't like appeared or happened.

"Let him be," Mr. Cox said.

Dion almost got choked on his own saliva. He couldn't believe that the old Mr. Cox will just let his son do this. This is not the only time Royce did it. This is already his escape goat everytime, instead of telling and communicating that he didn't like something.

"If Mr. Cox wanted it then I will let it." Dion truthfully replied. He will not hesitate if that is what the old Mr. Cox likes to happen.

"Did he finally have a candidate for his marriage?"

Again, Dion jolted once again, feeling tense. "Still none, Mr. Cox" he lied.

Dion didn't want to tell the old man about Royce's obsession with a married woman. It will be a shame to their name and reputation. He knew how pressured Royce was because his father already wanted him to be married and have a child. The old Mr. Cox wanted a grandchild so bad that it looks like he is rushing his only son to have a family.

Upon hearing Dion's answer, Mr. Cox fell silent. He already has a lot of women on the list with the help of his assistant, but none of them even caught Royce's eyes.

Perhaps, his son already has a target.