Rift in the perfect picture

Chapter 0398

It was Leo who caught me.

When Pete opened his arms to me, I mustered all my strength and shifted in the opposite direction. His eyes were filled with pain as he called my name..

“Ari

To my surprise, Leo stopped being subtle and stood up for me. “Why don’t you just take your wife and leave? You’re just getting in the way!”

Yasmine added, “I used to trust you and considered handing Ariana over to you, but look at what you’ve done! You kept such a huge secret from her!”

At that moment, I couldn’t find the words to describe my feelings. It was as if Pete stood high above me, his image becoming unreachable.

Even if he bent down, I avoided his outstretched hand. A chasm now separated us forever.

Pete seemed to have swallowed the world’s most bitter medicine, unable to spit it out. It had merged with him, making him feel like he might lose his life.

“Ari, are you telling me to leave too?”

I sighed, avoiding his gaze. For now, I didn’t know how to face him again. How could he have pursued me so passionately while knowing I was still Nicholas’s wife? What was he thinking back then?

Pete’s eyes were red and full of despair as he knelt on the ground, his pain palpable.

“I wanted to tell you earlier, but if you knew you and Nicholas were never divorced, you would never accept me. Ari, can you understand me? I didn’t want to miss any chances.

“I didn’t care who your husband was. I only knew we were so close to being together, just a little bit more.”

I clenched the carpet beneath me, trying to control my emotions. I turned to Leo and said, “Help me up.”

Pete rushed over to help me, but Leo pushed him away. “Don’t touch her!”

Pete’s lips moved, a hint of self–mockery on his face. “Ari, do you think I’m despicable? The moment I saw your divorce certificate, I knew it was fake.

“Nicholas anticipated you would be too heartbroken to check closely. I didn’t hesitate and tore it up.

“In my heart, the divorce certificate didn’t mean anything. When you truly wanted to part with him, you were already separated.”

In the distance, Claudia was also shocked. She shook her head in disbelief. “How could you and Nick not be divorced?”

Yes, the whole world thought I was divorced, including myself.

1…” I suddenly choked up, unable to finish my sentence.

I’m just sad. None of you have ever cared about my feelings. Pete, whether you get married today, it’s no longer my concern. I used to feel guilty, but now we’re even.”

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Chapter 0398

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“Even…” Pete murmured the word softly. “It would be great if feelings could be evened out.”

He curled his lips up into a faint, wry smile. His gaze fell on Nicholas, who had just left, as if mocking something. No one understood his gaze or cared.

Leo squatted in front of me, his voice low. “You’re struggling to walk now. I’ll carry you on my back. Don’t ask why I’m not holding you. I could only hold my girlfriend.”

Yasmine pounded his shoulder. “Forget about that now. Just get her out of here!”

To her, Nicholas seemed more like a demon, and she wanted to take me away.

As Leo was about to lift me, Nicholas finally spoke, his voice low but commanding. “Don’t you dare touch her.”

I didn’t turn around. My chest felt like it had been blocked, and I struggled to speak.

Seeing my distress, tears streamed down from Yasmine’s face. She stomped her feet and charged at Nicholas, tearing at his clothes and hitting his chest.

At that moment, she wasn’t the composed lawyer but a machine determined to destroy Nicholas: “You bastard! I wish Ari had never met you! What a disaster it is to be with you!”

“Yasmine!” I shouted with all my strength to stop her.

I

With tears in my eyes, I forced a smile and turned to Nicholas. “Nicholas, I have just one question. Wasn’t my child’s life enough to make us divorce?”