[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce":3,"chapter-our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-126":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Our Anniversary, You Chose Her – I Chose Divorce",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1662818,2128,"Chapter 126: Better to Demolish Ten Temples Than Ruin a Marriage","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-126",126,"\u003Cp>Walker Grant got back into the car, his handsome face darker than the night, and the atmosphere inside was frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After driving for a distance, he finally spoke. \"Don’t waste your energy. I’ll find out what you’ve been up to sooner or later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed, however, turned to look out the window, ignoring him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant’s brows furrowed. He glanced at the back of her head, a stifling frustration building in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image of her sitting and eating with Miles Hawthorne, a smile on her lips and a gentle look in her eyes, floated into his mind, making him deeply uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How long had it been since she’d smiled at him like that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still remembered how she had clung to him on the night of their wedding anniversary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how much time had passed since then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their relationship had been turned completely upside down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car stopped in the residential complex’s underground garage. Chloe Reed went to open the door, only to find it locked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head to face him. \"Unlock the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant stared at her with a heavy gaze. \"Is this the only time you’ll talk to me on your own accord?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed’s heart skipped a beat, and she lowered her gaze. \"Walker Grant, I’m really tired. What’s the point of us dragging this out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re tired after only eight years? Then what about the rest of our lives?\" Walker Grant said in a low voice. \"Didn’t we promise each other a lifetime?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chloe Reed said, \"The lifetime I was talking about was for you and me, not anyone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There has never been anyone else between us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed closed her eyes wearily. \"Let’s just get a divorce. Talking to you is exhausting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will never agree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said nothing more, staring blankly ahead as silence filled the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant kept watching her, his gaze deep and heated, fixed on her emotionless face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was suddenly very displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unbuckled his seatbelt, leaned toward her, and grabbed her face, about to kiss her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SMACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed slapped him across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were clear and ice-cold. \"Don’t touch me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant pushed his tongue against the inside of his cheek. As if his interest had been piqued, he didn’t let her go. Instead, he kissed her fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed gasped as her lips were swiftly conquered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a stormy rush, their breaths mingled and became one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lingered, sucking gently on her lips before saying in a hoarse voice, \"Chloe, think about it again. Do we really have to go as far as divorce?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, the car doors unlocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed got out without a moment’s hesitation and walked quickly toward the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant watched her retreating back, a deep darkness swirling in his eyes. He only looked away after a long moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out his phone and dialed Miles Hawthorne’s number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come for a drink.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles Hawthorne sounded surprised. \"But I haven’t finished dinner yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant sneered. \"One full meal, or a lifetime of them. You choose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he hung up the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Candle & Wine Club」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles Hawthorne pushed open the door to the private room and walked in, a look of resignation on his face. \"I have to say, you’re terrifying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant, dressed in a black shirt, was sitting on the sofa with bottles of liquor on the table before him. He shot Miles a cold glance from his dark, phoenix-like eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles Hawthorne sat opposite him. Raising an eyebrow at Walker’s expression, he asked, \"What’s up? You look like you’re here to settle a score.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant said flatly, \"Ever heard the saying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant said, \"It is better to tear down ten temples than to ruin a single marriage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles Hawthorne’s expression faltered for a second before he gave a resigned smile. \"Looks like I can’t hide anything from you. But since I’ve already promised to do this, I have to see it through.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",678,"2026-06-06T12:35:59.743Z",1,"novelbin.me","b6dbbe3ad8823c7bfa126a6eba917e1103f159792118f11068c791efab23e6f5","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-404","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-278",518,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Four-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-cover.jpg"]