[{"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-260":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},1662786,2128,"Chapter 260: Fine, I’ll Withdraw the Lawsuit","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-260",260,"\u003Cp>The look in Preston Vance’s eyes, seen through his glasses, turned somber. He gazed at the mother and daughter duo desperately trying to stop him and let out a soft sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All right, I won’t go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he gave in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chloe, I’m so sorry. I couldn’t find a top-tier doctor.\" Preston Vance’s voice was filled with guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed’s eyelashes fluttered, the last glimmer of hope in her eyes extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gripping her phone tightly, she did her best to remain calm. \"It’s okay,\" she said, her voice hoarse. \"I’ll figure something else out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preston Vance wanted to say something more, but the call abruptly ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t help but sigh. The memory of the pronounced tremor in Chloe Reed’s voice sent an inexplicable wave of frustration through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed stood in the hallway. There wasn’t a breeze, but she felt bone-chillingly cold, as if she’d been plunged into the depths of hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the sound of steady footsteps approached. As a familiar presence drew near, she closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man’s even voice sounded beside her ear. \"Chloe, have you made up your mind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed looked at him, her expression that of a complete stranger. \"Walker Grant, you will regret this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t think about the future.\" Walker Grant stared at her. \"I only want right now, with us together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed scoffed, but her heart was filled with desolate sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no time left to hesitate. The countdown on her grandmother’s life had begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, her voice raspy, she said, \"Fine. I’ll drop the lawsuit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, she was pulled into an embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s arms were powerful, and his scent enveloped her, inescapable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body went stiff, and her face, pale and drawn, remained unresponsive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant’s voice murmured in her ear, \"The doctor is already at the hospital. As soon as the consultation is over, your grandmother can have the surgery.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed bit her lip hard, not saying a word for a long moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant looked at her pale face, then reached out to cup her cheeks, his gaze earnest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chloe, let’s start over. I won’t do anything you don’t want me to. We can go back to how we were before, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to see my grandmother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed suppressed her emotions with great effort, abruptly shoved him away, and walked toward the hospital room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant’s brows drew together. Seeing her back, usually so straight, now slightly stooped, his heart sank for reasons he couldn’t name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his gaze. ’We won’t get a divorce,’ he thought. ’We’ll start over. We’ll go back to the way things were.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The goal has been achieved. The process doesn’t matter.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her grandmother was still unconscious. Chloe Reed took her hand, pressing it against her own cheek. \"Grandma...\" she whispered, her voice soft and trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unconscious woman didn’t respond, and Chloe could only weep in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The surgery was scheduled for two days later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doctor William, the specialist Walker Grant had hired, spoke with Chloe Reed, explaining the potential risks involved in the surgery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he also reassured Chloe, telling her that he had experience and had performed similar surgeries before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This eased some of Chloe Reed’s anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at the end of the hallway, she dialed Miles Hawthorne’s number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone rang three times before it was answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Chloe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed’s voice was hoarse. \"Miles, I’m dropping the lawsuit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?!\" Miles Hawthorne was stunned. \"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clutching her phone, Chloe Reed told him everything that had happened in the last couple of days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles Hawthorne couldn’t hold it in and cursed out loud. \"Could he be any more of a bastard?! After everything that’s happened, does he really still not get that your marriage is over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",633,"2026-06-06T12:35:59.743Z",1,"novelbin.me","e205a2200dabfa3b673c33c86e9f8d7bfa25c1f447ec7c1a01ddc17f0e1cb607","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-116","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-259",518,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Four-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-cover.jpg"]