[{"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-380":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},1662623,2128,"Chapter 380: Does a Certificate Really Matter?","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-380",380,"\u003Cp>The car pulled up to the Civil Affairs Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed got out, documents in hand, and spotted Walker Grant’s car parked a short distance away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car door opened, and a tall, well-built man stepped out. He wore a black suit with no tie, giving him a roguish air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at her, his dark, almond-shaped eyes holding her gaze for a long moment before he turned and headed into the Civil Affairs Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed followed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, things were going smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when they reached the entrance, they found the Civil Affairs Bureau was closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed stood there, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant raised an eyebrow, then glanced at his phone and chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s Saturday.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head back to look at the blue sky, suddenly feeling that everything she had done was utterly ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d even posted on her social media feed, wondering the whole way here why things had been suspiciously quiet. ’Was I wrong?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Maybe the ones trying to stop my divorce aren’t Preston Vance and Miles Hawthorne, but someone else entirely.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, it was just... Saturday!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed waved a dismissive hand. \"I’ll be back on Monday.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I refuse to believe this divorce is impossible!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chloe Reed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the man behind her called out her name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped in her tracks but didn’t turn around. Her heart sank for some reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our current situation isn’t any different from being divorced,\" Walker Grant said, his eyes fixed on her slender back as a gentle breeze stirred a few strands of her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why care so much about a piece of paper?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed replied without a second thought. \"Until I’ve completely severed ties with you, it feels like there’s an invisible rope around my neck, constricting me, suffocating me, making my life miserable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light in Walker Grant’s eyes dimmed. \"Our marriage... makes you miserable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shouldn’t I be miserable?\" Chloe Reed kept her gaze fixed ahead, her voice laced with ridicule. \"Walker Grant, after everything that’s happened, after all the injustices I’ve suffered, don’t you think I have every right to be miserable?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant grunted softly in acknowledgment. \"Perhaps it was a mistake from the very beginning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed’s long lashes fluttered. She didn’t answer him, simply continuing on her way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she was in her car, she let out a heavy sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took out her phone and saw a red dot indicating a new notification on her social media feed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tapped on it and saw comments from Preston Vance and Miles Hawthorne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preston Vance: [The Civil Affairs Bureau is closed today.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miles Hawthorne: [Chloe, are you so obsessed with this divorce you’ve lost your mind? Didn’t you even check the date?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tossed her phone aside and drove off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant watched her car disappear into the distance before looking away and getting into his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, his phone rang. He pulled it out and saw it was a call from Dylan Finch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Finch’s voice came over the line. \"Mr. Grant, I’ve found something regarding the Young Madam’s parents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant’s eyebrows lifted slightly. \"You’re only finding this now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Finch was silent for a moment before replying, \"Things have been piling up recently. I just came across it while organizing my files.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How tough for you,\" Walker Grant said with a soft, sarcastic laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dylan Finch: \"...I wouldn’t dare say so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send me the file.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An email arrived. Walker Grant opened it, and a thoughtful, intrigued expression slowly formed in his dark, almond-shaped eyes as he read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So that’s how it is.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had an excellent memory. He began to recall everything that had happened since he’d met Chloe and Sunny Reed.\u003C\u002Fp>",632,"2026-06-06T12:35:59.743Z",1,"novelbin.me","8c3f3cdb8bdc3b4dbe26d2c422d50e35c3a2cf0aa9f336f8318cf68069dfd629","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-381","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-379",518,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Four-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-cover.jpg"]