[{"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-9":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},1662502,2128,"Chapter 9: So, He Really Doesn’t Love Her","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-9",9,"\u003Cp>When they arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau, the entrance was already crowded with cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed tried to get out but found the car door was still locked. Her voice was hoarse. \"Open the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walker Grant kept one hand on the steering wheel, his entire being radiating an icy chill. The atmosphere inside the car was exceptionally oppressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, his phone rang. He took it out, glanced at it, and answered, \"Hello?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, he hung up and said to Chloe Reed, \"Something came up at work. I have to go on a business trip for a few days. We’ll handle this when I get back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s do it now,\" Chloe Reed insisted, looking at him. \"I don’t want to wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Walker Grant said, \"Even if we file the papers now, we still have to wait for the mandatory cooling-off period. A few more days won’t make a difference.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he unlocked the car doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go in and get it done now. It won’t take much of your time,\" she said, her tone hardening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Walker Grant simply opened his door, got out, walked to the curb, and hailed a taxi before leaving on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed closed her eyes, clutching the seatbelt tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat alone in the car for a long time, so long that the sky outside grew dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Chloe was jolted from her stupor by a phone call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cherie, I got off work early today. Let’s go grab a bite,\" came the voice of her best friend, Iris Yates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed’s voice was raspy as she said, \"Can you come pick me up? I’m at the entrance to the Civil Affairs Bureau.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing something was wrong with her tone, Iris Yates agreed and rushed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she heard a knock on the car window, Chloe Reed finally opened the door and got out. Her legs were a little numb. She immediately threw her arms around Iris Yates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cherie, what’s wrong? What happened? Wasn’t yesterday your and Walker Grant’s anniversary? Did it go so badly that you’re getting a divorce?\" Iris Yates asked urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning on her friend’s shoulder, Chloe Reed said listlessly, \"I lost to Sunny Reed. I lost completely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the bar, flashing lights swayed, casting multicolored reflections on the drinks, intoxicating the eyes and numbing the senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Iris Yates learned what had happened, her fists clenched in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ever since your parents brought her home, she’s stolen their affection and attention from you. I thought she would finally settle down after she married Julian Grant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But then Julian Grant had to go and die, and now she’s set her sights on Walker Grant. How can a person be so disgusting? Does she just love snatching what belongs to others?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Reed downed a glass of liquor, leaned against her friend, and squinted her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m such a failure. My eight-year relationship with Walker Grant couldn’t even stand up to a few tears from Sunny Reed and her son. Tell me, why can’t I just cry to win some sympathy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Iris Yates was about to comfort her, she suddenly saw something. She narrowed her eyes and said, \"Cherie, I see the Grant family’s only heir. He’s only three, isn’t he? What’s he doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",553,"2026-06-06T12:35:59.463Z",1,"novelbin.me","06824aa362baa26cc2b6b2b2e132e55729ef5e32903ef8b5a8e370cd747dee9f","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-10","our-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-chapter-8",518,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Four-anniversary-you-chose-her-i-chose-divorce-cover.jpg"]