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Katherine was actually unfazed by Kiara’s provocation and mockery.

After all, Katherine was the one who had all the protection she needed.

According to the Levine family’s rules, as long as the woman did nothing wrong, man from the Levine family could not ask for a divorce.

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That meant as long as Katherine did not do anything wrong to Christopher and did not file for a divorce, Kiara would not be able to become a member of the Levine family even if she was pregnant. And the child Kiara gave birth to would only ever be an illegitimate child.

However, ever since Katherine had married into the Levine family, she had always felt like a lowly concubine who never received much attention from her husband. Only she knew how torturous it felt.

At this moment, Katherine started wondering what the point of enduring all that for the past two years was.

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protect the last vestige of dignity she had in her, Katherine said stubbornly, “I get it

now.

With that, she turned around and left.

Christopher watched her walk away. Although she looked desolate and helpless, she seemed to also show resoluteness and determination that was never seen in her before.

He took a step forward subconsciously. At that moment, a hint of compassion emerged. in his heart.

However, he quickly snapped back to his senses. Recalling all the tricks she played on him, he took only a few seconds to return to his cold and arrogant demeanor.

Meanwhile, the banquet was still ongoing, but Katherine was not in the mood to put on

an act anymore.

She returned to her room and calmed herself down. After that, she sat at the dressing table and touched up her makeup.

Pretending as if nothing happened, she walked down the stairs calmly and approached Maxwell, saying softly, “Grandpa, I’m not feeling well. I’d like to go back and get some

rest.

The moment Maxwell heard she was not feeling well, he panicked and called out to his grandson, “Christopher, your wife isn’t feeling well. Hurry and send her home.”

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Not wanting everyone’s mood to be spoiled because of her, Katherine rejected Maxwell politely and had the driver send her home instead.

On the way home, she couldn’t help but feel a little lost. She felt as though she was a beggar throughout the entire relationship and realized it was now time to let it go.

treated Kiara like the apple of his eye normally, he would certainly use every method he could think of to force Katherine to file a

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him as her husband, she could not win over his heart. She had nothing to lose by

she reached home, she took a bath. For the past two years, she had been constantly in a cautious state and was always

felt as though a heavy burden was lifted off her

was an amazing feeling, and she fell

the

weight was bearing down on her. She could not breathe, and she could feel someone’s hot breath on her ears.

familiar breathing, she

had come home. He did not remain at the Levine manor, nor did

off about Christopher. She instinctively tugged. her silk pajamas and leaped out of the bed on her bare feet as if Christopher was nothing

thought she was

earlier, he felt something

he had let his guard down, as it was a

did he expect that elderly people could be rather bold and that Maxwell

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determined Christopher was. Thus, the former decided to take matters into his own hands, wanting to help Katherine salvage their marriage.

Katherine stated plainly,

for a divorce made Christopher feel inexplicable frustration and

the state he was in, Katherine realized that she must not let him have his way, or

her courage from, she mustered all

Christopher!” she roared at the top of her lungs.

each syllable loudly and clearly,

gave

the slender arm she had raised at him and forcefully pushed her back, causing her to

backward.

over again. Are you sure you want to

such a brutal slap, he

by your father and that useless brother of yours has been on the brink of bankruptcy. Do you think it

turned around and walked to the bathroom to take a cold shower and only came back out half an hour later.

did they fail to manage the company properly, but they even gave

in Christopher’s eyes, she was just a woman who would do anything to gain what

years, he never listened to her, no matter how hard she tried to explain things to him.

plotted a scheme to get into his bed and

for the Xander family by giving herself to Christopher for two years in exchange for

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enough to repay her father, Gregory Xander, for raising her.

instantly felt a sense of

no trust between two people, then there was no

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