Chapter 3Walking Their Own Paths

Hazel shrugged, looking completely unbothered.

“As long as you stay out of me and Ben’s way and let me have this baby without any drama, I’m fine with it.”

Jack’s heart went completely cold as he stared at the woman he had loved for ten years.

He nodded. “Fine. I’ll stay out of it. I just have one condition. We’re getting a divorce.”

Hazel rejected it quickly. “Not happening. I told you, I’m just having fun. I’m not divorcing you.”

“You’re already carrying his child. Do you want the baby to be born and call me dad?”

“So what? I don’t care. You’re the only one I care about.”

Just as she said that, the sound of a man sobbing came from outside the door.

She opened the door and found Bennett crying.

“I’m sorry. I was trying to get to the bathroom. I didn’t mean to eavesdrop.”

Her heart ached as she tried to comfort him. “Ben, that’s not what I meant...”

He shook his head. “I get it. I never wanted to take anything from Mr. Brook. I just can’t help myself! Just thinking about the baby never getting to call me dad breaks my heart.”

She frowned, looking a little torn. “You idiot, I’ll figure something out—”

Seeing how much she liked Bennett, Jack completely gave up on the relationship.

“Hazel, let’s make a deal.

“Let’s get divorced first. You and Bennett can have the baby out in the open. For this year, I won’t interfere with you two. You don’t get to interfere with me either. As you said, we each do our own thing.”

“Really?” Hazel excitedly grabbed his hand. “That’s so sweet of you.”

He pulled his hand away and said calmly, “If there’s no problem, I’ll have a lawyer draft the divorce papers as soon as possible for you to sign.”

With that, he stood up straight and walked out of the room.

The others flocked in all at once when they saw him leave.

“What’s that supposed to mean? Hazel, are you really divorcing Jack?”

She smiled smugly and responded, “Didn’t you hear him? We’re giving each other a year. Before we remarry, we’ll each do our own thing.”

Alex looked a little uneasy. “But Hazel, you’re really particular with cleanliness, aren’t you? Are you really okay with Jack sleeping around? If he gets another woman pregnant, you’ll regret it way too late!”

She said with absolute certainty, “Do you really think he would? He loves me so much. He could even accept Ben. How would he actually sleep around?

“Once I have the baby, if I tell him I want to remarry, he’ll be over the moon. By then, it’ll be time for me to have a kid with him, too.”

Jack, who had not gone far, heard every word clearly.

Yeah, back in the day, he never would have done anything to cross Hazel.

But what had he gotten in return?

He worked himself to the bone for her and closed project after project on her behalf.

In the end, she cheated on him and then had the nerve to blame him for being too busy.

In that case, he did not owe her a single ounce of lingering attachment.

After walking out of the restaurant, he called his lawyer, Patricia Lawson, and asked her to draft divorce papers as soon as possible.

Hazel owed half of her success today to him, so splitting everything fifty-fifty was only fair.

He also had Patricia sell off his entire ten percent stake in the company.

Then, he sent a message to Hazel’s best friend, Isla Jenkins.

[I know you like me. I’m divorcing Hazel. If you’re willing to marry me, three days from now, we’ll go straight to the city hall and make it official.]

She replied promptly: I’ll see you at the city hall in three days.

He smiled when he saw the reply.

“Hazel, it’s true that I won’t sleep around. I’d marry another woman instead.”

Since she loved Bennett so much, they should just stay together forever.