Chapter 38 Regret Marrying You
When Chloe returned to the villa, she saw Curtis already sitting on the sofa in the living room.
“Chloe, do you really want to divorce me that badly?” he asked.
“There’s no reason to continue our marriage,” she replied.
“You want a divorce over a few trivial things? What do you even take marriage for?” Curtis asked,
displeased.
“Trivial things?” Chloe looked at him mockingly. “You think the way Helen and Joanne treated me is trivial? And you cheating on me with Sonya is trivial?”
“Mom and Joanne were wrong to treat you that way, but they’ve already been detained. They’ve already paid the price. Isn’t that enough?” he retorted.
Chloe almost laughed out loud. Did he really think that just because the perpetrators had paid a price, the
victim should feel satisfied?
“And besides, Sonya and I are just friends. I’ve never slept with her, so stop saying I cheated on you with her!” he snapped.
“Do you think it only counts if things get physical?” she shot back. “When everyone believed you and Sonya were a couple, when everyone praised you two as a perfect match, did you ever deny it? Did you ever say you already had a wife?”
“That was business. I couldn’t ruin the atmosphere. And if I’d denied it publicly, wouldn’t that have embarrassed Sonya?”
“You weren’t afraid of ruining the atmosphere, and you weren’t worried about Sonya’s pride. You just felt
embarrassed to admit you have a wife like me. You couldn’t bring yourself to say it.” Chloe cut straight to
the truth.
A flash of embarrassment crossed Curtis‘ face, but he quickly said, “And what about you? Are you saying
you’ve never been at fault? You hold multiple patents, you were even a drone expert in the military, and
yet you never told me!”
“Yes, I never made a point of telling you because you were never interested in my past!” she replied. “I
once told you that I’d done some research on drones. And what did you say? You accused me of bragging, of being jealous of Sonya, and of trying to compete with her!”
That silenced Curtis. He suddenly remembered back when Green Tech had considered entering the drone field, Chloe had indeed said as much.
But he hadn’t believed her.
“Curtis, the one person in this family who truly looks down on me is you. That’s why Helen, your friends, and even Sonya all felt free to look down on me,” Chloe said coldly.
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Curtis‘ face flushed, then paled. After a long pause, he muttered, “I didn’t look down on you. I just… I just…
He wanted to argue, but he didn’t even know how.
“It doesn’t matter anymore. I only came here to talk about the divorce,” she said.
He pressed his lips together. “You’re divorcing me because you want to be with Ethan, aren’t you?”
“What?” Chloe was stunned. Why was Ethan getting dragged into this again?
“I never imagined you’d be so close with him. First Brian, now Ethan. Chloe, you really know how to attract
men.” His voice carried a raw note of jealousy.
She frowned. “Curtis, don’t project your own filth onto others. Ethan’s a fellow soldier–my comrade–in-
arms.”
“Comrade–in–arms?” He scoffed. “Would he stick his neck out for a comrade who’s been retired for three
years?
“He’s known as Corvessia’s tyrant. He doesn’t take anyone’s side lightly! Chloe, just how close are you
two? Or were you already tangled up with him back in the military-”
A sharp slap cut him off.
The atmosphere instantly became suffocating.
Curtis‘ cheek burned hot with pain. Ever since he’d built his business, no one had dared strike him like that.
“Chloe, are you insane?” he roared.
Chloe’s gaze was icy as she glared at him. “What you just said would be enough for me to charge you with
insulting the military! Curtis, comradeship between soldiers isn’t something you can smear.
“It’s a bond of life and death. It’s when you trust someone and put your very life in their hands, a bond
where in times of danger, one will risk everything to save the other!”
Her words rang out like steel in the silent room. Her clear, resolute eyes brooked no doubt.
Curtis fell silent. Had he really misunderstood her?
Under her gaze, he actually felt like a fool.
“Someone like you will probably never understand,” she said.
“Yes, I don’t understand. You want a divorce? Fine, let’s divorce!” Curtis snapped.
“But I’ve checked your patents. Forget the rest, but the drone control software patent you filed after our marriage must be fully licensed to Green Tech for development and application after the divorce.”
Chloe’s face darkened immediately.
“You want my patent?”
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“The patent was filed after we married, which makes it marital property. I want it. Once the company profits, naturally, you’ll get a share,” he said.
Her expression was ice–cold. She could hear the truth behind his words. He wanted to get something for
nothing.
That patent was her own research after leaving the military and wasn’t part of her service. Though the patent had been filed after marriage, most of the work had been completed before.
Back then, during the final stages of her research, Jenna and Walter had suddenly passed away. She’d
sunk into grief for some time, and then only after marrying had she regained the strength to finish and file
for the patent.
Did he even know that she’d originally intended to give that patent to Green Tech? If she hadn’t resigned,
if she’d continued working on the company’s drone project, that patent would have been the deciding
factor in its success.
But now…
“And if I refuse?” Chloe asked coldly.
“Then, I’ll sue and take you to court,” Curtis responded. “I know you want to give that patent to Skyline Tech, but it falls under marital property. If you don’t mind dragging your friend’s company into a lawsuit,
then go ahead.”
Chloe’s eyes filled with disappointment. “I once thought you at least had some dignity in your bones. But
now I see you’re willing to stoop even this low.”
“I’m doing this for the company. If you insist on divorce, then that drone patent must go to Green Tech!” he said firmly.
Green Tech was in trouble. With that patent, he could solve many problems.
She said coldly, “For the company? Fine. As long as you hold a press conference to publicly announce our divorce and go with me to the courthouse to finalize it, then the patent will be yours.”
Curtis hadn’t expected her to agree so quickly. “Do you mean it?”
“Yes, I do.”
“Alright. Three days from now, I’ll hold a press conference.” His eyes bore into hers. “You’d better keep
your word,”
Suddenly, Chloe burst into laughter.
This was the man she’d once loved.
Even though he’d let her down again and again, her heart had still been with him.
Yet now, even when they were getting divorced, he was using it to threaten her and squeeze her for profit.
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“Curtis, I’ve lived my whole life without any regrets. But now, I truly regret marrying you.” Her own voice rang in her ears as she said it.
