Three million was nothing to Damian!
The Willow Creek Villas property was nothing to him either!
But just now at the evening dress shop, Claudine’s card had already been frozen, so where did she get that money? That was interesting.
The Hogan family might give their daughter a few million in pocket money, but to casually buy a house at Willow Creek Villas–was that money also from the Hogan family?
She wanted to plant a thorn in Damian’s heart!
Damian finally spoke.
“Leave the Willow Creek Villas property for now. You may go.”
Lindsay responded and left the office.
Audrey couldn’t read Damian’s thoughts and didn’t dare speak rashly.
Damian already had an answer in his heart.
“Don’t worry about Claudine regarding the PhD. Just focus on your preparation. With your abilities, you’ll have no problem.”
Audrey was briefly stunned, but quickly understood.
“Mm, Dami, thank you.”
She didn’t say anything more.
A smart woman never pushes a man too hard.
She had already told Damian everything she wanted him to know.
As a man, even if Damian didn’t love Claudine, he couldn’t possibly allow another man to have designs on her.
That’s just a man’s nature!
For a moment, Bridgette thought she must have misheard.
“What did you say?”
She stared at her daughter in disbelief, thinking she must be out of her mind!
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To be able to marry into a family like the Barrettes, and yet still want a divorce!
Claudine had expected her mother to react this way. She pressed her lips together, thinking it was better to tell her ev- erything at once since her mother would find out sooner or later.
Besides, Damian was probably already handling the property division.
It wouldn’t be long before the divorce procedures were underway.
“Mom, I’ve thought it through, and Damian has agreed too. We’re already going through the process…”
Before Claudine could finish, she was slapped across the face.
She held her numb cheek, looking at her mother in front of her.
“Mom…”
“Don’t call me Mom!”
Bridgette’s voice was somewhat shrill.
Always graceful and composed, she was now trembling with anger.
“Claudine! Do you even know what you’re doing!”
“Do you realize how much effort I put in to get you married into the Barrette family, all so you could have someone to rely on for the rest of your life!”
Bridgette looked at her daughter with bitter disappointment, her eyes brimming with tears, unsure if it was from anger
or sorrow.
She took a deep breath to calm herself, and her voice softened.
“Claudy, listen to your mother, you can’t get divorced!”
She stroked Claudine’s face, wiping away her daughter’s tears.
“There’s no such thing as a marriage without arguments! Dami treats you fairly well most of the time.
Actually, if you two just have another child, many problems will be solved.
“Don’t worry, I’ll find a traditional medicine practitioner to help you take care of your health.
“You must remember what I say: a woman’s greatest support is her husband. Only by managing your family well can you truly succeed as a woman.”
Claudine had heard these words countless times before.
Once, she even believed them, and truly tried to live that way.
But five years had taught her a lesson.
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And that was: “There are hearts in this world that you can never warm, no matter how hard you try!”
As for relying on her husband…
Claudine glanced at her mother, suddenly unsure whether her mother’s ignorance was a blessing or a curse.
“Mom, the divorce… I’ve already made up my mind.
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“Besides marriage, I have other things I can do. I’ve decided to apply for a PhD, and I’ll return to the auction house. You really don’t need to worry about me!”
Bridgette looked at her daughter’s resolute expression, feeling a deep sense of disappointment.
She simply couldn’t understand how the daughter she had raised so carefully could one day want a divorce!
How could her daughter fail even at managing her marriage?
“Claudine, tell me, was it you who brought up the divorce, or was it Damian?
“If it was Damian, I can help you think of a way to save this marriage.
You really can’t just mention divorce so casually!
“If you get divorced, you’ll be a failed woman, do you understand!”
Claudine truly couldn’t understand her mother’s views.
Thinking of all she had endured in her marriage, and everything Damian had done to her, Claudine couldn’t help but ask.
“Mom, doesn’t my happiness matter? Why don’t you ask if I’ve been wronged, or if I’m unhappy?
“Why does getting divorced make me a failed woman?”
As she spoke, Claudine couldn’t hold back her tears.
She had thought her mother would feel sorry for her, but to her surprise, her pain was completely ignored.
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