Noticing my silence, Everleigh assumed I was backing down. Smirking, she lifted the microphone again.
"Hey, Azalea, do you get it now? Do you finally understand why President Mancini doesn't want to sit with you?"
She suddenly raised her voice, her words sharp and cutting.
"Because… you're not worthy."
I swallowed the anger rising in my throat, my voice turning cold.
"From the way you're talking, it sounds like you want me to divorce your President Mancini?"
Everleigh's lips curled into a slow, satisfied smile.
"Since you're so self-aware, I won't bother pretending anymore." She let out a light laugh. "That's right; I believe I'm far more suited to be President Mancini's wife than you are."
I met her gaze, my expression unreadable and spoke each word with deliberate clarity.
"Go on. And then?"
Everleigh scoffed, her eyes filled with contempt.
"President Mancini wants to divorce you!"
For a moment, I simply stood there, the words hanging in the air. Then, slowly, I turned to look at Clyde.
"Is that true? Do you really want a divorce?"
Clyde arched an eyebrow, his expression laced with disdain.
"Secretary Everleigh is right. I've wanted to divorce you for a long time, but I held off because of my father's pressure."
His voice grew louder, cutting through the murmurs of the crowd.
"But now that all these esteemed guests are here, they can serve as my witnesses."
"I, Clyde, am divorcing you!"
I met his gaze with chilling indifference, my voice calm, unreadable.
"Are you sure about that?"
I took a step forward, my tone sharpening.
"Clyde, have you really thought this through?"
Before my words had even fully settled in the air, the fool before me yanked a divorce agreement from his pocket, shoving it toward me as if he had been waiting for this moment.
"Azalea, don't waste your breath. I've never had even the slightest bit of affection for you."
I studied him for a long moment before letting out a slow, measured sigh.
"Clyde, looks like you've had this planned for quite some time, haven't you?"
He gave a careless nod, his indifference almost theatrical.
"That's right! You hit the nail on the head. I've been waiting to divorce you every single moment!"
"In the past, in the present and even more so in the future!"
The moment those words left his lips, Everleigh wasted no time in leading the applause and the guests followed suit, clapping and cheering as if they were enjoying a grand performance.