I still smiled and said, "You won't get any benefits by suing for divorce in court, let alone if I don't agree, you can't get divorced. Even if you did, these properties are all mine before marriage and cannot be given to Valery."
I paused and said, "As for causing trouble at my workplace, I don't care about it. I have cancer and I'm dying. Do you think that I'll still care about my dignity and reputation? It's best if you just make me popular on the internet. Maybe I can crowdfund for medical treatment!"
They whispered for a while and finally said they wanted 40 thousand dollars. As long as I gave them the money, we could get a peaceful divorce and become strangers in the future. I calculated it myself. The house and car were bought by me before marriage, but the income after marriage needed to be divided equally. My annual salary was about 90 thousand dollars. If we went to court, the court would probably support giving them 40 thousand dollars.
I thought, Forget it. Just spend the money to buy some peace. Otherwise, if we can't get divorced, I will have to spend at least one million dollars to treat Valery's illness.
They were afraid that I would change my mind, so they took me directly to the Family Court. Valery and I went through the procedures quickly, and everything would be done after one month.
Valery took the divorce receipt and looked at me coldly, saying, "Don't play any tricks on me in a month. Otherwise, even if cancer doesn't let you die, I won't let you live!"
I just nodded and didn't say anything.
A month passed quickly. Valery had taken everything from the house. She took away all the bags and jewelry I bought for her and even took the hairdryer. If it weren't for the other appliances being purchased before marriage, she would probably have called a moving company to take them away.
Most of these things were sold at a discounted price by Jarrett, and the money was taken by Jarrett. But Valery was happy to accept it.
Just after finishing all the procedures and getting divorced from the Family Court, I walked to the parking lot and saw Valery appear in front of my car, holding hands with a man intimately. The man glanced at me, smiled, and handed me a cigarette, saying, "Hello, do you want a cigarette? I am Valery's current boyfriend. I heard that you are dying soon. That's great. Thank you for leaving Valery to me."