Sir, Please Sign Here to Get a Divorce-Chapter 115: Divorce Is Fine, but He Wants the Child

Chapter 115: Chapter 115: Divorce Is Fine, but He Wants the Child

「The Hospital」

Quinn Gardner had just managed to get his daughter to sleep. As he walked out of the hospital room, before he could even say a word to Ethan Yardley who was waiting outside, a man in a suit approached.

The man nodded and politely handed a file folder to Quinn Gardner.

"You must be Mr. Grant. Ms. Thorne asked me to give this to you. Please sign the documents and deliver them to Ms. Thorne within three days. Otherwise, she will file a lawsuit against you in one week."

Quinn Gardner had a bad feeling.

He tore open the folder in front of Ethan Yardley and took out the documents inside.

When he saw the words "Divorce Agreement," his stern, handsome face filled with even more anguish.

He looked at Ethan Yardley and let out a bitter, mocking laugh.

"See? She’s just that cold-blooded and heartless. My daughter’s life is hanging by a thread, and she’s forcing me to divorce her."

Ethan Yardley comforted him, "Don’t take it to heart. Women will do anything when they’re angry."

He knew that from personal experience.

After all, he’d been handed a Divorce Agreement several times himself.

As long as he didn’t agree, there was nothing she could do. And look at them now—the two of them were doing just fine.

"Fine, I’ll divorce her."

Quinn Gardner looked at the lawyer standing beside him and said, "Go back and tell Ms. Thorne that unless I get custody of the child, she can forget about getting a divorce for the rest of her life."

He unceremoniously threw the Divorce Agreement at the lawyer.

The lawyer’s expression was stern. "Mr. Grant, from what I understand, you have not been involved in that child’s upbringing. Furthermore, you have only been married for two months. If you insist..."

"Get out."

Quinn Gardner had no desire to waste words with him and barked sharply.

The lawyer looked like he wanted to say more but held his tongue.

Quinn Gardner’s face was livid, and he looked like he was about to throw a punch.

The lawyer had no choice but to take the Divorce Agreement and leave.

Ethan Yardley continued to console him. "Don’t overthink it. Just focus on taking care of Clementine. Later, find some time to go and apologize to her. She’ll forgive you."

Turning, Quinn Gardner walked to a nearby bench and sat down. He buried his hands in his hair, his voice thick with unconcealable pain.

"Ethan, you don’t know her. She’s heartless. The only reason she married me was that she’d been raising a child alone for too long and couldn’t stand the loneliness.

She doesn’t love me. If I make even the slightest mistake, she blows it completely out of proportion. She won’t stop until she gets the outcome she wants."

He knew that woman all too well.

It was because he knew her so well that he never told her about Clementine.

He had planned to confess everything after it was all over and then spend the rest of his life making it up to her.

But now...

’There was no hope left.’

’His daughter was going to die, and he, her father, was completely useless.’

Ethan Yardley knew that women weren’t easy to deal with.

Thinking about his own past experiences, he truly empathized.

He sat down next to Quinn Gardner, unsure of how to comfort him anymore. All he could do was sit with him and endure it together.

...

「The Sovereign Villa」

Serena Yardley was playing with the little one in the living room when Julian Thorne rushed back, looking frantic.

The moment he entered the house and saw Serena Yardley, he hurried over to ask, "Where’s my sister?"

"Uncle..."

Seeing his uncle, the little one quickly got up and scrambled toward him.

Julian Thorne bent down, picked up the child, and ruffled his little head. "Leo, where’s your mommy?"

"Mommy’s in the kitchen making us yummy food."

"Did you run all the way back? How are you covered in sweat?"

Serena Yardley pulled out a tissue and handed it to him.

Julian Thorne put the child down, took the tissue to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and asked again, "Is my sister okay? What on earth is going on with her and Quinn Gardner?"

Before Serena Yardley could answer, the child beside them spoke up angrily:

"Uncle, you have to protect me! That bad daddy is so mean! He took me to the hospital and locked me up, wouldn’t let me see Mommy, and even took my blood."

"Why?"

Julian Thorne looked at the child in astonishment.

Serena Yardley chimed in, "Quinn Gardner has a daughter. That daughter has a terminal illness and needs a bone marrow transplant from Leo to get better. I think that’s what’s going on."

"What?"

Julian Thorne was stunned. "Quinn Gardner has a daughter?"

’Why didn’t he know about this?’

’It would be understandable if his sister didn’t know, since she was abroad for a few years. But he hadn’t gone abroad, so why didn’t he know Quinn Gardner had a daughter?’

Looking at Serena Yardley, a furious and agitated Julian Thorne asked, "Where is Quinn Gardner?"

"He’s probably at the hospital with his daughter," Serena Yardley said in a low voice.

Overcome with rage, Julian Thorne turned to go find Quinn Gardner and settle the score, but he was stopped by Nina Thorne, who was just coming out of the kitchen.

"Julian..."

Julian Thorne stopped and turned around. He strode toward his sister, his eyes filled with heartache.

"I’m sorry, Sis. I didn’t know Quinn Gardner had a daughter. But don’t you worry, I’m going to find him right now and settle this. I’ll make him give me an explanation."

But Nina Thorne just smiled lightly, as if it were nothing, and shook her head.

"Don’t go looking for him. I’ve already had the lawyer send him the Divorce Agreement. As long as he signs it, we can pretend none of this ever happened.

I never loved him anyway, so why should I run over there and make a scene like some shrew? You shouldn’t go either. I’ll handle my own problems."

"But he tricked you into marriage, and he tried to hurt Leo!"

Julian Thorne couldn’t stomach it, and his eyes reddened with anger.

’He knew it. His sister had always been the type to swallow her suffering and keep it to herself.’

’Even with something this huge, she hadn’t told him or their parents, intending to bear it all alone.’

’She was just a woman; how could her slender frame bear the weight of such crushing despair?’

’As a man of the Thorne Family, if he didn’t stand up for his sister, what right did he have to call himself her brother?’

"Julian, listen to me. The more of a scene you make, the harder the divorce will be. Don’t cause trouble right now."

"But..."

Before Julian Thorne could say more, Serena Yardley came over and added:

"Even if you run to the hospital and beat him up now, it won’t do any good. You should listen to Nina."

Julian Thorne looked at Serena Yardley and forced himself to calm down.

His tightly clenched fists slowly relaxed as he finally suppressed the rage simmering in his chest.

"Go wash your hands and eat," Nina Thorne reminded them.

Serena Yardley quickly took the child to wash his hands, and Julian Thorne slowly made his way to the restroom as well.

After dinner, Nina Thorne took the child upstairs for a bath, instructing Serena Yardley to keep an eye on her brother and not let him go out looking for Quinn Gardner.

Serena Yardley agreed and sat in the living room, keeping a close watch on Julian Thorne.

How could Julian Thorne possibly sit still?

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

He was so angry he wanted to beat Quinn Gardner to a pulp. Even if it was useless, he had to vent the rage in his heart.

Suddenly, he stood up, ready to leave.

Serena Yardley got up too, blocking his way. "Where are you going?"

"I’m going out for some fresh air."

He strode past Serena Yardley and walked away.

Serena Yardley followed close behind him. "Julian, listen to Nina! Don’t go looking for trouble with him. It will only make the divorce harder and cause Nina more pain."

Once in the courtyard, Julian Thorne stopped and looked at the person blocking his path.

"So you want me to just swallow my anger and say nothing? That’s my sister! My sister is being bullied!

Serena, you don’t have any siblings, so you don’t understand. Bullying my sister is the same as bullying me! I’m a proud, grown man. I won’t let this go until I’ve vented my anger!"

He was determined to go settle the score with Quinn Gardner.

Serena Yardley reached out and grabbed his arm. "I won’t let you go! Even if you’re going to settle scores with Quinn Gardner, you have to at least wait until your sister has divorced him!

What if you run over there now, hurt him, and he calls the police and has you arrested? If you end up in jail, who will be there to protect Nina and Leo?"

’Impulsiveness and violence can’t solve the problem.’

’Serena felt that Nina was handling it perfectly—staying calm and composed, quickly getting a lawyer to prepare the Divorce Agreement, and minimizing her own losses.’

’That was the rational way to handle things.’