A Wound that Never Heals

Chapter 194

Chapter 194 We Win

With her push, the thermometer in Nathen’s hand fell to the ground.

When Darlene heard the sound, she turned around and paused to look at it. She said apologetically, “Dr. Elicott, I’m sorry.”

Nathen opened his mouth, but for some reason, he didn’t know what to say.

Without waiting for him to speak, Darlene had already run out in a hurry.

The sunlight from outside the ward window shone in. Nathen felt that the temperature of the sunny weather in this room seemed to be colder than when it was snowing a few days ago.

In the end, it was already winter and everything was cold.

Darlene ran out. Outside, there were two bodyguards of Avery and Gustave who had just arrived.

Out of her expectations, there were two police officers.

Because Avery had often pretended to be a victim and asked the police to force her back, when Darlene saw the police officer in front of her, she

subconsciously had a bad feeling.

She stood at the door and subconsciously resisted and feared the police, causing her face to turn pale.

The young police officer John saw Darlene’s uneasiness and explained, “Ms. Garcia, don’t misunderstand. We just happened to be working around and met Mr. Walpole, so we greeted him and chatted for a while.”

John was a colleague of Aleena’s deceased husband. Because of Aleena’s introduction, they had seen each other a few times and he could considered be

Gustave’s acquaintance.

Darlene greeted, “Hello, Mr. Tyrell.”

John smiled and was not in a hurry to leave with the other policeman.

Gustave came to pick Darlene up and they would leave together, but when John saw the expressions of the two bodyguards outside, he knew that they

probably would not be willing to let Darlene leave.

If there was a dispute later, with the two policemen here, perhaps they could help out a little.

Gustave approached, and the two bodyguards immediately became alert, staring at Gustave’s every move.

In the end, Darlene could not hold it in. Although there were outsiders present, she still asked directly, “Did we lose the lawsuit?”

When Darlene spoke, she felt her breathing stop. She anxiously waited for an answer, but she could not control herself and did not dare to face the result.

For such a long time, she had tried too many times to escape from Avery.

However, she failed every time. So now, Darlene really did not have much

confidence, including the result of the second trial of the divorce.

Gustave handed the document in his hand to her. “We won. This is the final

verdict of the court. Darlene, you have nothing to do with him in the future.”

Darlene looked at the document that Gustave handed over. She even forgot the

surprise and she froze there.

Speaking of which, the conflict between her and Avery was only a matter of a few months. However, she even felt that she had been waiting for the divorce document for many years.

Darlene was so disheartened that she did not dare to hope for it, but now, she could see it with her own eyes.

From then on, Darlene was no longer Avery’s wife. She had nothing to do with that man.

Darlene stood there and did not speak. Her eyes were red. After a long time, she suddenly came back to her senses and eagerly took the document.

She opened the verdict and could not believe it. She looked at Gustave and asked, “Is this real?”

Gustave nodded and said with certainty, “It’s real. You divorced him. This verdict has the same legal effect as the divorce certificate. Take this, and your marriage relationship with him is completely ended. You don’t need to do anything else.”

Darlene lowered her eyes and stared at the document. She looked at every

word carefully.

She did not know when her tears fell. The tear fell on the signature of the judge at the end of the document and smudged the words.

It had been ten years. Darlene had used ten years of humbleness and flattery to happily exchange for marriage with that man.

And now, she had tried her best and finally got the divorce document.

Looking back at the past ten years, Darlene felt it was as if she had taken a very roundabout way and then returned to the starting point.

In those ten years, other than Avery, there seemed to be no other focus in her

life.

In the past, she also had her academic experience and dreams. Later, for that man, she gave up all of them.

Darlene’s hands holding the document were trembling. She should have been overjoyed, but at that moment, she could not control her tears.

She had almost forgotten all about her past when she was twelve years old.

And after she was twelve, her life had been revolving around the only person. Until now, when she obtained this document, the twenty–two years she had

gone through seemed to have become completely blank.

Darlene covered her face with her hands and could not help but cry in the light

of so many eyes.

She really regretted that she had wasted so many years in vain. Now, when she really had to face death, she understood that there were too many things in this world that were more important than a man.

Kinship, friendship, pursuit, career, and making herself happy. She only understood how important these things were now, but it seemed that it was already too late.

Gustave did not care about other people’s gazes. He walked over and patted Darlene’s back as usual, “Aurora, just treat it as a new life. You are still young Exclusive © content by N(ô)ve/l/Drama.Org.

and can do anything.

“We will leave here and never come back again. We will never see that man

again.”

Darlene cried out. She had suppressed her grievances and uneasiness for such a long time. At this moment, she could finally let go of it.

It was only ten years. She could let it go.

If Darlene couldn’t survive this time, she would accept it. If she could survive, she would have many more ten years in the future.

Avery’s bodyguard looked at them coldly and said indifferently, “Mr. Walpole, I’m afraid you can’t take Ms. Garcia away yet. We need to wait for Mr. Gallard’s

order before we can let her go.”

Gustave let go of Darlene and turned around to look at the bodyguard who had spoken. “Do you need me to explain to you what a divorce verdict is? Have you been educated? Are you illiterate?”

The bodyguard looked awkward. “In short, before Mr. Gallard gives the order,

we cannot let Ms. Garcia leave.”

John continued, “Then what if we ask you to let her go? The court has already made a verdict. Well, do you need the judge to personally come and mediate the issue of the ex–husband imprisoning his ex–

wife?”

The bodyguard was in a difficult position. Behind him, Andrew’s cold voice sounded, “A daughter–in–law like you really disgraced the Gallard family.

“Now that my grandson was sent to the emergency room, Darlene, you joined hands with Gustave and ignored your past with Avery and the consequence. You want to completely cut off all ties with Avery. If something really happens to Avery, won’t your conscience stir?”

“Her conscience stirs?” Gustave stood in front of Darlene and looked at

Andrew, who was approaching with a smile.

“Mr. Gallard, to tell you the truth, if one has to be struck by lightning because he did something bad, Ms. Garcia is no match for you and your grandson when it comes to what you have done. If the lightning strikes down, you will bear the brunt of it. We have nothing to be afraid of.”

Andrew was so angry that his face turned sullen. “Gustave, how dare you curse at my grandson and me. You have been bewitched by this woman. Are you really going to go against my Gallard family?”

Gustave looked a little surprised. “I think my performance is already very

obvious. Why didn’t you see clearly that I was determined to get involved, Mr.

Gallard?”

Gustave handed over a USB flash disk from the pocket of his coat. “This is the evidence that I showed for Darlene in court today. Mr. Gallard, you can

appreciate some of your grandson’s past behavior.

“Now that the marriage has been annulled, if you are aggressive and find trouble with Darlene, I don’t mind revealing all the things about Mr. Gallard to the public.

“At that time, let’s wait and see the pressure of public opinion on the Gallard

family. Not to mention the public opinions, I’m afraid that Mr. Gallard won’t be able to escape from his criminal liability.”

When Gustave finished his words, he directly took Darlene and left. Andrew looked at the USB in his hand and slammed the cane on the ground.

When Gustave took Darlene into the elevator, his phone rang. Nathen sent a message: “Mr. Walpole, don’t forget what you promised me.”