Serena Jennings gazed at Ethan White and smiled slightly.
Ethan White seemed to see colorful fireworks reflected in those big, sparkling eyes.
"I’ll listen to you."
Serena Jennings picked up the phone and hung up the call.
It wasn’t long before the phone rang again, and it was Caleb Lockwood calling.
Serena Jennings hung up again.
When Caleb Lockwood called for the third time, Serena Jennings handed her phone to Ethan White, indicating for him to answer it.
Because she believed that once Caleb Lockwood knew she was with Ethan White, he would certainly stop bothering her with calls.
In the hospital room, Caleb Lockwood heard Ethan White answer Serena Jennings’s call, his fingers immediately tensed.
"Is Serena Jennings with you?"
Ethan White answered resolutely, "I’m on a date with Serena, watching fireworks."
He deliberately moved the phone away so Caleb Lockwood on the other end could hear the sound of fireworks.
The sound of fireworks pounding as if hitting Caleb Lockwood’s chest, he couldn’t help but cough several times.
"Let Serena Jennings answer the phone."
Caleb Lockwood’s commanding tone made Ethan White startled, then Ethan White smiled.
"Caleb Lockwood, don’t you understand? It’s precisely because Serena doesn’t want to answer your call that I’m the one answering instead."
The other end, Caleb Lockwood took a deep breath.
And then there was a long silence.
Caleb Lockwood didn’t make a sound nor hang up the phone.
Ethan White also remained silent and didn’t hang up.
Serena Jennings absentmindedly drank her beverage.
She could guess why Caleb Lockwood was calling her.
By this time, the divorce agreement should have already reached Caleb Lockwood.
Caleb Lockwood is a smart man; instead of going to Country C for a divorce court battle he is certain to lose, it would be wiser to just sign the divorce agreement.
In this divorce agreement this time, Serena Jennings was not leaving with nothing but instead had reasonably divided the marital property between her and Caleb Lockwood, evenly splitting their shares in The Lockwood Group.
Therefore, this divorce agreement is more judicious than a legal divorce for Caleb Lockwood and more beneficial for him.
As a businessman, the choice is obvious.
In the hospital room, after a long silence, Caleb Lockwood took a deep breath.
Ethan White quickly moved the phone away from his ear, or else he would likely be deafened.
Even without the speaker on, Caleb Lockwood’s shout from the other end still reached Serena Jennings’s ears loud and clear.
"I will never sign the divorce agreement, never!"
After shouting, Caleb Lockwood hung up the call.
Serena Jennings looked surprised.
Next to her, Ethan White’s brows furrowed deeply.
"If Caleb Lockwood refuses to sign the divorce agreement, what do you plan to do?"
Serena Jennings took a deep breath and forced a bitter smile.
"Then we’ll just have to go to court."
She picked up her drink and silently bit her straw.
It seems this time, she and Caleb Lockwood are really going to end up in court.
The first love who once shared hardships and vowed eternal love...
In the end, they have to face off against each other in court...
Serena Jennings couldn’t understand why Caleb Lockwood chose this path.
She took her phone back from Ethan White and made a call.
"Lawyer Yao, I’ll be there tomorrow, please schedule an appointment with Judge Chen for me."
The fireworks show ended, the night sky filled with the scent of smoke.
The hospital in the middle of the night was quiet, as if there were no living souls.
Caleb Lockwood hadn’t slept.
Neither had Mr. Miller.
He quickly found out what Caleb Lockwood ordered.
"President Lockwood..."
Mr. Miller knocked on the door of the hospital room.
He knew Caleb Lockwood must be awake.
"President Lockwood, Miss Jennings previously had contact with The Linton Family, Lawyer Yao is the legal advisor of the Linton Group, introduced personally to Miss Jennings by Minister Linton... Additionally, on the day of contact with Minister Linton, Miss Jennings purchased property in Country C, and since she also has her own company there, from a legal standpoint in Country C, Miss Jennings can indeed file for divorce in Country C’s courts..."
Caleb Lockwood listened calmly and asked casually, "She also found the judge in advance, right?"
"Judge Chen, who has close ties to Minister Linton."
Caleb Lockwood raised his hand and pulled out the needle embedded in the back of his hand.
"President Lockwood..."
"You drive, I’m going to Country C."
Mr. Miller’s eyes widened.
"President Lockwood, it’s currently the middle of the night..."
"We’ll reach Country C just as it’s dawning."
"But your physical condition isn’t yet suitable for discharge..."
"Mr. Miller, since when have you had so much to say?"
Stared down by Caleb Lockwood’s piercing eyes, Mr. Miller felt chills down his spine.
"I’ll get started right away."
In Judge Chen’s office.
"Since Miss Jennings was introduced by Minister Linton, everything is negotiable... Let me confirm once again, Miss Jennings’s request is for a divorce, along with obtaining at least half of the shares in The Lockwood Group, is that correct?"
Serena Jennings nodded.
"With the evidence Miss Jennings currently provided, your request is not difficult to achieve, rest assured!"
"Thank you, Judge Chen."
Serena Jennings shook hands with Judge Chen and then left the court.
She didn’t know that half an hour earlier, Caleb Lockwood had also met with Judge Chen. Newest update provıded by NoveI-Fire.ɴet
Serena Jennings entered the private room, seeing Aaron Linton and Ellie Shaw already inside waiting for her.
Their eyes were filled with complex emotions as they looked at her.
However, Serena Jennings’s gaze was simple and clear—
"I’ve done everything I needed to do, do you have any other requests? Or rather... does Old Mr. Lowell have any other demands?"
Hearing Serena Jennings’s cold sarcasm, Aaron Linton and Ellie Shaw both showed hurt expressions.
But to Serena Jennings, those expressions only seemed laughable.
After that encounter with the Linton family atop the cloud-high, it wasn’t long before Aaron Linton called her out to meet alone.
Although Aaron Linton began with many preliminaries, it was all nonsense.
The ultimate goal was merely to persuade Serena Jennings to divorce.
Serena Jennings knew, people don’t visit unannounced unless there’s a request, Aaron Linton approached her most likely for Wendy Linton’s lifelong matters.
She told Aaron Linton that it was Caleb Lockwood who refused to divorce, and conveniently asked Aaron Linton to recommend a reliable lawyer to her.
And so, Serena Jennings used the Linton Group’s connections to come up with the idea of filing for divorce in Country C.
Aaron Linton and Ellie Shaw realized Serena Jennings genuinely wanted to divorce Caleb Lockwood.
However, they also felt that Caleb Lockwood was serious about Serena Jennings.
They didn’t know whether divorcing Caleb Lockwood was good or bad for Serena Jennings.
But since Wendy Linton liked Caleb Lockwood, the patriarch of The Linton Family demanded that they somehow separate Serena Jennings and Caleb Lockwood to satisfy Wendy Linton’s desire.
"Sorry Ellie, your father and I didn’t intentionally want to wreck your happiness, we’re helpless too..." Jade Shaw said, her eyes reddening.