Chapter 179

Unlike Mason's astonishment, Lucas showed no sign of surprise. His deep, unreadable eyes remained fixed on Evelyn as if lost in thought. Evelyn had already set the pen down, and now, she understood why Lucas had given her a new divorce agreement. He wanted to control the rules of the negotiation to ensure that the terms were entirely in his hands from the very beginning. But now, she didn't care about any of it. All she wanted was a quick divorce, and she would do whatever it took to get it. She pushed the agreement back toward him. "Can we proceed with the paperwork now?" Lucas glanced down at the signature line, then raised his eyes, his expression unreadable. "Sure." It was rare, Evelyn thought, for a divorce agreement to be discussed so openly at the courthouse. After the formalities were processed, the staff looked up at them. "Do you two have any children?" Evelyn's throat tightened, but she answered firmly, "No." Lucas remained silent, unaffected. Mason, however, made a