Chapter 16

Julian felt as if all the strength had been drained from him. He froze and stared at the clerk in disbelief. So, Wendy had already finalized the divorce. She had cut him out of her life completely while he'd remained oblivious and indifferent toward her. Meanwhile, Adrian stood by, observing his brother's devastated state. He opened his mouth to speak, but no words of comfort came out. Suddenly, a thought struck him. He asked the clerk, "My brother never agreed to a divorce. How could she just finalize it without him?" The clerk pulled up the file again, tapped the keyboard, then looked up to explain, saying, "Ms. Locke filed for divorce through the court. She submitted evidence related to domestic violence, and the court granted the divorce after reviewing it." "Domestic violence?" Julian's head snapped up, his eyes widening in disbelief. "I never laid a hand on her." The clerk didn't argue back. Instead, she simply pulled up the photos Wendy had submitted as evidence and turn