Chapter 301

The judge and the adjudicator exchanged glances before the judge spoke first. "Plaintiff, do you have anything to say?" I snapped out of my daze, still unable to hide the shock in my eyes. Turning to Ashton, I asked in a low voice, "When… when did you ask Sophia for that much money?" Ashton looked at me with a smug smile, his eyes filled with mockery. "Joshua, I used to think you were cold-hearted and distant, which is why you treated us, your family, so indifferently. "But now I realize you're just sick. That's why you've been turning a blind eye to our struggles. Joshua, someone like you shouldn't be divorcing Sophia. I believe she can take good care of you." As I listened to Ashton's advice, my hands clenched at my side, and my eyes were bloodshot with fury as I glared at him. "Cold-hearted and distant? I only borrowed money from your family to go to school. After I started working, I gradually paid it back. But you keep bringing it up. "Your house, your living expenses—were