THE DIVORCE GAMBIT From Dumped Wife to CEO's Forever novel Chapter 1175

Most little boys liked blue and green.

But Gemma's favorite colors were blue and white, while Jasper's favorite color was pink!

Louie was taken aback. "Huh? Gemma doesn't like pink? Are you sure?"

"Mhm," Gertrude nodded. "I'm sure. The last time I gave her a little pink dress, she didn't like it. She just wants to wear her blue cargo shorts!"

Even though Caitlin always dressed Gemma up like a little princess, the girl just didn't like pink.

Louie chuckled. "Well, what do you expect from Master Ninth's daughter? She's got personality."

Meanwhile...

After being hung up on, Elsa was in despair.

Why?

It was one thing for Caitlin to hang up on her.

But why was even Gertrude looking down on her now?

Back in university, Gertrude was nowhere near her level.

Gertrude was just a product of a backward, patriarchal family.

She came from the countryside.

She didn't even have a proper name. If it weren't for her, nobody would have wanted to be friends with Gertrude.

Now that Gertrude had graduated and achieved a little success, she was forgetting where she came from!

Had Gertrude forgotten how she used to treat her?

Without her back then, would there even be a Gertrude today?

It seemed Gertrude had completely forgotten the path she had walked.

Of course!

Country folk were country folk. They could never shake off their inherent vulgarity.

It was disgusting!

If she had known it would come to this, she never would have helped Gertrude in the first place.

The more Elsa thought about it, the angrier she became.

But besides being angry, there was nothing she could do.

Just then, another payment reminder popped up on her phone.

It was the day of the court hearing.

Standing in the defendant's box, Elsa said with red-rimmed eyes, "Your Honor, I do not wish to divorce. I love my husband deeply. Our relationship has always been strong. I am willing to accept mediation."

Since Xander was so eager for a divorce, she would do the opposite!

Elsa had already consulted a lawyer. As long as the judge couldn't find evidence of an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, and she insisted on not divorcing, she could drag this out for a long time.

After the hearing, Xander cornered Elsa right outside the courthouse, pointing a finger in her face. "Elsa, are you insane? Did I not make myself clear? I have never loved you, not from the beginning! I suggest you cooperate with the divorce and pay back the wedding funds. Otherwise, don't blame me for getting nasty."

"Xander, you bastard! You're the reason I'm in this mess, and now you think you can just walk away? Let me tell you, it's not that easy! You'll never get rid of me!"

Xander scoffed. "I'm a bastard? And what are you, Elsa? You're no better. We're a perfect match, a bastard and a bitch. Don't act all high and mighty. You being in this mess is your own damn fault. It has nothing to do with me!"

If he were Elsa, he would have done everything to maintain that friendship with Caitlin and Gertrude.

But Elsa?

For a man she'd known for only a few months, she betrayed her friends and hurled vicious insults at them.

If that wasn't asking for it, what was?

Xander stepped closer to Elsa and lowered his voice. "Elsa, don't forget what I have on the flash drive in my computer. If you're still unwilling to divorce at the next hearing, I won't mind sharing those photos and videos with everyone."