“Ms. Jones, Cece and I have been together for 16 years. Do you know what that means? You can’t fool me here. Those who truly cheat on their partners are afraid of letting them know about the affair. There’s no such thing as a blatant affair.”
Zachary’s words served as a reminder to me. He said that those who truly cheated on their partners were afraid that their partners might find out about their affairs.
Was that the reason why Nicholas never admitted his twisted relationship with Claudia?
“But do you actually know your wife? Do you know what she really wants? While you get to focus on your career, she’s the one who has to retire just to raise your children for you. It’s a norm for you to not go home for months.
“Have you ever split the burden of the difficulties that she has to face on her own? Mr. Robinson, do you really love her?”
I knew Zachary might not listen to the things I said no matter how much I lectured him, so I stood up and got ready to leave.
“The reason why your wife is cheating so ‘blatantly‘ on you is because she doesn’t want the family that you’ve built anymore. It doesn’t matter if the husband or the wife is the one making the mistake–no one can truly hide their affair flawlessly.
“Your wife knows this principle very well. She said she should have the resolve to take responsibility for the mistake she’s committed.
“Mr. Robinson, that’s all I’m going to say. Just think about it. Do you want to file for an amicable divorce with your wife and receive all of
her assets? Or do you want to drag the divorce out for another morth until everyone finds out about its messy details once you’re
taken to cout
Zachary just similed dejectedly. “Ms Jones, a truly amicable divorce
only occurs when both parties think they can’t continue
ending their lives together. It’s a discussion between them to sup once and for all.
“It’s no longer amicable when one party thinks that their marriage can still be salvaged, while the other party insists on ending everything.
“I plan on exposing everything that we’ve talked about today to the public once I get home. Of course, I also claim that you’re the one forcing Cece to badmouth me. I refuse to believe that she’s the one who said those things about me. Surely you don’t mind, right?”
I just gazed at Zachary sharply. I knew that he wanted to use public opinion to crush me once and for all. I understood the reason why he wanted to do that, so I didn’t plan on stopping him.
“As a lawyer, the things I say are enough to protect myself from the wordplay and verbal manipulation used against me in public. Since I choose to take your wife’s case, I’m not afraid of standing under the spotlight at all times.
“Your wife wants me to visit you just to protect the final shred of dignity in your marriage. You have no idea how much pain she’s being forced to endure.”
When I recalled how fragile and weak Cindy looked thanks to the disease’s torment, I began to choke up as well. At the same time, I found myself starting to get mad at Zachary.
If he truly loved Cindy as much as he claimed, why didn’t he know
about the fact that she was severely ill?
Let’s be honest, Was Zachary truly oblivious to the nights when Cindy was in so much pain that she could barely breathe? Did he not notice her crumbling mental fortitude that was buried behind her
tears?
“Mr. Robinson, it’s difficult to tell if you or your wife has done the other wrong. Since you refuse to get the meaning of my words through your thick skull, then I suppose I’ll see you in court.”
