After Divorce I Married a Tycoon-Chapter 18: If You Divorce Sinclair, I Will Never Spare You.
Gavin Sinclair ultimately left Crestfall Villa because of a phone call from Scarlett Jewel.
You had to hand it to her, Scarlett Jewel really had a few tricks up her sleeve.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have kept Gavin Sinclair so obsessed with her all these years.
Claire Mercer had just been worrying that, given how unhinged Gavin Sinclair was acting today, he wouldn’t leave so easily.
Now, seeing his car disappear completely into the night, she finally let out a heavy sigh of relief.
’That madman...’
’I have to divorce him quickly. I got away today, but what about the future?’
After the events of the past few days, she really wanted nothing more to do with Gavin Sinclair.
The next day, just after lunch, Roxanne Peyton and Stella Thorne came to pick her up to get styled.
"This is Claire’s first time attending a banquet in two years. She has to dazzle everyone."
It was true.
In the two years since she’d been married, Claire Mercer had hardly ever appeared in public.
Her time was completely consumed by Gavin Sinclair, her daily life revolving around him.
She was only twenty-four, yet she lived like a nagging housewife.
Claire Mercer chuckled. "What do you mean, ’dazzle everyone’? I’m not the star of this banquet."
"But speaking of the star, why is your family hosting this banquet anyway?" Stella Thorne asked.
Roxanne Peyton chimed in. "Yeah, they wouldn’t just throw a banquet for no reason, right?"
Claire Mercer shook her head, puzzled. "I don’t know either."
No one in the family had told her anything, so she had no idea what the purpose of today’s banquet was.
In the Mercer Family, she was treated like a complete outsider.
Oscar Mercer had attended prestigious private schools his whole life, with a monthly allowance of 100,000 yuan.
Meanwhile, she had attended the public school near their house since elementary school.
Fortunately, she was determined and got into the city’s top high school.
And starting from high school, she had to earn almost all of her own money for books, fees, and living expenses by working summer jobs.
’They favor sons over daughters, but to this extent?’
’But it doesn’t matter anymore. I have the ability to support myself now.’
’I don’t need to rely on anyone anymore.’
’Much less be dependent on anyone.’
After the three of them finished getting styled, they went directly to the Mercer Family’s villa in Roxanne Peyton’s private luxury car.
Although the Mercer Family’s status in Rhonia was gradually declining and couldn’t compare to the other prominent families...
...a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. The villa was still luxurious.
Because many distinguished guests from wealthy families were coming today, Julian Mercer and Judith Caldwell were at the entrance early to personally greet them.
When they saw guests whose status was higher than the Mercer Family’s, their faces were filled with fawning sycophancy.
Conversely, for those with a status lower than their own, the couple was merely perfunctory.
From a distance, Claire Mercer saw her parents’ materialistic and two-faced expressions and felt ashamed of their behavior.
’With the way they treat their guests so differently, it’s no wonder the Mercer Family is in decline.’
She took a deep breath and walked forward with Roxanne Peyton and Stella Thorne.
Judith Caldwell, who had been smiling brightly just a moment ago, froze the instant she saw Claire Mercer.
Her warm smile instantly turned cold and harsh.
"Look at you, acting like a guest? Didn’t even think to come back early and help."
Claire Mercer remained silent.
’Not worth the effort to speak.’
’What’s the point of saying anything more?’
Judith Caldwell looked left and right but didn’t see Gavin Sinclair, so she viciously dragged Claire Mercer to the side. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
"Where’s Sinclair? Why didn’t he come back with you?"
Claire Mercer replied coldly, "I don’t know."
"What do you mean, you don’t know?" Judith Caldwell’s sharp, acidic words pelted Claire Mercer.
"He’s your husband, and you don’t even know where he is? What kind of wife are you?"
"You’ve been married to him for two years, two whole years, and you still can’t capture your own husband’s heart. You haven’t even given birth to a child..."
"Do you know what people outside are saying about you? They’re all calling you a barren hen."
"It’s gotten to the point where I can’t even hold my head up in front of the other wives. You’re a complete disgrace to me."
"Tell me, what was the point of raising you? You useless thing."
As she spoke, Judith Caldwell viciously reached out and twisted Claire Mercer’s ear.
Roxanne Peyton and Stella Thorne couldn’t stand it any longer. They both rushed forward and pried Judith Caldwell’s hand away.
Claire Mercer hadn’t wanted to cause a scene with her mother in front of Roxanne and Stella.
But some of the things she said were simply too much, and Claire really couldn’t take it anymore.
"Mom, is that any way to talk about your own daughter?"
"Calling me a barren hen... I’m a person, not a baby-making machine."
"Your own daughter has been a widow in a living marriage for two years, and not only do you not feel any sympathy, you turn around and blame me. I’m starting to seriously doubt if I’m even your biological daughter."
Judith Caldwell was shocked to hear that Claire Mercer had been a widow in a living marriage for two years.
"What did you say? You’ve been a widow in a living marriage for two years?"
Roxanne Peyton said, "I knew Claire hadn’t told you about all the things she’s suffered."
"Outsiders all think she’s the Young Madam of the great Sinclair Family, living a glamorous life, but in reality, she’s nothing more than a free maid the Sinclairs married into the family."
Stella Thorne added angrily, "They treated her like a servant when his leg wasn’t healed, and the moment he recovered, he started messing around with his mistress."
"The Sinclair family bullies your daughter like this, and not only do you not feel bad for her, you turn around and scold her without even asking what happened. It’s truly disheartening to watch."
The two of them thought that now that they had revealed the truth, Judith Caldwell, as a mother, would surely feel some sympathy for Claire Mercer.
But who would have thought that she would just shoot Claire another vicious glare and say through gritted teeth,
"What bullying? Isn’t it natural and right for a woman to stay home, serve her husband, and raise children?"
"Besides, she should have known before she married him that her main task was to take care of Sinclair."
"If Sinclair would rather find a mistress than touch her, that just proves how useless she is."
"To be married for two years and not even have consummated the marriage... telling people that would be an even greater embarrassment to the Mercer Family."
Claire Mercer sneered, "How much is the Mercer Family’s pride even worth?"
"Besides, what century are we in? Why should a woman have to stay home, serve her husband, and raise children?"
"Don’t I have my own freedom? Can’t I have my own career? Why must my life revolve around him?"
"I was willing to take care of him in the Sinclair family for two years because he helped me once."
"But now, I’m not willing to serve him anymore."
Hearing Claire Mercer’s last sentence, Judith Caldwell narrowed her eyes and asked, "What do you mean? What do you mean you’re not willing to serve him anymore...?"
"I’ve decided to divorce him."
As soon as these words were out, Judith Caldwell was so angry she almost couldn’t breathe.
"What did you say? You want to divorce Sinclair?"
Claire Mercer’s gaze was firm. "That’s right."
"You wouldn’t dare," Judith Caldwell bit out.
’An alliance with the Sinclair Family is something many other prominent families could only dream of.’
’This wretched girl... instead of fighting the mistress for favor and quickly having a child to solidify her position, she’s actually thinking about divorce.’
’Once she gets divorced, the Mercer Family will lose its connection by marriage to the Sinclairs and have even less presence in Rhonia.’
’She had finally managed to squeeze into Rhonia’s circle of top-tier, wealthy socialites by leveraging her status as Sinclair’s mother-in-law.’
’If this wretched girl gets a divorce, she’ll definitely be kicked out of that circle.’
With this in mind, Judith Caldwell leaned in close to Claire Mercer’s ear and ground her teeth viciously.
"If you divorce Sinclair, I will make you regret it."
