Just One Kiss Before Divorcing Me (Martin and Calvin) novel Chapter 7

Calvin

He walked into Wil’s office. “Did she sign it?” he asked, walking over to his desk.

“She did,” Wil nodded. “I honestly don’t think I’ve seen her like that before. I think she’s ticked off.” The man sighed. “You're really sure this is the right way, Cal, because I’m thinking now it’s going to backfire on you.”

“It won’t,” he stated. “We’ve discussed this before. I need a clear-cut statement so she’ll know the truth. That is what will do that. What was she so ticked off about? You didn’t state why she made the changes, only that if I didn’t agree she’d take me to court.”

“Do you think she’d really do that?” Wil asked.

“No,” Calvin stated as he sat down taking the papers from Wil, “She’s not that kind of person.” He saw her signature, small and neat, unlike his big bold flourish. “The cash though, instead of the house I bought for her, tailored to her liking even? That is curious to me. She, from all I can see, loves the house, maintains it, plants trees and flowers.” His eyes moved to Wil as he took out his pen to sign his name next to the amendments on the divorce papers.

“Mm, her reason being you’re sending her away. She doesn’t think she’ll get what you’re offering if she leaves before, she gets it.” Wil shook his head. “I never saw her as materialistic.”

“She not,” Cal murmured, and leaned back in his chair. “She doesn’t spend any of my money, has a credit card and only uses it when I tell her to go and buy something to wear for a function.” He signed those amendments. “Does she think I will stiff her out of the settlement.”

“That was the impression I got, considering her view on you sending her away.” Wil nodded.

Cal frowned at him now, “I’m not sending her away, it’s an all-expenses-paid trip to Italy.” He corrected the man. “I told her that myself, yesterday.”

“You did. She, however, saw the one-way plane ticket and deduced, you’re not only divorcing her, but kicking her out of the country. If she’s not paid prior to leaving, like you wanted to wait until the day after the divorce is settled, which is the day after she leaves for that trip. If you don’t pay up, she’ll not be able to afford to come back. So, kicking her out.”

Cal huffed now. “That is not what I’m doing.”

“Look, I told you this was not the right way to divorce her. You somehow got it in your head that it needs to be this way. We could have just changed the marriage contract to suit your and her needs. It would have been easier, and she’d not be mad at you right now. I guarantee she is, called you Calvin.” he held out a piece of paper. “This is her resignation.”

Cal sighed, “Don’t read into that Wil, it’s part of our contract when the marriage is over, she has to resign.”

“Well, she did.” He waved the paper at him. “You want to read it.”

Cal sighed now, by the sound of that, the answer was going to be 'no'. He looked at it. It was short (I, Marrin Huxley resign from C.R. Technology.) He looked at Wil, “And what is wrong with it? No muss, no fuss, just how I like things.”

“God you're thick sometimes, for a genius. Marrin Huxley. She’s Marrin Reeves, already either changed her name back or is going to in the next few days.”

“That’s fine.” He shrugged. “I don’t see the problem with it. Make things smoother, in fact.”

Wil was just staring at him, “You don’t understand girls, that’s her way of telling you goodbye. She told me she’d leave, and you’d never have to see her again.”

“It’ll be fine,” Cal stated simply.

“I’m trying to tell you I don’t think it will be. Let me tear this up and call her back here for a change of contract.”

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