265: Chapter 265

Chapter 265

Henry's good mood was ruined again when that bastard Graham walked in. They glared at each other with obvious contempt, and Henry began to regret every second of his decision that led to him hiring Graham for this job.1

He knew that Kate was very attractive to those who knew her worth, but he didn't expect Graham to be so hostile and persistent in getting Kate's attention. 

Kate sighed. She patted Henry's chest before getting up, "Let's just focus on the trial first."

Henry nodded but said nothing while his eyes were still on Graham. He got up and walked with Kate as Graham led them to the courtroom.

The courtroom was surprisingly empty, thanks to Graham and Henry, who had to unwillingly work together to make sure nobody knew about Kate, who would divorce her husband. 

On top of that, both Kate and Matt unsurprisingly did not have many friends and families who could attend, but for a different reason. 

Kat was always busy with work and had no time to make friends. 

While Matt was just lying in front of the TV, playing games like there was no tomorrow. 

Michael and Mai wanted to attend, but Kate and Henry told them not to because they still had a lot to do at work since they would be handling many documents while Kate and Henry were absent. 

Kate followed Graham to sit on the seat reserved for her, and Henry sat right behind them as the only audience. 

It didn't take long for Matt to enter the courtroom, and was greeted with the vicious eyes of three people.

Usually, he would be scared when he was confronted by someone who looked stronger than him. But not today. He was exceptionally confident after talking with Kate before.

Because he knew these three people were just trying to intimidate him because he would be getting more than ten million dollars after the divorce was finalized.

He swaggered to his seat and looked at Kate with a smirk, "I should thank you in advance, Kate."

"Hm? Thank you. For what?" Kate asked.

"For giving me more than ten million," he sneered. "That prenup cannot be annulled. Thanks for all of your hard work for the past five years. Now I can be a millionaire without working my whole life."

Matt was poking fun at the fact that Kate was an idiot who married him and got ten million dollars stolen from her after the divorce.

But strangely, Kate didn't look upset at all.

Matt expected her to at least curse at him, but he sensed no trace of anger from her.

She smiled at him instead and replied, "You are welcome. I hope you can get that ten million dollars that you wished for. It's a pity because you refused my six million dollar offer before."

"Heh, I'm not an idiot. You can't trick me," Matt tried to act tough to hide his hesitation. He was confused about why Kate didn't seem bothered at all, but he quickly denied his own worry.

'She is just bluffing. Don't get tricked by it, Matthew!' Matt convinced himself. 'I will show her that I am not an idiot. I will show her what kind of powerful and smart man I am, and she will know how much she misses my quality!'

Kate saw the determination in Matt's eyes and knew that Matt had fallen into her trap once more.

She was happy with the progress of her plan, of course.

But at the same time, Kate wouldn't lie that she had this bittersweet feeling in her heart. 

'Ah, so this is the end of us, Katherine and Matthew Woods,' Kate lamented. 'You should know, Matt. You are the first man I fell in love with. You are also the only man I have dated for the past thirty-two years.'

'You know how hard it takes for me to make you happy? I've tried my best in everything just to make sure that you won't leave me,' Kate felt her heart crushed as she recalled everything she had done for Matt. She was an idiot who fell in love. She was also desperate to be loved. 

'I know you are destined to fail because you've always been lazy your whole life. But I keep clinging to the idea that you would eventually become a better man after we married.'

Kate questioned whether she still had a bit of love for Matt.

But it didn't take long for her to answer.

She had lost every bit of her feelings towards him after he dared to cheat on her with Erin. 

'I don't love him anymore. I just… feel sad for myself. Because never have I ever thought that I would be a divorcee,' Kate thought. 

She soon snapped out of her daze when the bailiff announced the judge's arrival and told everyone to stand up.

Kate looked at the judge and saw a woman in her mid-fifties. She was short and slightly hunched, but she carried the air of an honorable judge with her fierce eyes. 

"Please be seated," The bailiff ordered before they started the trial.

The judge reviewed the divorce case for a moment before she opened the trial for the divorce.

"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We are here for the divorce trial between Mr. Matthew Woods and Mrs. Katherine Woods. My name is Judge Christy Cassidy, and we will start with the opening statement from the plaintiff of the divorce."

Judge Cassidy looked at Kate's side and said, "The attorney from Mrs. Katherine Woods's side, please make an opening statement for your client."

Graham Hubbard stood up and truly showed his capability as a top divorce lawyer. He was smooth, and the judge seemed to understand everything he mentioned.

"Mrs. Katherine Woods has always been the one and only breadwinner in the family. She got no financial help from anyone, especially from her husband. She is requesting the annulment of the prenup," Graham said.

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