Adeline stormed up and slapped me across the face. "You've got some nerve showing up here. We agreed to go to the county clerk's office today! How dare you not show!"
Peggy kicked me for good measure. "I knew it. He never planned to go through with the divorce. He wants us to pay off that hundred million for him!"
I shoved them both away, jaw clenched so tight my teeth ached. "My mother is in the hospital because of you people, and all you care about is the divorce?"
Adeline let out a scornful laugh. "It's your mother who's sick, not mine. Why should I care?"
Alex tossed a divorce agreement in front of me. "I already drafted it. Just sign."
Adeline found a pen and threw it at me. "I checked with a lawyer. As long as I leave the marriage with nothing and don't take a single dollar, I won't be liable for a cent of your debt."
"Hurry up and sign. Don't hold up my wedding to Alex."
I almost laughed. I reached over and signed.
She was walking away from the marriage with nothing just to dodge the debt. That meant the billions in my family's assets would never touch her hands.