Chapter 120 The So-called Dignity
The negotiations were getting intense, and the waiter was walking back and forth, looking around us several times.
I winked at Vienna and said, “We’d better sit down first, so that other guests won’t think we’re here to fight.”
Vienna went to help her mother-in-law up first, and after she sat down again, the four of us looked at each other.
Vienna spoke first, “If you can resolve the loan shark issue, I will agree to your divorce terms. Otherwise, I will not sign it.”
Seeing how stubborn he was, I lost interest in talking any further.
I gestured to the waiter next to me and said, “Pay the bill.”
Vienna jumped up like an ant on a hot pot, “We haven’t settled the matter yet! Why are you paying for it?”
I took out a hundred-dollar bill from my bag and pushed it in front of the waiter. Then I stood up, looked at Vienna and said, “I think you misunderstood me today. First of all, we are suing for divorce. I asked you to negotiate today, which means that I have made full concessions on certain terms. Second, I came here today just to inform you what you should do, not to discuss the outcome with you. You seem to take yourself too seriously.”Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
I pulled Nancy ‘s arm and said, “Let’s go.”
Vienna hurriedly walked out of his seat and stood in front of me, “You haven’t explained the loan clearly yet!
I’ve already told you, as long as you resolve this matter, we’ll get a divorce!”
Seeing that I was unmoved, he started to threaten me again. He sneered without any confidence, his eyes flickering, ” Candice , your lawsuit is meaningless to me. Have you forgotten? All your so-called evidence of catching your wife cheating has been blocked by the media!”
Nancy beside me took out her phone, opened the video she had downloaded long ago, and held it in front of Vienna , telling him, “Watch out, big scumbag! This is the full version of the video! We got it! Even if we can’t make this video public now, it’s still more than enough to use it against you in court!”
Nancy took back her phone and pulled me along to continue walking out.
Vienna was completely panicked now . He grabbed my wrist tightly and said, “You can’t do this! Candice , we are husband and wife after all. I don’t care how the loan came from. Can we talk it out? You solve the loan issue. As long as this issue is resolved, we will divorce happily!”
I pushed his hand away with all my strength, my eyes wandering over this man who was so humble that he didn’t even have any dignity for the sake of money. For some reason, I felt a little sad.
Vienna ‘s eyes trembled back and forth, his body was slightly hunched, and a small layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
I sighed silently in my heart
In one breath, he said, “When I tried to give you a chance, I asked you why you were so cruel to me. Why did you abandon me after five years of relationship? Do you remember what your answer was at that time?”
Vienna didn’t say anything and kept his mouth tightly shut. I guess he had forgotten about it.
I reminded him, “At that time, you complained to me that I didn’t give you enough dignity, that I was too strong in many areas, and that I didn’t satisfy your male pride.”
I lowered my head and smiled. “Then I thought about it for a long time, and carefully recalled the years we lived together. What outrageous things did I do to hurt my man… to seduce a female college student who was five years younger than him, and even to plunder all kinds of property from me at all costs.”
“Later I figured it out. It’s not that I didn’t give you enough self-esteem, but that kind of noble thing, you never had it. I admit that my parents are rich and they can give us a lot of conveniences, but from graduation to now, in order to make you feel less oppressed in your married life, I refused a lot of help from my parents, just to be able to work with you on the same level. However, I have supported this family with my own efforts, but you have repeatedly taken away the services and conveniences from my parents under the guise of self-esteem.”
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You always say that I don’t care about your dignity and make you feel like you don’t exist as a man. So, I kneel down to wash your feet and underwear every day. Obviously, I earn more than you and I am more capable than you, but I still deliberately discredit myself and highlight you? “I laughed softly, ” Vienna , in fact, you are just a playboy and greedy! You are not qualified to use the noble excuse of dignity. And… you can’t catch up with me, that’s entirely your own problem, you can’t blame me. And… which woman doesn’t want to find a man who is equally matched, not a man who belittles others and even holds them back.”
After saying this, Vienna was completely silent. Although I don’t know how much he can understand, I hope he can understand that dignity is not something that everyone can possess.
I pulled Nancy and was about to leave, but Nancy suddenly froze in place. She gently pushed me away, stood in front of Vienna , reached out and grabbed his tie, and said, “If I remember correctly, this tie, this shirt, and this suit… were all bought for you by Candice , right?” Nancy pulled the tie tighter, “You are just a gigolo, why is it so hard for you to admit it?”
Vienna ‘s face became redder and redder, and due to the pressure of the tie, his lips slowly began to turn purple. Suddenly, he pushed Nancy away and cursed, “What does our husband and wife’s business have to do with you?”
What does it matter! Besides, I bought this dress with my own money! I asked her to use my salary card to buy my clothes!”
Nancy supported the table behind her and snorted, “Are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? Why don’t you go to a suit shop and ask, is your monthly salary enough to buy this tie?”
Nancy turned around and pointed at my face, and continued, ” Candice doesn’t eat or drink, but she gives you clothes and things to use. It’s fine if you don’t appreciate it, but now you blame her! Do you know how many lies she has told for a useless person like you? She said expensive things were cheap, and good things were bad! Do you know how much she has endured just for your self-esteem? You are a fucking beast! If the country allows me to kill two people without taking legal responsibility, I will stab you to death first!”
After saying that, Nancy turned around and grabbed my arm, “Let’s go! See you in court next time! I want to see how he can keep his stubbornness then!”
We both turned around and walked to the door. As soon as we stepped through the door, Vienna rushed out. He pushed Nancy hard on the back and cursed, ” Nancy, I’m telling you, stay out of my business with Candice !” He sneered, “You probably don’t know that Lingnan is getting married? The day after tomorrow! The man you’ve been chasing for four years is getting married to someone else! You’re a piece of trash that no one wants!”