"All the planning, all the guests are here, and you're telling me to cancel the party just like that?" Carlisle's voice to

rose, his face turning red as his temper flared. He continued, "You might not care, but i del 1 don't care why you refuse to attend your engagement party, but you'd better think carefully about the consequences. by is the daughter-in-law I've chosen, and no matter what you say, that will not change!"

Katrina stared at carlisle in shock. She had always known about his favoritism toward Shirley and Ivy, but seeing him go so far as to threaten his only son for their sake was bevend anything she'd imagined

"That's mech, Carlisle," Kattina said, her voice heavy with disappointment. She grabbed the phone from his hand and ended the call, looking him straight in the

*If you're so determined to take care of them, then why not make it official?" Katrina continued, "I'll step aside. We'll get divorced. Stop sacrificing your own child's happiness just to feed your selfishness." Carlisle troze, stunned by her words, Katrina's tone was calm, but their was no mist along the steel in her voice.

For her, both Clara and Wren were like her own children. After years of raising them, she couldn't stand idly by while Carlisle used them as pawns to please Shirley

"what did you just say?" Carlisle's voice wared, disbelief etched on his face. "You want a divorce?

Carlisle," she replied, her gaze unwavering "I want a divorce." She repeated the words slowly, deliberately, to ensure he understood.

Katrina had considered this for a while, especially since Clara had left. She'd hesitated, unsure whether she could take the final step.

But now, there was no more doubt. Carlisle's blind devotion to Shirley and Ivy had reached the point of madness. He was even willing to throw Wren under the bus. A man like that wasn't worth staying married to. Shirley, silent in shock, quiddy recovered, seizing the moment to add fuel to the fine

"Katrina, vou shouldn't say things like that so lightly," she said, feigning concen. "You've lived comfortably in this family for years. The company your sister left you wouldn't have survived without Carlisle's support.

"Do you really think you can keep living the life you're used to without him? This everything. Apologize to Carlisle, and I'm sure he'll forgive you

may be a misunderstanding. You shouldn't let a moment of anger ruin

Still reeling from the word "divorce," Carlisle latched onto Shirley's explanation like a lifeline. The idea that Katrina was bluffing to get his attention gave him a sense of reliet

ay she'd

walk away from him.

The had to be about jealousy, he told himself. She couldn't possibly mean it. There was no way Confident now, Carlisle let go of her am, straightened his suit jacket, and smirked at her with condescension. "I've humored your little tantrums before because [ thought they were part of marriage, but this is too much. Stop playing games, Katrina You've had your fun, but enough is enough.

"I'm not jalang, Carlisle," she said, her voice steady but laced with cold detachment. "I've thought about this a lot. Our marriage was a mistake from the start, and it's time to fix that mistake. We'll get divorced, and you can marry her. Isn't that what you've always wanted?"

Her words were surp, cutting through the air with precision. The way she looked at him as though she saw through every one of his flaws-made Carlisle's wtfadenor Warver. For the first time, lie couldn't look into her eyes.

"I won agter to it," he said finally, has voor altering as he turned on his heel and stormed out of the room. His retreating figure looked more like he was running away that making a digrated exit.

Gurley stood hiszen, her expression stift. This was not how he'd expected things to go

He was sure of it. He paid attention to her and catered to her needs. There was no way he'd refuse to leave Katrina for her.noveldrama