When Deana saw Zayne kneeling on the ground, tears streaming down his face, she instinctively stepped back, releasing his hands. With a serious tone, she said, “Zayne, you know my character. When I promised to marry you, we established a covenant together. Do you remember?”


    With red eyes, Zayne nodded slowly, “I remember… I remember everything! Every word! My wife, I was truly confused for a time. Please forgive me, just this once.”<fn28c3> Updates are released by find?novel</fn28c3>


    Deana, maintaining a serious expression, replied, “Zayne, let’s first discuss the covenant.”


    Hurt surged through Zayne’s heart, and he trembled as he recited, “The first use of our agreement states that no matter the time or situation, as long as… as long as…”


    Deana pressed on, “As long as what?”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    With a heavy sigh, Zayne continued, “As long as Bruce is willing toe back and ept you, I must divorce you unconditionally and will never entangle you again!”


    Deana nodded and inquired, “What about the second use?”


    Zayne replied, “The second use states that I cannot prevent you from meeting Bruce as a friend after our marriage.”


    “And the third?” Deana asked again.


    Zayne murmured, “The third is that you marry me not out of love, but for a stable family. Therefore, both of us must adhere to certain morals. The key point is that you should not be ambiguous with others of the opposite sex during our marriage, and if you wish to change that, you must inform the other person beforehand and end things amicably…”


    Deana acknowledged this with a nod, saying calmly, “Since you remember the terms clearly, there’s no need for me to repeat them. I will go back to my parents’ house today. Tomorrow morning, we will initiate the divorce process. You’ll draft the divorce agreement tonight. Our children are grown, so custody won’t be an issue. As for our family’s property, I don’t want a cent, so let’s settle this.”


    With that, Deana turned to leave.


    Zayne quickly knelt in front of her, grabbing her suitcase as he cried out, “My wife, you don’t know the full story of what happened back then…”


    “Kairi… Kairi almost lost her arm to save me. I wanted to make it up to her, but she said she had harbored feelings for me for years and just wanted to leave without any regrets…”


    “I… I was moved and impulsive at that moment, and… and I ended up being with her just that once…”


    “I swear to the heavens, I, Zayne, only betrayed you that one time, the only time…”


    “Please, considering our more than 20 years as husband and wife, and for the sake of our children, forgive me this time! I beg you…”


    Deana responded with gravity, “Zayne, there are many ways to express gratitude for someone’s help. Why did you have to choose the path of betraying your marriage?”


    Zayne sobbed, “Wife… I was just confused for a while…”


    Deana waved her hand dismissively, “It doesn’t matter if you were confused or not. What’s important is that you made your choice. Now that you’ve chosen, you should own it!”


    Deana then stated solemnly, “If we can simply divorce tomorrow, we can still remain friends, even if we can’t be married in the future. But if you resist a peaceful breakup, I will have to pursue a court divorce. You know that such a case will be public, and you’re a person of integrity. There’s no need to make this situation ugly, is there?”


    With tears in his eyes, Zayne looked at Deana and choked out, “My wife, what can I do for you to forgive me? Just tell me, and I will do everything I can!”


    Deana sighed softly, “Zayne, I’m truly sorry, but I really can’t forgive you.”


    Zayne trembled, asking her, “My wife, after more than 20 years of marriage, do you really want to be so unyielding?”