Jacob believed that ine had missed the signature, so he quickly confessed, saying, “Let me be honest with you. I don’t have a good rtionship with the person getting married, so I really don’t want to attend.”


    He continued, “Honestly, I didn’t even want to ept this invitation in the first ce. It was Xiao Wu from our club who took it upon himself to get it for me. He put it in my car without asking. I thought it would be easier if I just pretended I didn’t know about it, but now that I have it, there’s no point in keeping it, so I might as well throw it away.”


    ine suddenly realized and nodded, saying, “So, the invitation came from someone you aren’t close to. That makes your reaction understandable. If you’re not familiar with them, why would they send you an invitation?”


    Jacob pped his thigh, “Exactly! What do you think their motive is in sending the invitation? Of course, they want to collect money!”


    ine agreed, “That’s just shameless! At your age, sending an invitation and expecting your money to be returnedter? It’s ridiculous!”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    After a moment, ine sighed and added, “Oh, but maybe there is a chance, isn’t there? Do you always want to divorce me? If you find someone else after we split, can you even hold a wedding?”


    Jacob waved his hands in a fluster, “Come on, sweetheart, don’t joke around like that. Those divorcements were just said in anger. You didn’t agree to it! After thirty years together, how could we actually get divorced?”


    Little did Jacob know, ine was intentionally probing him. He had once been eager to marry her, yet the thought of divorce lingered, especially with ine’s fierce attitude about staying together no matter what.


    With Matilda waiting for her moment, Jacob hesitated to bring up divorce with ine. Now that Matilda was set to marry, he felt no reason to pursue a split from ine.


    Divorcing now would mean losing both his wife and his peace of mind.


    Plus, given ine’s typical domineering nature, if they did divorce, she would likely leave without a second thought. Without a ce to stay, he feared her wrath would follow him everywhere.


    In this scenario, the topic of divorce was simply off the table. Even if ine were to agree, he knew she wouldn’t truly mean it.


    ine couldn’t help but smirk, “Oh, Jacob, so you have no ns to divorce me?”


    Jacob quickly responded, “We’re old partners. How could a sensible person even consider divorce at this age? What would people say? They’dugh at you!”


    ine shot back sarcastically, “Oh really? Then I’m confused. Matilda is older, divorced, and remarried—doesn’t she worry about what people think?”


    Jacob instinctively replied, “Well, Matilda is widowed…”


    The moment he said that, Jacob’s face went pale, and his previous relief was reced with dread. He nervously asked, “Wife, why did you bring her up?”


    ine dropped her facade and scolded, “Jacob, stop pretending! It’s ridiculous that you think I don’t understand. How can you take me for granted? Her name was clearly on the invitation. Do you really think I didn’t see it?!”


    Jacob’s heart sank, and he trembled as he pleaded, “Wife, please let me exin. I didn’t want to lie to you. I just didn’t want to upset you…”


    ine turned and pped him hard, fuming, “Jacob, stop with the nonsense! Why wouldn’t I want to know? You think I’d believe that?!” She pressed on angrily, “When did Matilda return? When did you two reconnect?!”<fn8da4> Newest update provided by FιndNovel</fn8da4>


    Jacob felt a mix of anger and fear. Since their children weren’t in the car, there was no one to intervene, and he didn’t dare retaliate against ine. If he did, it would escte into a fight, and given that he was driving on the highway, he was in a precarious situation. Feeling desperate, he covered his face and said, “Honey, you saw the invitation. She has a fiancé and is getting married next week. I assure you, she’s innocent; otherwise, why would she send me an invite? I know her fiancé too—he’s a professor at Jinling University of Finance and Economics…”


    “Innocent?” ine retorted sharply, “You’re thirty! You’ve slept with her countless times! You even had sex with her in the woods back in school. Don’t think I don’t know! You and I are innocent? Who would believe that?”


    Jacob stammered, “You… who told you that? It’s not what you think…”


    ine interrupted, her anger boiling over, “Stop lying! Matilda told me herself! You think I’ll just let that slide?!”


    Jacob felt the weight of her words and nervously responded, “This… How could she possibly tell you that…”


    ine scoffed, “Don’t forget, Matilda and I were close friends in college! She’s so naive; she can’t hide her feelings. I could read her like a book! When I got back to the dorm after being with you, I was blushing the whole night! I could easily get her to spill the beans! The only reason I didn’t say anything before is that she moved to the United States. I thought it best not to bring up your dirty past!”


    With fists clenched and trembling with rage, ine demanded, “You never told me the truth! How did you two reconnect? When did that sl*t Matildae back? Did you start seeing her as soon as she returned?!”


    Jacob, knowing he was in the wrong, couldn’t respond. He instinctively shifted his body to the left to avoid another blow. Seeing that he had gone silent, ine sensed something was off. She unbuckled her seatbelt and lunged at Jacob, her hands moving like a wild cat ready to strike. “You bastard! How dare you betray me? I’ll fight you for this!”