Chapter 3

Megan looked stunned.

When she saw the divorce agreement in my hand, she didn’t even dare take it.

I didn’t care.

I shoved it into her hand and dragged the suitcase in the corner with me as I left.

The next morning, the court summons was delivered to Megan and Derek.

【Regarding the defendants’ fraudulent household registration transfer, malicious seizure of enrollment eligibility, and the plaintiff’s major property loss and infringement of the child’s right to education caused thereby.】

I also informed Megan’s parents about it.

I’m not some lump of dough that Megan can knead however she wants.

Megan dared to take Noah’s school spot today. Tomorrow, who knew what worse thing she’d do?

If it really came to divorce, that kind of woman would be a relief to be rid of.

But I never expected that once I hardened my attitude,

they would soften instead.

That afternoon, Megan contacted me and said she had invited Derek out.

The two of them had already figured out how to handle this.

That afternoon, as soon as I sat down, Derek hurried over warmly.

“Evan, you’re here.”

“I already ordered your coffee. Sit down. I’m really sorry about all this. We caused such a huge mess for your family. I really do feel awful about it.”

I had met Derek twice before and had no impression of him.

This time, I took a good look at him.

Slicked-back hair, powdered face, the kind of guy who clearly tried hard to appeal to women.

I raised a hand to cut off his small talk and went straight to the point.

“Mr. Blake, since you know you caused trouble, tell me your solution.”

“I don’t have time to waste with you.”

Derek saw how cold I was and could only let out two awkward laughs before explaining.

“Evan, the school-spot thing was all my fault.”

“At the time, I was only thinking about getting away from my cheating wife, so I begged Megan to let me register under your family’s registry. Then, with Lily starting elementary school, I rushed to enroll her.”

“I didn’t know it would take Noah’s spot. I’m really sorry about that.”

I listened and immediately shot back, “Wow, you were really in a hurry.”

“There are so many elementary schools in the city, but you just had to grab Westbridge Elementary’s spot. Was that house in that school district yours? Then you just take it?”

“Cut the crap. Fix this fast.”

Derek’s face turned red and white from my words, and he was so embarrassed he could barely keep smiling.

Megan, standing nearby, seemed ready to jump in for him.

But Derek stopped her with a look.

Then he took a bank card from his bag and handed it to me, forcing out a pleading smile.

“Yes, yes, Evan. This definitely needs to be fixed.”

“But I also looked into the public elementary schools still accepting students right now. Either they’re too far away or they’re too bad. You know I’m a single dad. I really don’t have much money, and it wasn’t easy for me to raise Lily.”

“I’ll pay thirty thousand dollars to buy the spot. Just... just take pity on me...”

As he spoke, Derek lowered his head and his eyes turned red.

When Megan saw how pitiful Derek looked, she finally couldn’t hold back and tried to persuade me.

“Evan, Derek really is in a tough spot. Thirty thousand may not be much, but it’s his sincerity. The spot was already used by Lily anyway. How about just letting it go?”

“I’ll pay for Noah to go to the best private school, okay?”

To be honest, if I didn’t care about my image,

I really wanted to throw the coffee in my hand right into the faces of these two bastards.

Thirty thousand?

I suddenly laughed out loud.

I reached out, took the bank card, and tossed it straight into the trash beside the booth.

“Thirty thousand dollars to buy a spot at Westbridge Elementary. Derek, do you take me for an idiot?”

“I already had my lawyer get a professional valuation from a broker. Since the spot was used, the market value of that house drops by ten percent, and that doesn’t even include the extra tuition and fees Noah would have to pay for private school.”

“Derek, even a million wouldn’t cover it. You might as well keep that thirty thousand for a lawyer.”

When Derek heard how serious I was making it sound, he pretended to start crying.

Megan also panicked.

She slammed the table and shouted at me, “Evan, what the hell do you mean by this?”

“Let me tell you, this house isn’t yours alone! I helped with the down payment and paid the monthly mortgage too. If I want to give the spot to Derek, I can. There’s no room for discussion!”

“If you want the thirty thousand, take it. If not, you get nothing!”

After saying that, Megan dragged the crying Derek out with her.

As she left, she didn’t forget to throw one last line at me:

“Either way, that spot isn’t coming back.”

“Whether you sue or divorce me, I don’t care. Do whatever you want. Let’s see what kind of stunt you can pull!”