The God Of Death

Arrogant Wife

Cassie stared at Darius as though she had misheard him.

“What did you say?”

Darius met her gaze without the slightest hesitation. “I said I want a divorce. It’s better for both of us to end this marriage.”

For a few seconds, Cassie simply stared at him.

Then she laughed.

It wasn’t a genuine laugh. There was anger beneath it, sharp and unmistakable. Darius had caught her completely off guard, and for the first time that night, her confidence cracked.

A divorce?

She had always assumed that if their marriage ever ended, she would be the one to make that decision. She had looked down on Darius for years, convinced that he was lucky simply to have married into the Ashford family. She had even imagined the day she would finally kick him out of her life and watch him beg her for another chance.

But she had never imagined Darius would be the one to say it first.

To her, that wasn’t merely a divorce.

It was an insult to her pride.

“You want to divorce me?” Cassie repeated, her voice rising. “You?”

Darius said nothing.

Cassie’s face tightened. “You should be grateful I stayed with you this long. Do you have any idea how many times my family told me to divorce you? Everyone in the Ashford family knows you have nothing to offer me.”

She pointed at him angrily.

“I married you because I was trying to get over Aaron after we broke up. You were nothing more than a rebound, Darius. Did you really think this marriage was some great achievement for you?”

Darius’s expression remained unchanged.

Cassie became even more irritated by his silence.

“And now you’re suddenly asking for a divorce as if you’re the one doing me a favor?” she scoffed. “Don’t flatter yourself. If anything, you’ve wasted three years of my life.”

She glanced at Aaron before turning back to Darius.

“But it doesn’t matter anymore. Aaron and I are getting back together.”

Aaron smiled faintly but didn’t interrupt.

Cassie folded her arms. “So if you want a divorce so badly, fine. Let’s get it done. I don’t have any reason to keep you around anymore.”

Darius nodded once.

“Then let’s end it.”

His calm response made Cassie clench her fists.

She had expected him to argue. She had expected him to apologize, perhaps even fall to his knees and beg her not to leave. Instead, he was standing there as though he had already accepted that the three years they spent together meant nothing.

“Fine!” she snapped.

Cassie immediately reached for her phone and called the Ashford family’s lawyer.

“Come to the house immediately. I need the divorce agreement prepared tonight.”

The lawyer arrived less than twenty minutes later with the necessary documents.

By then, Cassie had regained some of her composure. Deep down, however, she still believed Darius would change his mind once the papers were placed in front of him.

After all, this was Darius.

The same man who had endured years of humiliation rather than leave her.

She was convinced that once he realized their marriage was truly ending, he would come crawling back.

The lawyer placed the documents on the table.

“Mr. Darius, Mrs. Cassie, these are the divorce papers. Please review them before signing.”

Darius barely looked at the pages.

He picked up the pen and signed his name without hesitation.

Cassie’s eyes widened.

She had expected him to hesitate.

He didn’t.

Darius finished signing, placed the pen on the table, and pushed the papers toward her.

“Your turn.”

Cassie’s face darkened.

For a moment, she simply stared at his signature.

Then she snatched the pen off the table and angrily signed her name.

“There,” she said, dropping the pen. “Are you satisfied?”

Darius picked up his copy of the agreement.

Cassie glared at him. “Don’t think you’ve won anything. You’ll regret this decision.”

Darius remained silent.

“You’ll come crawling back to me,” she continued, her voice filled with spite. “You’ll come back begging for another chance, just like the dog you’ve always been.”

Darius finally looked at her.

There was no anger or sadness in his eyes.

“I won’t.”

With those two words, he turned around and walked toward the door.

Cassie’s expression froze.

Darius didn’t look back as he stepped outside.

Three years of marriage to the Ashford family had finally come to an end.

Behind him, Cassie stood motionless, her fists clenched so tightly that her nails dug into her palms.

She had wanted to be the one to throw him away.

Instead, Darius had walked away first.

And somehow, that hurt her pride more than she was willing to admit.

Once Darius disappeared from sight, Aaron approached her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

“You did the right thing, Cassie.”

She turned toward him.

Aaron smiled. “It was finally time for you to let go of that leech. A man like him was never worthy of you.”

Cassie’s anger slowly faded.

“You’re right,” she said. “That good-for-nothing had nothing to offer me anyway. At least I still have you.”

Aaron’s smile deepened.

“That’s the spirit.”

He adjusted his clothes and glanced at the clock.

“There is actually another reason I came back to Bluewave City.”

Cassie looked at him curiously. “What reason?”

“I came back for you, Cassie.”

Her eyes widened slightly.

Aaron took a breath, then continued, “But I also returned because I have to attend the National Medical Association banquet tonight.”

Cassie immediately became interested. “The National Medical Association banquet?”

“Yes.”

Aaron straightened his jacket with a proud smile.

“My family’s pharmaceutical group has developed something groundbreaking. Something that could completely change the medical industry.”

“What is it?”

“A cure for cancer.”

Cassie froze.

“A cure… for cancer?”

Aaron nodded confidently. “That’s right. Until now, no pharmaceutical company has been able to produce a genuine cure. But my family’s researchers finally succeeded.”

Cassie’s eyes filled with excitement.

“That’s incredible!”

“It is,” Aaron said. “And tonight, I’m going to present it to the president of the National Medical Association. If he endorses the drug, we’ll move forward with the official launch.”

His eyes gleamed with ambition.

“Once it reaches the market, the profits will be unimaginable. My family’s pharmaceutical group will become one of the most powerful companies in the industry almost overnight.”

Cassie stared at him with admiration.

“You’re amazing, Aaron.”

She couldn’t help comparing him to Darius.

One man was a retired soldier working as a janitor, barely able to support himself. The other was the heir to a powerful pharmaceutical empire who was about to introduce a revolutionary drug to the world.

The difference couldn’t have been clearer.

Aaron noticed the admiration in her eyes and decided it was time to take advantage of it.

“Cassie, there’s something I’ve wanted to tell you for a long time.”

She looked at him.

“I know I hurt you when we broke up,” he said, his expression becoming sincere. “I made mistakes. I was young, selfish, and I didn’t appreciate what I had. I’ve regretted losing you ever since.”

Cassie’s expression softened.

“I came back because I realized you’re the woman I want beside me.”

He gently took her hand.

“And now that you’re finally free from that marriage, I don’t want to lose you again.”

Cassie looked at him for several seconds before smiling.

Aaron continued, “Once the drug launches, the returns will be enormous. I want you to invest with me. I’ll make sure you benefit from this opportunity. You won’t have to worry about your future anymore.”

Cassie nodded without hesitation.

“If it’s you, I trust you.”

She stepped forward and hugged him.

Aaron’s arms wrapped around her, but a faint, mischievous smile appeared on his face where she couldn’t see it.

Everything was going exactly according to plan.

Darius was gone.

Cassie was back in his hands.

And tonight’s banquet would be the perfect stage for the next part of his plan.

“Get ready,” Aaron said as he gently pulled away from the embrace. “We have a banquet to attend.”

Cassie smiled brightly.

“Let’s go.”