Chapter 83: Failed Divorce Attempt

• But it was I who had proposed to get divorced, but I was ashamed to change my mind. “Oh, if he treats me in such a tender way, how could I propose such a silly idea? At the divorce office, there was a woman in her forties, who stared blankly when she saw Jonathan holding me. She stood behind the counter and just stared. Eventually, she spoke to us and said, “Here are the divorce proceedings which you must follow.”
• “I know!” I said. After answering her, he put me down gently on the seat, then flattened the wrinkles of his coat sleeves as he sat down. I was so relieved to sit down, as I didn’t like being carried around.
• "Break up?” the lady said in a routine kind of way. We looked at each other in silence.