Female Novel
Chapter 176
Henry was asleep in a room in Common Clinic.
Sensing movement, he immediately got up and switched on the lights.
He could see James walking in.
“James, what brings you here?”
James looked at Henry dejectedly. “I fought with Thea.”
“Huh? What happened?” Henry was confused.
James deeply sighed.
Henry passed him a cigarette.
James accepted it.
Henry lit the cigarette.
James took a deep breath. “Nothing much. Just a little misunderstanding.”
He recounted what happened to Henry.
“Hahaha!”
Henry could not restrain his laughter. “That’s hilarious! The General of the Southern Plains driven out of
the Callahan residence?”
Noticing James’ grim expression, he instantly held his tongue. With a serious look, he said, “James, I
can help if you need me to kill someone. But something like this? I’m helpless.”
James lightly waved him off. “I’m not expecting you to help me out. I’ll explain things to Thea when she
calms down.”
“You’ll be sleeping here tonight?”
“Yes. We’ll have a good drink while we’re at it.”
They left Common Clinic, and James brought Henry to a barbecue restaurant by the roads. They
ordered some lamb kebab and some beer.
At the Callahans, Thea was in tears, crying herself to sleep.
She woke up early the next day.
Having just taken over Eternality Group, she had to attend to important matters. Besides, she needed
to prepare the relevant documents for the application to set up shop at the Trade City Center.
The Transgenerational City Center was not open for business investment yet. Even the few large
corporations who had set up shop in advance only qualified by a hair’s breadth. Meanwhile, smaller
businesses would have to wait for the official opening of the investment project to submit their
application letters.
“Thea.”
Gladys approached Thea the moment she stepped out of her room. “Get your divorce with James done
as soon as possible. I’ve found you a guy from a rich family. He’s young and wealthy. He’s definitely
worthy of you. If you think I have bad taste, look for one yourself. Bryan from the Gourmand’s a pretty
good pick.”
“We’ll see.”
Thea was absent-minded.
She wanted to go to the company.
But before she went, she needed to go to the Department of Civil Affairs to deal with the divorce
proceedings with James.
On the way there, she called James.
James got dead drunk last night.
He was still sleeping when his phone rang.
With his eyes closed, he searched for his phone by the bed and answered the call. “W-Who’s this?”
“Nine o’clock. In front of the Department of Civil Affairs.”
Hearing Thea’s voice, James was jolted awake. Refreshed, he got up.
“Thea…”
Beep!
Before he could speak, Thea hung up the phone.
James sat on the bed in a daze for a few seconds before drop-kicking Henry, who was still asleep.
Henry instantly woke up.
He rubbed his eyes. “What’s wrong, James?”
“Thea wants to meet me in front of the Department of Civil Affairs at nine o’clock. What should I do?"
"I..." Being put in a difficult position, Henry was at a loss. “James, how am I supposed to know? I’ve
never been in a relationship, let alone been married or divorced.”
“Think of something.”
“I…”
Henry wore a perplexed look on his face.novelbin
Immediately, he said, “I-I’ll call Scarlett. She’s a woman. She should know what to do.”
James looked at the time. It was almost eight o’clock.
He kicked Henry. “Why are you still dilly-dallying then? Go on, call her!”
“Okay.”
Henry pulled his phone out and called Scarlett.
Scarlett had been busy at work at Transgenerational Group till three o’clock in the morning. When she
received Henry’s call, she had just arrived at the company for the day.
Upon hearing Henry recount James’ story, she answered that she could not do anything to help.
“Henry, what do I know? I’ve never been in a relationship before. There’s no way I’d understand
matters of marriage and divorce.”
Both Scarlett and Henry could do nothing. After hanging up the phone, Henry looked at James
innocently. “J-James, Scarlett doesn’t know what to do either.”
“Then, what should we do now?” James was starting to worry.
An idea flashed across Henry’s mind. He suggested, “W-What if we give the Blithe King a call? We’ll
ask him to stall for time by putting the divorce proceedings on hold and wait for a few days.”
“Not bad.”
James brightened up.
He immediately called the Blithe King.
At present, the Blithe King had important matters to attend to. Upon seeing James’ call, his face
darkened. He answered the phone.
With a surly expression, he asked, “What do you want from me so early in the morning, Black Dragon?”
James’ laugh sounded from the phone. “Nothing much. Just required a little assistance from you. My
wife wants a divorce. Could you help me put the divorce proceedings on hold?”
“Black Dragon, don’t push it.”
The Blithe King was glaring.
He was the Blithe King, general of the Western border and commander-in-chief of the five armies, yet
now, he was being told to play petty tricks over a couple’s divorce?