Chapter 5

Next early morning, when Hannah rubbed her eyes as she walked out of the door, Jessica was already ready to go.

Today, Jessica had a simple and sexy outfit. She wore a loose dark brown sweater, with her long blonde hair down on her shoulders, and a pair of dark blue denim pants. The black high heels she wore revealed her slender ankles.

Hannah nodded in satisfaction and said, "Go, say goodbye to the past and embrace the future."

Jessica opened the door with a smile and walked out of the room.

When Jessica arrived at the entrance of the court, Lucas had not arrived yet. Yesterday, she had already asked the lawyer to submit the divorce application to the court. Thus, she only needs to go through the process today.

Five minutes later, Jessica saw Lucas walking in from outside the gate.

Lucas, as usual, was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, his angular face expressionless.

When Lucas noticed Jessica's gaze, he tilted his head slightly and looked coldly at her. In the past, Jessica would always immediately get close to him, but this time, she just stood there still, not intending to move at all.

Thinking about her performance at the club last night, Lucas felt an inexplicable fire burning in his heart.

This damn woman must be trying to get his attention!

Lucas had to walk toward her.

"Good morning Mr. Thomas, the judge is already waiting for us." Jessica nodded moodily toward Lucas.

"Have you thought it through?" Lucas' face darkened, he thought Jessica was feigning relief.

"I have." Jessica answered, word by word.

Lucas looked gloomy. He frowned and said, "Very well. I hope you won't regret it in the future."

After the divorce, Jessica would no longer be a member of the Thomas family, and she could not live a luxurious life anymore.

Lucas thought that Jessica would definitely regret it when life became hard for her.

The two did not speak again and walked into the court together.

When they came out again, the two were no longer husband and wife. They were like strangers. After all, they could not even be considered friends.

Lucas looked at Jessica and said, "Even though we are divorced, Trissy was hurt because of you, I think you should at least go to the hospital and take care of her until she recovers."

A cold wind blew by, and Jessica felt that the wind was not as cold as her heart. Jessica found herself a fool that she once thought Lucas could stand on her side.

Jessica tucked her hair behind her ear and looked at Lucas. "What? Can't the Thomas family even afford an escort anymore? If that's the case, I'll pass on the divorce gift I prepared for you to Trissy, and I hope she receives it for a speedy recovery."

With that, Jessica took one last look at Lucas and left.

Lucas looked at Jessica's tall and graceful figure from the back. He found that he had never sized Jessica up properly in all these years. Somehow, the thought troubled Lucas.

Lucas never thought about divorcing Jessica, though he was not very willing to marry her.

Now that they were really divorced, Lucas felt a bit sad as if he had lost something. But he quickly adjusted his mood. After all, Jessica was just a woman he was not in love with.

When Jessica returned to Hannah's place, Hannah had already cleaned up the house. Hannah was putting the fried steak onto a plate, and the red wine was on the table as well.

"Welcome back!" Hannah looked at Jessica excitedly. "Let's have a lavish meal today and hang out tonight."

Jessica sat down in front of the table and smiled at Hannah. "No, I'm leaving LA tonight."

Three years ago, for the sake of Lucas, Jessica had left New York, where her parents lived.

Now that Lucas and Jessica were done, she didn't want to stay in LA anymore.

However, before leaving, she had to send the divorce gift she had prepared, so she said to Hannah, "You can get someone to send out the audios I sent you."

Hannah said excitedly, "No problem, I've been waiting for you to say that. Wait for me, I'll make a call now. Let's go back to New York together tonight!"

"Aren't you having fun here with Mona?" Jessica asked, surprised to hear her say that.

"I haven't been back to New York in years, either, and my parents miss me." Hannah waved her hand.

Jessica knew that a girl like Hannah, who was brought up in a rich family, didn't need to worry about money at all. The reason why Hannah opened a studio in LA is to be here with Jessica. Jessica was touched by what Hannah had done for her.

At eight in the evening, Jessica and Hannah arrived at the airport and boarded a plane to New York.

At the same time, a well—known reporter from the Los Angeles Times released a video on YouTube. The video showed how Jessica and Trissy falling downstairs at Thomas' family banquet.

In the video, Jessica didn't even touch Trissy at all. It was Trissy with a smug smile on her face who walked up the stairs herself, and she dragged Jessica down too before she fell. Their conversation could be heard clearly as well.

"Trissy, please don't send any messages to Lucas late at night. He's my husband."

"Only legally. He is in love with ME. But you don't have to worry. I will make him leave you.

"As long as I tell Lucas that you pushed me, the Thomas family will believe me. Your explanation will be useless. Do you know why? Don't you know who you are? Do you think a ordinary person is qualified to be a member of the Thomas family?"

As soon as the video and audio were released, the entire social network was boiling.

The scandal in the Thomas family was still among the hottest topics, yet a reversal then came. People were all shocked.

Soon, the news reached Lucas. After watching the video, Lucas remained silent at his table with a grim face.

Then, Lucas' secretary told him that Jessica emptied her Twitter, leaving only one tweet, saying "Happy divorce to you!"

Jessica announced their divorce in such a way, especially after the truth comes out. How ironic! It made the Thomas family ridiculous.

The atmosphere in the office was so depressing that people even found breathing hard. Lucas, who was sitting at the desk, wore a grim face.

"Remove it now!"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Thomas. I've already contacted the public relations company. It can't be removed." The secretary felt nervous.

Well done, Jessica!

"Go find Jessica! Leave no stone unturned until you find her!"

"Jessica! Trying to escape? No chance!"