The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

Chapter 524 This Marriage Looks Like a War Hearing her pout and grumble, Abraham let out a soft chuckle. "Yeah, you've grown up-you're gonna be a mom." "Then why are you still callinga kid?" Stella huffed.

Looking at her puffed-up cheeks, Abraham affectionately pinched her little nose. "Still trying on dresses?" She hadn't finished yet.

Stella shook her head. "Nope. I'm done. Too tired." Trying on clothes was exhausting! Abraham said, "Then change. I'll take you to Grandma's for dinner." "Back to the Luke family?" "Mhm." Abraham nodded.

Stella lit up with a smile. She missed her grandparents too.

+8 Pearls On the way to the civil affairs office.

Marie and Derrick were arguing in the car-and then it turned into a full-on fight.

By the tthey got out, both of them looked like a mess.

Derrick had two fresh scratch marks on his face and even more on his neck.

Kale looked at them and broke into a cold sweat. "Sir, maybe you want to change your clothes first?" Walking in like this to get a marriage certificate-staff might start interrogating them on the spot.

Falvaria's marriage law emphasized freedom of will.

But the way these two looked? They didn't seem free at all-more like they were here to blow up the building. Who fights on their way to get married? They hadn't even signed the papers yet, and the domestic violence signs were aiready flashing.

Any sane person would think: This marriage is a bad idea.

Derrick shot Marie a murderous glare. He reached up to touch the burning scratches on his neck-just pressing them hurt like hell.

Obviously her handiwork.

Not just his neck-there were two on his face, too.

"You're dead, woman. As soon as this is over, I'm filing for divorce." If it weren't for his current situation, there's no way he'd ever marry someone like her. Let someone else deal with her.

Marie crossed her arms. "Oh, we're divorcing right after? Great! Whoever backs out is a damn coward." Derrick felt like his liver was going to rupture from rage.

He didn't want to say another word to her. He just stormed toward the building.

1/3 12:43 AM f Chapter 524 This Marriage Looks Like a War Marie followed right behind...

Watching the two of them, Kale was having doubts.

If they really go through with this... are we sure Ms. Marie won't cause even more chaos for Mr. Derrick later? The two of them stomped into the civil office, tempers blazing.

Inside, plenty of happy couples were waiting in line, eyes filled with hope, excitement, and joy...

No one else looked like they were seconds away from clawing each other's faces off.

Kale had already arranged everything in advance.

The two of them went straight to the window. The clerk took one look at them and paused.

+8 Pearls Then he cleared his throat and corrected his expression. "This is the marriage desk. Divorce services are next door." With the way they looked, anyone would think they were there to file for divorce-not to get married.

Because this absolutely didn't resemble a wedding vibe.

مر Derrick said, "We're here to get married." The clerk: "..." You two? Really? He glanced at the scratches on Derrick's face, the ones on his neck, and their rumpled clothes.

They clearly just had a brawl before walking in.

You fight like this before getting married, and you still think this is a good idea? The clerk cleared his throat. "Married? You're... getting married?" His ears had to be malfunctioning.

They were seriously getting married? Marie gave a cold snort. "Yeah. Married." What the hell...

Before the clerk could say anything, Marie added, "Hey, do we need an appointment to file for divorce?" The clerk: "Huh?" Wait, what? "Folks, this isn't skind of joke," the clerk said. "This is a government office."

They already looked insane for coming in like that to married getied and now they were talking about divorce before the papers were even signed? Marie's eyes turned cold. "Who's joking? Do I look like I'm playing games?" Yes. Yes, you do.

Derrick said impatiently, "Just hurry up. We've got other things to do." His tone was sharp and filled with annoyance.

The clerk was stunned.

He kept glancing between the two of them, trying to figure out who was being coerced.

12:43 AM Chapter 524 This Marriage Looks Like a War But after a while, he gave up-they both looked like trouble.

"You're seriously getting married?" This was one for the books.

Marie narrowed her eyes. "Why? We don't look the part?" The clerk replied honestly, "No offense, but no, you don't." Who gets married like this? This looked more like a hostage situation.

e 0 Most people run from a bad relationship. These two were diving into one headfirst.

Marie rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Big world, all kinds of people.! Hurry up, I've got to get back and see Stella." She wants to see Stella? That's the excuse? That's the "important thing to do"? At the mention of Stella, Derrick's face turned green with rage.

He glared daggers at Marie.

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The clerk tried again. "Listen, I really think you should take a moment to think this over. Physical fights M between men and women get treated differently after marriage. It's a legal gray area. The departments won't know how to handle it if this keeps happening." Send Gifts