Everything you need to know about Red.
Being a father to be, and in such a complicated moment of his professional life, Red has a lot to protect. He'll have to do the impossible in order to save the woman of his life from the murder accusations tha...
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Outside the courthouse, Hilary tries to calm me down after the news we received from the judge. I didn't know the process would be so long and complicated that I still have to wait a little longer until I'm declared a free woman. I wanted to think that it was Patrick's doing but Hilary said it was the law.
Patrick didn't show up, which is a bit strange coming from him. His lawyer, however, was the one present; he made an excuse that his client fell sick and is currently under the doctor's observation. Not something I believed, although there may be a trace of truth if I consider how I left Patrick in the mansion.
Still, it's none of my concern.
"Well... Thanks for everything, Hilary," I tell my lawyer, who looks like a badass corporate woman in a slim-fit, white pantsuit and gorgeous black heels, her hair in a neat ponytail.
She smiles modestly. "I didn't do much, Mia. In fact, this is my first case over the twenty years where my client beats me by making her magnanimous rich husband sign divorce papers without a trial. I'm not gonna ask how you did it, but you're one incredible woman," she says with truth in her eyes. I just sigh, and she goes on, "I know the waiting period will be stressful but I advise you to be patient, Mia. I'm going to try my best to convince the judge to consider because you and Patrick have no children and you don't need alimony so you have every right to be completely free just as you desire."
I cross my arms loosely around my belly and glance at the blue horizon. My happiness wilts because this is the most fucking annoying thing about this system. According to the law, I was supposed to be living separately with Patrick for at least six months for the divorce decision to find credibility.
The fact that I've moved out of the mansion just one month ago serves as an impediment in the judge's final verdict. They assume I may get back with my husband and hence I'm to wait for four to five weeks before I can move on with my life—get remarried if I want to—and it makes me so angry as I don't want to be monitored like an ex-convict.
"Please, Hillary," I tell her pleadingly. "There's no way I'm getting back with Patrick and it's precisely what the judge needs to understand! I don't need anything from him either so why prolong this while we can get it over within a matter of a few hours, goddamn it!"
Hillary sets her hand on my shoulder, a positive smile on her powder-white face. "I know, Mia," she says with a pause. "I promise I'm gonna make it possible with everything I have, okay?"
"Yeah." I nod lightly.
An hour later I'm back in my office, and Red shuts the door behind us. A frown settles deeply on his face as I haven't told him the whole situation, given that Bill was the one who drove me from the courthouse to MK this afternoon.
"It may take five weeks," I state bitterly, leaning over my desk with palms spread atop it. Cocking my head aside to face Red, I explain, "That's some sort of a trial period in which Patrick is free to contest the divorce if he wants to. Means...he still has a chance to screw things around and..." Tears fill my eyes because I'm suddenly feeling weak all over again.
