My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 401

Chapter 401: Finally, Bella Meets Lucas Donovan (3)
Lucas Donovan agreed with Bella. He realized that Henry had never faced any hardships and had started his career from a privileged position. Henry had joined the company with various advantages and quickly rose to become the General Manager of one of the company’s branches.

As a result, Henry became arrogant towards his subordinates and lax in his work. Under his leadership, the office had become the worst-performing branch in the company.

“I won’t interfere with whatever you want to do, Bella. And there’s something I—” Lucas paused, hesitant to express what was on his mind.

Bella frowned, waiting for her father to continue his sentence.

After a few seconds passed, he didn’t say anything else, as if his sentence was finished, even though she knew it wasn’t.

She secretly took a deep breath, debating again with her heart, ‘Should I add to the burden on him about the divorce that my mom wanted?’

“Bella, about your mother. I heard from your grandfather that she has cancer. Can she be cured? Can I meet her?” Lucas’ sudden question surprised Bella.

She narrowed her eyes at him, her hands in her lap clenched into tight fists. This was what she wanted to talk about: her mother’s matter.

However, listening to his last question somehow flared her annoyance. Her mother won’t meet him because she is still dealing with trauma.

After a few moments of silence, trying to find the right words to say, Bella finally began to explain to Lucas about her mother’s illness and the recent surgery she had undergone.

Lucas was shocked beyond words upon hearing this. He felt even more blame himself upon learning about it.

“I am so grateful to hear that her surgery went well. I hope she will regain her health again,” Lucas expressed, his eyes filled with happiness, knowing that Natalie had made it through the critical period.

A faint smile slowly appeared on Bella’s lips before she responded, “Even though her surgery was successful, she is still suffering from trauma.”

“Trauma?” Lucas inquired.

“Yes, my mother is dealing with serious trauma. After so many years of being married to you, she has been living in a delusion. She always thought she was happy being married to you, but she realized it was not the case, and it was too late…”

Bella paused, looking at her father for a moment before revealing why her mother refused to meet him.

“She has trauma meeting you. And my mom has decided to file for divorce. She’s already prepared the divorce papers for you to sign.”

Lucas Donovan suddenly sat up straight as if struck by lightning. He was shocked to hear that Natalie, his wife, wanted a divorce.

‘How could she ask for a divorce?’

He clearly remembered that Natalie had never said those words before, even after their big fight, except for the last time they fought.

Until now, Lucas never imagined that Natalie would dare to leave and divorce him. But now, hearing from Bella that Natalie wanted a divorce, he immediately got goosebumps.

Lucas’ eyes reddened as he looked at Bella. He was still trying to hold back the anger that was starting to tear his heart apart. His hands were clenched tightly until his knuckles turned white.

“Bella, I won’t force your mother to return to me. But please tell her I will not divorce her either. Your mother will become my last woman…” Lucas Donovan said firmly.

After hearing her father’s refusal, Bella couldn’t help but vent her frustration inwardly. She had already imagined this.

“Father, please,” Bella sighed deeply before continuing, “If you don’t sign the divorce papers now, then you will face her in court. And I guarantee you will lose.”

Lucas’ forehead slowly furrowed, and his eyes radiated emptiness and sadness as he looked at his daughter. He said nothing.

“I have strong evidence that you often had sexual relations with younger women when you were still married to my mother. That evidence will not give you a chance to win in court. So, Father, please just sign the paper. This is to protect your good name and reputation.”

“Bella, you—” Lucas lost his words again. He was too embarrassed to hear that his daughter had proof he slept with other women.

‘How can she get the evidence? Did the woman I slept with betray me?’ Many questions made Lucas even more afraid and embarrassed.

However,

Despite all the evidence, he didn’t want to let go of Natalie.

After a few more seconds, he said, “Bella, you can do anything. And it’s fine if you bring this case to court.”

Lucas’s calm smile spread across his face, shocking Bella with his calmness and refusal.

He continued, “As for the humiliation I will get when all that evidence is exposed in court, I don’t care anymore. I really don’t care about my reputation…”

Bella felt like her heart was about to stop hearing his words.

“Excuse you, are you… really, Lucas Donovan, my father?” She couldn’t help but voice her doubts. Talking to this man, she felt puzzled.

Lucas Donovan laughed. As his laughter subsided, he said, “Of course, I’m your father. Why are you thinking I’m not?”

“No, you are not. Your attitude is so different! The father I know would be angry, flip the table, scold me, or show any harmful attitude now. But you are the opposite of my abusive and evil father,” Bella paused, her eyebrow wrinkling even more as she looked at her father’s smiles.

“Are you perhaps someone else who has taken over my father’s body…?” Hearing her own sentences that didn’t make sense at all embarrassed Bella. But she had no other choice but to question it.

Once again, Lucas’ laughter echoed in the room. He seemed amused by Bella’s words.

“I’m your father, Bella. Well, I can understand if you are confused by my attitude now because I’m also confused,” he said as he shrugged and paused for a few more seconds to take a deep sigh. “I only feel that my life no longer has meaning once I know what happened to your mother—”