The next day at the office, Isabelle sat in her grand chair, idly typing on her desk while waiting for someone.
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"Come in," Isabelle said from inside, still in the same position. "How is it?" Isabelle asked Nathan, who nodded to indicate he had what his boss wanted.
"Here's the flash drive, Miss. All the evidence is here, including recordings of conversations between your mother in law and you husband," Nathan replied, handing the flash drive to Isabelle.
"How did you manage to get recordings of Zac and my mother in law?" Isabelle asked, surprised.
Nathan explained to Isabelle he had followed Zac's car to his parents' house and eavesdropped on their conversations.
Isabelle took the flash drive and played the audio recordings on her laptop.
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"Mom, Isabelle already knows about my affair with Jenny, and even Jenny has been fired from her job," Zac said to his mother.
"What? Are you serious, Zac?" His mom exclaimed in shock.
"I'm serious, Mom, and now I can't even enter the company anymore," Zac said, feeling defeated.
"Persuade her, my dear. Doesn't Isabelle love you very much?" his mom said.
"I'll try to persuade her again, Mom," Zac said wearily, lacking the energy, and he left for his room.
"That child is making things difficult for us. What will happen if my rich daughter in law divorces you? I might become poor again. This can't happen. I need to figure out a way to convince my rich daughter in law. Even if they divorce, I can still get a share of the wealth," his mom muttered with a cunning idea in her mind.
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Isabelle's heart seemed to stop beating as she heard the recording. It turned out that they already knew about Zac's relationship with Jenny. Hearing it herself makes it hurt even more.
Nathan put a reassuring hand on Isabelle's shoulder to help her stay strong through all of this.
"We need to gather enough evidence so that you can divorce that scoundrel," Nathan said angrily, clenching his fists.
"I already have anough evidence to file for divorce; I have a video of them being intimate in our bedroom," Isabelle replied, staring blankly ahead.
"Good, that means you have sufficient evidence," Nathan said, looking at Isabelle sympathetically.
"Nathan, I need to step out for a moment to meet with Lara. Can you handel my work?" Isabelle asked, and Nathan nodded in agreement.
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When Isabelles arrived at the Seafood Restaurant, she looked around to find Lara. After spotting her, Isabelle approached and sat down in front of her.
"Hi, sorry for the wait. There was some traffic on the way," Isabelle apologized.
"No woriies, we just got here about 5 minutes ago, and we haven't ordered anything yet," Lydia replied, feeling uneasy about Isabelle potentially having other things after their meeting.
"It's okay, my schedule has been handled by Nathan today," Isabelle reassured her.
"Waiter," Lydia called a waitress over to place their order.
"I'd like the fried rice seafood and orange juice. How about you two?" Lydia asked.
"Same for me," Isabella replied.
"I'll have orange chicken with rice and avocade juice," Lara added.
"I'll read back the order, fried rice seafood for two, two orange juices, and one orange chicken with rice with avocado juice. Is that correct?" the waitress confirmed.
"That's correct. Please take your time with the order," Lydia replied.
"Alright, please wait a moment while we process your order," the waitress said before leaving.
Once the waitress was gone, they continued their conversation.
"So, how can I assist you?" Lydia began the core of their discussion.
"Well, Lydia, I want to file for a divorce from my husband. Maybe Lara has already told you the gist of the issues I'm facing?" Isabelle inquired.
"In broad strokes, Lara has already shared the core issues with me. But before we proceed, I hope you'll answer honestly, Isabelle. Are you sure you want to divorce your husband? I'm asking not to defend your husband or anything, but to ensure that you won't have any regrets later," Lydia asked sincerely.
"Yes, I'm sure. I will proceed with the divorce," Isabelle asserted firmly.
"If that's the case, may I take a look at the documents?" Lydia requested.
Isabelle handed over her documents to Lydia, who began reviewing them to check if everything was in order or if anything was missing.
"The documents seem to be in order, but tomorrow, I'll submit your divorce petition to the court. Do you have any other requests, like dividing assets or child custody?" Lydia inquired.
"No, I don't have any requests. I just want the divorce to be finalized as soon as possible. And as for children, we haven't been blessed with any during our marriage," Isabelle explained.
"If there are no requests for dividing assets or child custody, the court's decision will usually be quicker," Lydia mentioned.
"But my husband might make the divorce process difficult," Isabella said.
"That's not a problem as long as you have strong evidence. Can I see the evidence you have?" Lydia asked.
"Sure, here it is," Isabella replied, taking out her phone and showing Lydia the video evidence of her husband's affair.
Isabella pointed out the video recordings to Lydia, and the attorney began watching the videos on Isabella's phone. In total, There were two videos: one showing her husband's intimacy with Jenny and the other featuring Zac talking to his mother about his affair.
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TO BE CONTINUED...