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I was torn between laughter and tears as I melted into his embrace, filled with happiness.

Subsequently, Killian and I went to record a statement. Cornelius received a sentence for attempting to hire a sex worker and abduction.

It wasn't until we reached the police department that he began to show remorse.

He pleaded for me to pen a letter of pardon, but I declined.

This individual didn't deserve forgiveness.

"Jessica, should I end our marriage?"

He played his last card, hoping to use the threat of divorce to persuade me to write a forgiveness letter.

I grinned as I grasped Killian's hand and faced the disheartened Cornelius. "We never officially registered our marriage, Cornelius."

"The document you possess is counterfeit."

Upon hearing this, he collapsed to the floor, utterly defeated.

The day the verdict was announced in my case against Cornelius, Killian and I obtained our genuine marriage certificate.

It symbolized our commitment to spend our lives together.