05/28/2026
He Asked for a Divorce 101 Times. When She Finally Agreed, He Panicked!
The 101st Divorce
Chapter 1 — The Divorce He Never Believed
“When are you planning to withdraw the petition this time?”
Ethan Shen’s voice was cold and mocking as he leaned lazily against the marble counter inside the civil affairs office. His expensive black suit made him look untouchable, powerful, cruel.
Across from him, Stella Sue stood silently.
Three years.
One hundred divorce petitions.
Every single time, she had cried, begged, knelt, and apologized for mistakes she never made.
But this time…
Something was different.
The silence in Stella’s eyes unsettled him.
“You’re still not leaving?” Ethan scoffed. “This is supposed to be a lesson for you. If you disobey me again, I won’t withdraw it next time.”
A few people nearby whispered quietly.
“Again?”
“I heard he asks for divorce every few weeks.”
“She’s too pitiful…”
“Why would she stay with a man like that?”
Stella heard every word.
Yet strangely, she felt numb.
For ten years, Ethan had been the center of her world.
She loved him when they were teenagers.
Loved him through heartbreak.
Loved him through cruelty.
Loved him even after marriage turned into a prison.
But now…
She was tired.
Utterly exhausted.
Ethan smirked when she didn’t answer.
“What? Trying to play pitiful again?”
Still nothing.
He frowned slightly.
Normally, by now, Stella would already be clinging to his arm, apologizing desperately.
Instead, she quietly signed the documents.
Then looked up at him calmly.
“This time,” she whispered, “I won’t withdraw it.”
For the first time in years…
Ethan’s heart skipped.
But pride quickly replaced the strange feeling.
“You’ll regret this.”
Stella smiled faintly.
“No, Ethan.”
“This is the first time I finally won’t.”
Chapter 2 — The Woman He Chose
Outside the building, Ivy Sue wrapped her arms possessively around Ethan.
Beautiful.
Famous.
Adored by millions.
The complete opposite of Stella.
“Well?” Ivy smiled sweetly. “Did your little wife cry again?”
Ethan glanced toward the entrance where Stella slowly walked away alone.
“She’s pretending.”
“She’ll come back within three days.”
Everyone believed that.
After all, Stella was famous among their social circle for loving Ethan obsessively.
“She’d die without him.”
“She worships him.”
“She has no dignity.”
Even Ethan believed it.
Because for three years, he had trained her to obey.
Punished her whenever she upset him.
Humiliated her whenever he was angry.
And every time…
She came crawling back.
But no one knew the real reason Stella endured it all.
Not even Ethan.
Especially not Ethan.
Seven years earlier, there had been a fire.
A devastating one.
Ethan had nearly died inside the collapsing building.
When he woke in the hospital, Ivy was beside him.
Crying.
Claiming she had saved him.
From that moment on, Ethan devoted himself to her.
But Stella knew the truth.
Because she had been the one who dragged Ethan through flames while already half deaf from a brutal slap her father gave her earlier that night.
She had saved him.
Not Ivy.
Yet no matter how many times Stella explained…
Ethan never believed her.
Instead, he treated her love as manipulation.
A lie.
A betrayal.
And now, watching him gently hold Ivy’s hand in public while treating his own wife like trash…
Something inside Stella finally broke forever.
Chapter 3 — The Bracelet
The bracelet was all she had left of her mother.
A pale jade bracelet, slightly worn with age.
Simple.
Worthless to others.
Priceless to Stella.
When she entered Ethan’s penthouse later that night, she froze.
The bracelet was on Ivy’s wrist.
Ivy smiled lazily from the couch.
“Oh, this?”
“Ethan gave it to me.”
Stella turned toward him in disbelief.
“You gave away my mother’s bracelet?”
Ethan barely looked up from his drink.
“It’s just jewelry.”
“It belonged to my mother.”
“So?”
His indifference stabbed deeper than shouting ever could.
Stella’s hands trembled.
“You know it’s the only thing she left me.”
Ethan sighed impatiently.
“You’re making a scene over trash again.”
Ivy suddenly laughed.
“Maybe she’s jealous.”
Ethan smirked.
“Then let’s make it interesting.”
He poured wine into a glass and shoved it toward Stella.
“Drink this, and Ivy will return the bracelet.”
A horrified silence filled the room.
Even the servants looked uneasy.
Because everyone knew Stella had a severe alcohol allergy.
One glass could send her into shock.
Yet Ethan looked amused.
“Well?”
Stella stared at him.
Ten years of love.
Three years of marriage.
And this man…
Wanted to watch her suffer.
Slowly, she picked up the glass.
“Stella, don’t—”
Too late.
She drank it all.
Her throat burned instantly.
Her body trembled violently.
Red rashes spread across her pale skin.
But her eyes never left Ethan’s face.
“I loved you for ten years,” she whispered painfully.
“And today I finally understand…”
“You don’t just hate me.”
“You wish I were dead.”
For a split second…
Ethan’s expression cracked.
But before he could react, Ivy tossed the bracelet casually toward Stella.
“Catch.”
The bracelet hit the floor.
Shattered.
Time stopped.
Stella stared at the broken jade pieces scattered across the marble like fragments of her soul.
Then she collapsed.
Chapter 4 — The Truth About the Fire
When Stella woke later, she was alone.
The hospital room was silent except for the ringing in her damaged ears.
Her hearing aid sat beside the bed.
Cracked.
Broken.
She laughed weakly.
Even fate was mocking her.
A few minutes later, Tina rushed inside.
Tina was Stella’s only true friend.
The only person who stayed beside her after her family fell apart.
When Tina saw Stella’s swollen face and trembling hands, her eyes turned red.
“That bastard…”
Stella smiled faintly.
“It’s over.”
“No,” Tina snapped. “You loved him for ten years!”
“And he tortured you for three.”
Stella closed her eyes.
“I’m tired.”
Tina sat beside her quietly.
Then finally said the words Stella had needed to hear for years.
“The fire wasn’t your fault.”
Stella froze.
Tina continued softly.
“Your father slapped you deaf before the fire even started.”
“You couldn’t hear Ethan calling for help.”
Tears slid silently down Stella’s face.
“And your mother…”
Tina swallowed painfully.
“She died rushing to find you.”
The old grief returned instantly.
Her mother had spent her life funding charity research projects.
Kind.
Brilliant.
Selfless.
And dead because the family betrayed her.
Stella clenched the bedsheets tightly.
“I lost everything.”
Tina held her hand.
“No.”
“You still have yourself.”
“And this time…”
“Choose yourself first.”
Chapter 5 — The Man From South City
Weeks passed.
For the first time in years, Stella stopped contacting Ethan.
No messages.
No apologies.
No begging.
At first, Ethan enjoyed the silence.
“She’s trying to get attention.”
“She’ll come back.”
But after seven days…
He became irritated.
Then restless.
Then angry.
Why wasn’t she chasing him?
Meanwhile, Stella had already left North City.
South City welcomed her with warm sunlight and unfamiliar peace.
There, waiting for her at the airport, stood Liam Mo.
The richest man in South City.
Tall.
Calm.
Elegant.
Nothing like Ethan.
The moment Stella saw him, she froze.
“You…”
Liam smiled gently.
“You still remember me.”
Years earlier, Stella’s mother had sponsored a poor student with exceptional grades.
That student had been Liam.
Back then, he was quiet and hardworking.
Now…
He ruled an empire.
But his eyes when looking at Stella remained exactly the same.
Soft.
Careful.
Protective.
For the first time in years…
Someone looked at her like she mattered.
Chapter 6 — A Different Kind of Love
Liam never forced her.
Never raised his voice.
Never mocked her hearing impairment.
Instead, he memorized every one of her preferences.
He prepared white dresses because he knew she liked simple elegance.
He adjusted the lighting in rooms so her damaged hearing wouldn’t overwhelm her.
He even learned sign language.
Stella didn’t know how to react.
Because she had spent so long surviving cruelty that kindness felt terrifying.
One night, while sitting together beneath the stars, Liam finally confessed quietly:
“I loved you long before now.”
Stella looked stunned.
Liam smiled faintly.
“Seven years ago…”
“The person you saved from the fire…”
“It was me.”
Her breath stopped.
Not Ethan.
Liam.
The man she rescued while Ethan screamed somewhere deeper inside the building.
Liam’s eyes turned emotional.
“You dragged me out while you were already injured.”
“You saved my life.”
“And from that moment…”
“I wanted to become someone worthy of standing beside you.”
Stella cried harder than she had in years.
Not from pain.
But because for the first time…
Someone finally saw her sacrifice.
Chapter 7 — The Wedding Invitation
Back in North City, Ethan finally lost patience.
He announced his engagement to Ivy publicly.
The entire internet exploded.
Everyone believed he was punishing Stella.
And Ethan believed it too.
“She’ll come crawling back once she sees this.”
Instead…
He received wedding news.
Stella Sue was marrying Liam Mo.
The richest man in South City.
At first, Ethan laughed.
Impossible.
Stella loved him too much.
But when he saw photos of her smiling beside Liam…
Something inside him shattered.
For days, Ethan couldn’t sleep.
Memories haunted him constantly.
Stella carefully feeding him medicine.
Stella waiting for him all night.
Stella secretly supporting his business.
Stella loving him even when he destroyed her.
And suddenly…
He realized something horrifying.
He had never actually wanted the divorce.
He only wanted control.
Chapter 8 — The Truth Finally Comes Out
The day of Ethan and Ivy’s engagement arrived.
So did the truth.
Hidden surveillance recordings surfaced publicly.
Ivy’s voice echoed through the ballroom:
“It was Stella who saved Ethan from the fire.”
“I just stole the credit.”
The room exploded into chaos.
Ethan turned pale.
His world collapsed instantly.
Every cruel thing he had done replayed inside his mind.
The humiliation.
The torment.
The divorce threats.
The shattered bracelet.
The wine.
The insults.
All inflicted on the woman who truly loved him.
Ethan nearly lost his mind.
“I have to find Stella.”
“I have to explain.”
But when he arrived at Starry Garden…
It was already too late.
Chapter 9 — The Bride
The Starry Hall glowed beneath millions of lights.
A galaxy built on earth.
And at the center of it all…
Stella appeared in her wedding dress.
Everyone gasped.
She looked breathtaking.
Not fragile.
Not broken.
Radiant.
Alive.
Happy.
Ethan stood frozen as Liam walked toward Stella with endless tenderness in his eyes.
The same eyes Ethan should have had years ago.
The wedding vows began.
And for the first time in years…
Stella smiled genuinely.
Then Ethan burst inside.
“No!”
The entire hall turned silent.
Ethan walked toward her desperately.
“Stella, come home with me.”
Stella stared calmly.
“We’re divorced.”
“I never agreed!”
“You agreed every time you humiliated me.”
Ethan’s eyes turned red.
“I was wrong.”
“I know the truth now.”
“I know you saved me.”
“I know you loved me.”
“I’m sorry.”
Stella looked at him quietly for a long moment.
Then smiled sadly.
“Ethan.”
“I explained the truth to you hundreds of times.”
“You just never wanted to believe me.”
His face went pale.
She stepped closer.
“You didn’t lose me today.”
“You lost me little by little every time you chose to hurt me.”
Every word struck like a knife.
Ethan reached for her desperately.
But Liam stepped between them calmly.
“She’s my wife now.”
Those words destroyed him completely.
Chapter 10 — The 101st Time
The wedding continued.
Under the stars Stella once dreamed about.
Except now…
She stood beside someone who truly loved her.
Liam gently placed the restored jade bracelet onto her wrist.
“I searched the entire country to repair it.”
Stella burst into tears.
Because unlike Ethan…
Liam cherished the things she loved.
Not because they were valuable.
But because they mattered to her.
Then the vows were spoken.
“Will you take Liam Mo as your husband?”
Stella looked at the man before her.
The man who protected her without demanding pain in return.
The man who loved her gently.
Patiently.
Quietly.
And finally…
She answered.
“I do.”
Outside the hall, Ethan stood alone beneath the cold night sky.
Watching the woman who once begged for his love walk away forever.
This time…
For the 101st divorce…
She never came back.
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