Chapter 6 — After Notarizing 5 Houses, I Just Got Married

After changing the lock, she took me to her office on Tan Giang Street. It's not an office building in her name, but a private reception room, located right on the top floor of a penthouse with a river view. Lawyer Tham Hac has arrived. She sat down and picked up a cup of tea.

“Lawyer Tham, do you have all the documents?”

"That's enough. Five notarized copies of pre-marital assets, evidence of adultery including photos, bank statements, and transfer receipts. In addition, I also asked for an excerpt of the credit report for the app loan debt. The matter is very clear, Ms. To's request is completely supported by the law."

“How long will it take to resolve?”

"If the other party cooperates, about a week. If they don't cooperate, they have to go to court, then up to a month."

She nodded.

“What if he commits harassment during this time?”

"It is possible to apply for a personal safety order at the same time. Based on the current act of destroying furniture, the grounds for applying for the order are completely sufficient."

She turned to look at me.

“Nien Niem, say it yourself.”

"Divorce. The sooner the better."

Tham Hac pushed the file over.

“Miss To, please sign the power of attorney.”

I sign my name. The moment I put down my pen, I felt something snap. Not a broken heart. It's the broken string. The rope tied me to Tran Hao. I feel more relieved than ever. But the Tran family won't let you relax for long. The next day at noon, Trieu My Lan rushed straight to my company. The receptionist called: "Designer To, there's a girl claiming to be your mother-in-law. She's so excited, I can't stop her—" Before she finished speaking, Trieu My Lan pushed open the door and rushed in. The whole office area raised their heads to look.

"To Niem! Are you asking for a divorce?"

I stood up from my workplace.

“Go to the meeting room to talk.”

"I'm not going to any meeting room! Come out here and say it clearly in front of your colleagues!"

“Mrs. Trieu—”

"Don't call me Mrs. Trieu! I'm your mother-in-law!"

My direct boss, Manager Truong, stepped forward.

“Miss, this is the workplace—”

"Who are you? I'm looking for my daughter-in-law to talk about the house, what does it have to do with you?"

Manager Truong glanced at me. I moved my lips: "It's okay, sister." Then I took my phone, pressed the record button and put it in my pocket.

“Mrs. Trieu, what do you want to say?”

"Based on what do you ask for a divorce? What is my son's fault with you?"

"He kept a mistress for three years, borrowed 3800,000 yuan through the app to give to all his mistresses, is that considered not to be my fault?"

There was a sound of deep breathing in the office. Trieu My Lan's face twitched. Obviously she didn't know about borrowing money from the app and Chu Dinh. But she quickly regained her composure.

“That's the kids' business, it's okay to change it—”

"It's okay to modify it? Is 330 thousand yuan 'just okay to modify it'?"

“That money can be slowly paid—”

"It's not a matter of slowly paying back. Mrs. Trieu, your son just committed adultery and forced me to transfer the house's name to your youngest son. What trick do you say this is?"

Trieu My Lan's mouth opened, but she couldn't say a word. Colleagues around had all their ears up to listen.

“Also, on the day of the marriage registration, all four of your family took turns calling to ask for my house, then his cousin, second aunt, and distant cousin lined up to borrow money to borrow money from the house—do you Tran family consider me an ATM machine?”

Trieu My Lan finally delivered crazy.

"To Niem, shut up for me! It's not our turn for an outsider like you to point fingers in matters of the Tran family—"

"An outsider? Didn't you always say that I was married into the Tran family, a member of the Tran family? Why have I become an outsider now?"

"Mrs. Trieu, I have already entrusted the lawyer. Your son's personal debt and evidence of adultery are all in the lawyer's hands. If you want to cause trouble, go to court and cause trouble. This is my workplace. If you don't go, I will report to the police."

Trieu My Lan's finger pointing at my face trembled.

"Okay, okay, okay! Just wait! Just wait!"

When she turned on her heel, she knocked over a pot of betel plants at the reception desk. Plant pots were broken and soil was scattered all over the hallway. The receptionist girl was startled. I squatted down to help clean up. Manager Truong walked over and lowered his voice.

“Are you okay?”

"I'm fine. Sorry Ms. Truong, I'm bothering you."

"It's not a big deal, you have a point. But be careful with that old lady, she doesn't seem to know how to reason."

I nodded. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Tran Hao's phone call came.

“To Niem, you shouldn't smear my mother's face like that in front of your colleagues.”

“She rushed into my company and caused chaos.”

“Then you could also pull her aside and say—”

"Tran Hao, I have nothing more to say to you. About the divorce, find lawyer Tham to talk."

“Who is lawyer Tham?”

“You'll know in a few days.”

I hung up. As expected, that afternoon, lawyer Tham's warning letter was sent to Tran Hao company. The other party called and argued with Tham Hac for half an hour. Then, Tham Hac briefly summarized the main points for me. Tran Hao's attitude: Does not agree to divorce, requests reconciliation. Tran Hao's reason: The marriage time was too short, the relationship was not completely broken. Tran Hao's accompanying conditions: If you absolutely must divorce, request to divide a house as "compensation". After listening, I burst out laughing.