Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
She thought she was strong. It turned out she wasn’t.
Her heart hurt so much that she could hardly breathe. It was as if a giant boulder pressed her chest.
In the past two years, Cornell treated Audrey well. The tenderness he showed her made her think he had at least learned to love her. But the reality slapped her hard in the face. It turned out it was only her wishful thinking. She found it ridiculous. She was no different from a naive clown.
But Audrey still couldn’t understand. Did she do anything wrong to Cornell? Why was he so cruel to her?
He even bought a ring for Cecilia today. Was he really that eager?
They could get the divorce certificate tomorrow. Couldn’t he wait even for half a day before he proposed to Cecilia?
Was he trying to show her the clear distinction between her and the woman he truly loved?
Was it that Cornell’s heart only belonged to Cecilia and he couldn’t wait even a minute for the woman he loved?
As for her, she was nothing to him.
He didn’t love her even a bit. But just because he didn’t love her, did she deserve to be treated like this?
She was also a human being. She felt pain. And no matter how strong she was, she would waver at times.
Audrey’s tears couldn’t stop from flowing. And she was so lost in thought that she didn’t notice she was already at the bottom step of the escalator.
It was too late before she realized it. She stumbled, and her whole body leaned forward. She closed her eyes and waited for the pain when her body hit the floor. But to her surprise, what she felt was a warm embrace. It turned out a man had caught her in time.
Audrey was so nervous that she held the man’s waist tightly. She was so close to his body that she could feel the muscles under his clothes. They were firm and powerful.
Knowing that she was saved, she breathed a sigh of relief. She thought she must thank her savior. But before she could say anything, a deep and pleasant voice sounded above her head.
“What are you thinking? You are so absent-minded. Don’t you know you are taking the escalator? How can you be so careless?”
The voice sounded so familiar that Audrey abruptly raised her head.
And sure enough, she saw Cornell looking down at her. His handsome face was full of concern.
If it were in the past, she would think he really cared for her. But now, the situation was different.
At the thought of this, the corners of Audrey’s mouth curved into a bitter smile. She stood up straight and broke free from his arms.
She had to accept the fact that Cornell would never care for her. In his eyes, she was nothing.
He must be here to blame her. Did he really have to go after her to condemn her for the sake of Cecilia?
“Audrey, what’s wrong with you? You have been acting so strange lately,” Cornell said in a low voice. He unconsciously frowned when Audrey broke free of his embrace. He didn’t understand what was going on with Audrey. He noticed her abnormalities these past few days.
“If you are dissatisfied with anything, tell me directly. Don’t take it out on Cecilia. She just had a surgery. She can’t be stimulated now.”
Audrey’s guess was right. Sure enough, Cornell went after her for the sake of Cecilia.
Audrey wanted to congratulate herself for guessing it right.
Fortunately, she no longer had expectations for him. It didn’t hurt that much anymore.
Audrey raised her head and looked at him. The tears were still hanging at the corners of her eyes. But she smiled bitterly and said, “Am I stimulating her? How about me? Have you ever considered my feelings? Cornell, we are not divorced yet. But what did you do? You took her out to buy a ring. Now tell me. Who is stimulating who?”
It was only now that Cornell saw Audrey’s face clearly. Looking at her red and swollen eyes made him feel distressed. He didn’t know why, but he felt like his heart was being stabbed by a sharp object.
The pain made his expression complicated.
“Audrey…”
Cornell wanted to say something. But before he could even finish a sentence, Audrey interrupted him, “What if I tell you that Cecilia has framed me? Will you believe me? Will you confront her like what you are doing to me now?”
Cornell was stunned for a moment. He didn’t expect Audrey to ask such questions. It took him a few seconds to react. With a stern face, he countered, “If Cecilia really did it, yes, I will confront her. But I know it’s impossible. She will never frame you.”
Audrey had already expected Cornell’s answer. She thought she was ready to accept it. But why did her heart still hurt? She felt Like she was going to die from the pain.
Did he really love Cecilia so much that he believed Cecilia was not capable of doing bad things?
He must really be blinded by love. In his eyes, Cecilia was flawless, gentle and kind.
But how about her? How did Cornell see her? In his eyes, she must only be a hilarious clown.
Audrey couldn’t help laughing at herself inwardly. She was too stupid to think that there was still a chance to change Cornell’s heart.
She looked at him with red eyes and said, “Are you saying that she is not capable of framing me, but I am? So, it means that if anything happens to her, I have something to do with it. Then you will come to me and blame me. Is that it? Cornell, am I really that kind of person in your eyes?”
As she spoke, Audrey’s eyes darkened. It was as if they lost their luster because of despair.
Cornell’s lips moved as if he wanted to say something. However, words seemed to have gotten stuck in his throat.
He was silent for a while. Then he said slowly, “Audrey, I only believe in what I see. Do you have any evidence to prove that Cecilia has framed you? If you do, then I will believe you without hesitation.”
There was no response from Audrey. She didn’t want to answer Cornell’s question.
She felt like her heart had already numbed from the pain.
Why did he need to ask her for evidence? Did he ask for evidence from Cecilia before he firmly believed that she pushed Cecilia to the ground last time?
He did not. Instead, he convicted her arbitrarily.
However, when it came to Cecilia, he would place his full trust in Cecilia’s words and demand evidence from her for her speaking the truth.
Audrey’s heart hurt even more. She felt like a sharp knife had been cutting it into pieces.
She wanted to let Cornell know how unfair he was. But she decided not to. He should realize it himself.
Audrey bit her lower lip hard to suppress the tears that were about to fall again. She didn’t want to cry in front of Cornell anymore.
She had shed more than enough tears for him.
If he had reciprocated her love for him, then he was worth her tears.
She wouldn’t mind crying because of him.
But he never loved her. His heart only belonged to Cecilia. So, her tears were always in vain.
Cornell noticed that something was wrong with Audrey’s expression. He didn’t want to make her feel worse, so he said in a deep and magnetic voice, “Audrey, I don’t mean to blame you. I know you are angry. You are full of resentment now. But it’s all my fault. I didn’t handle our problems well.”
Audrey was stunned for a moment. She didn’t expect him to talk to her in such a soft voice at this time.
Cornell seemed to have returned to the old Cornell she knew. He was sweet and tender to her back then. Suddenly, she had an illusion that they returned to the past.
The Cornell Audrey knew back then was gentle and patient.
Those were the traits that made her addicted to him.
While Audrey was reminiscing about the past, Cornell spoke again. He said in a soft voice, “Audrey, everything was just a misunderstanding.
Don’t make a fuss over it. Apologize to Cecilia and let this matter go.”
His words were like a basin of cold water that was poured on her head. Instantly, her mood sank to the bottom again.
Different emotions intertwined in her chest. She felt so complicated that she already began to get upset.
Audrey’s heart twitched. It was very painful, making her want to curl up.
She thought Cornell’s gentleness toward her was genuine. It turned out he only did it to coax her to apologize to Cecilia. He really valued Cecilia that much.
What was more heartbreaking than this? She felt devastated. Her heart was riddled with holes.
Why did he keep on hurting her again and again? Did she deserve all this?
Audrey was silent for a long time before she looked into Cornell’s eyes and said, “Cornell, what if Cecilia stabs me to death with a sharp knife? Are you not going to believe it because you didn’t witness it with your own eyes? Are you still going to look for evidence? Are you going to blame me because you think it’s my fault to assert that?”
Tears welled up in her beautiful eyes, blurring her vision. Her voice was full of sadness when she asked the question.
When Cornell heard Audrey say the word “death” very casually, he felt pain in his heart. It was getting intense.
Suddenly, he stepped forward and forced her to retreat.
Then, he pressed his other hand against the wall to trap her. After he confined her, he snapped, “Audrey, don’t talk nonsense.”
Although Cornell sounded angry, his heart still ached when he saw Audrey’s depressed look.
He stared at her for a while. When he was about to say something, a voice interrupted him.
“Cornell…”
Cornell turned his head and saw Cecilia coming over in a wheelchair.