Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
But as she approached the door, she heard a woman sobbing from inside.
Audrey stopped dead in her tracks.
Inside, Cecilia was crying in Cornell’s arms. Cornell was gently stroking her back, and genuine concern was written all over his face.
He wore a somber expression and was looking at her with pity.
“Does it hurt, Cornell? I hate seeing you like this. It kills me that I can’t be openly by your side.” Cecilia sobbed.
“Let’s not get too emotional, Cecilia,” Cornell advised in a gentle tone.
Despite the pain, Cornell did not push Cecilia away and just let her hold him tightly.
A bitter taste filled Audrey’s mouth as she watched the scene.
Her earlier doubts seemed suddenly ridiculous.
As long as Cecilia was in the picture, Cornell would forever be out of reach.
At this time, Matteo came over and noticed Audrey. Before he could say anything, Audrey had run away without looking back.
Matteo peered into the ward through the glass window and understood everything at once.
Just as he was about to retreat, Cornelll noticed him.
When Matteo entered the room, Cornell finally pushed Cecilia away and ordered with a stern expression, “Have someone take Cecilia home.”
Cecilia’s face turned pale. She did not want to leave and moved toward him again.
“Cecilia,” Cornelll sternly said.
“I’ll say it once more. Leave. Now.”
“Cornell… I just want to be with you,” Cecilia whimpered with tears in her eyes.
However, Cornell was unmoved. He turned to Matteo and yelled, “Well?
What are you waiting for?”
Matteo hurried forward, but he didn’t touch Cecilia. He had already learned a lesson from his previous experience. So he just said politely, “Miss Murray, please come with me.”
However, Cecilia refused to leave. She ignored Matteo, turned to Cornell, and said between sobs, “Cornell, please let me stay. I want to take care of you. Don’t worry about my condition. I’m fine now.”
Cornell’s face darkened. He said coldly, “Cecilia, I’ve decided not to divorce Audrey. I am a married man, and you are a single woman. If you entangle yourself with me, people will get the wrong idea and gossip about you.”
“Cornell, what are you talking about? What do you mean by that?”
Cecilia couldn’t believe her ears. She wanted to confirm it with Cornell.
“You mean you won’t divorce her for the time being, right? It’s alright. I can wait. I can wait for you. I can manage to do so…”
“Cecilia, we are not compatible with each other. We won’t work.”
Cornell frowned slightly. He didn’t have the heart to hurt Cecilia, so he added gently, “In my heart, I always treat you as a little sister.
I don’t want to hurt you.”
“No! Cornell, I don’t want to be your sister. I want nothing but to be your wife. I told you I could wait for your divorce!”
Cecilia had been crying so hard that her voice was already hoarse.
“Why can’t you Like me? Why do you keep rejecting me? Tell me! What is wrong with me? I am willing to change for you.”
“Enough, Cecilia. Go back and think about what I just said. If you could concede, I will treat you as a family.”
“Cornell, how many times do I have to tell you that I don’t want to be your sister? I don’t want to be your sister!”
Cecilia cried out loud desperately. Her hoarse voice sounded pitiful, and she looked miserable.
However, no matter how pitiful she looked, Cornell didn’t yield. He just frowned and said lightly, “Well, I won’t force you if you don’t want to. I think we shouldn’t see each other anymore. I will give you money, or you can make other requests. Just stop bothering me.”
When Cecilia saw Cornell’s resolute expression, she was even more anxious. She grabbed his arm tightly and cried out loud, “Cornell, I want nothing but you!”
“Cecilia, I said enough! Please restrain yourself. Don’t go too far.
I’m trying to be nice to you. Don’t wear out my patience.” Cornell tried his best to hold back his temper, but Cecilia’s stubbornness was getting out of line.
He was trained as the successor of the Clement Group since he was a child. He was used to hiding his true emotions. What he disliked the most was wasting his time on matters like this. For him, it was nonsense.
Previously, Cornell thought he owed Cecilia his life. If she wanted to marry him that much, he could fulfill her wish since he never attached importance to romantic feelings, and his work would always remain his priority.
But recently, many things had happened that were beyond his control.
He didn’t even expect that his feelings toward Audrey would change.
Cornell wasn’t sure if his possessiveness and the desire to control stopped him from divorcing Audrey.
But one thing was for sure. He didn’t want to divorce her yet.
Because of this, he didn’t want to give Cecilia any false hope. It was better for Cecilia to move on soon.
After all, Cecilia would only keep hurting herself if she stuck with him.
At the thought of this, Cornell looked at Matteo and said coldly, “Send Miss Murray out.”
At this moment, Cecilia felt like her heart shattered into pieces. She was so desperate. It was as if the sky had fallen on her.
Cornell didn’t even bother to call her by her first name anymore.
Had they really become estranged now?
How did this happen? She only wanted to take back what belonged to her in the first place. But she lost it even more. Why did she end up like this? She failed so miserably.
What did that bitch Audrey do?
How did she change Cornell’s mind? Before, Cornell was willing to divorce Audrey. But now, he was so determined not to divorce Audrey that he would even be rude to her despite their shared past.
At this moment, Matteo walked to Cecilia and asked directly, “Miss Murray, do you want me to help you, or you can walk by yourself?”
Cecilia wanted to shout at Matteo and ask him to get out of her sight.
But she refrained from doing so since Cornell was here.
Before coming here, Jocelyn had reminded her to stay calm and not do anything inappropriate in front of Cornell.
Jocelyn believed that Cornell wouldn’t be indifferent to her, considering their history.
Cecilia slowly stood up and said softly, “Cornell, I’m sorry. I lost control of my emotions just now. I will go back and consider what you said carefully. But I have one last request. Can you give me enough time? Please don’t rush me.”
She looked at Michel with eyes full of sadness. Her face turned pale, and she seemed to faint the next moment.
When Cornell thought about Cecilia’s poor condition, his tone softened when he spoke again.
“It’s best if you can think it through yourself.”
Cecilia’s gaze never left Cornell, so she accurately captured the pity in his eyes when he spoke. The anger in her heart dissipated a bit.
Jocelyn was right. Cornell didn’t have the heart to be indifferent to her. He was just overwhelmed by Audrey momentarily.
So, she had to deal with Audrey. She must immediately find a way to get rid of Audrey and the baby in her belly.
“Cornell, I’m leaving now. Just let Matteo stay here to take care of you. I have a driver waiting for me downstairs.”
After saying this, Cecilia wiped the tears off her face and walked out of the ward.
Cornell didn’t respond anymore. He just watched her receding back, lost in thought.
Matteo thought for a while before he said cautiously, “Mr. Clement, I just saw Mrs. Clement at the door just now. But she immediately ran away without saying a word.” As soon as he said this, there was dead silence in the ward.
Audrey had been wandering alone downstairs for a long time, and she already felt tired.
But she couldn’t leave because she left her phone in Cornell’s ward when she went out.
She had to get her phone back, so she waited for Matteo to go downstairs.
However, the wind outside was a bit strong, and she already felt cold. She could no longer wait, so she decided to go up and find Matteo. Anyway, she didn’t need to enter the ward. She could ask Matteo to get her phone for her. However, she didn’t expect that as soon as she walked out of the elevator, she would bump into Cecilia.
The expression on Cecilia’s face drastically changed when she saw Audrey. Cecilia rushed to Audrey and raised her hand, about to slap Audrey.
However, Audrey grabbed her wrist.