Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
“No, I don’t want to!” Cecilia suddenly shouted, shaking her head vigorously.
“Cornell, I’m not asking for too much. All I want is for you to celebrate my birthday with me.”
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes, making her look even more pitiful.
However, Cornell remained unmoved.
“Cecilia, I’ve already made everything clear to you in the hospital.”
After saying this, he directly took Audrey’s hand and walked toward the car.
Audrey’s hand was cold when she got out of the car. But now that Cornell was holding it, she felt warm.
Suddenly, a loud thud sounded behind them.
“Ah! My lady, how did you fall?” Jocelyn cried in panic, and Cecilia wailed in pain. Cornell paused for a moment. Then he continued walking toward the car without looking back.
When Cecilia saw that Cornell was about to get in the car, her face turned deathly pale. She cried even harder, sounding heartbreaking.
“Cornell, it hurts so much. Please, don’t leave me. My knee hurts.
Cornell, you can’t abandon me. It’s my birthday.”
This time, Cecilia kept reminding Cornell of her birthday, wanting Cornell to recall the significance of her birthday and stay with her.
It was a promise she had traded her life for.
At this moment, Cornell stopped getting in the car. He glanced at Audrey as if he wanted to say something.
Audrey pretended not to see the reluctance on Cornell’s face. She only stared into his eyes and said, “Didn’t you say you want to spend a good time with me?”
If Cornell left her now for Cecilia’s sake, he would only do the same in the future.
Then, she would never get rid of Cecilia in her life. She would always live under Cecilia’s shadow.
Cornell lowered his gaze and said softly, “Okay.”
Then he got in the car without hesitation.
However, Audrey did not get in the car. She looked at him and said, “You go ahead.”
“What do you want to do?” Cornell asked in confusion.
“I just have something to ask her. Don’t worry. I won’t do anything to her.”
Cornell didn’t ask any more questions. He started the car and drove straight ahead.
Upon seeing this, Cecilia collapsed to the ground and shouted, “Cornell!”
But her effort was in vain. The car didn’t stop at all.
Cecilia froze. Her bloodshot eyes stared at the car without blinking.
She couldn’t believe that things had turned out this way.
Just now, she was so confident that victory was hers.
Cornell celebrated her birthday with her every year for a long time.
She couldn’t believe he abandoned her now.
Anger contorted Cecilia’s face. She looked ferocious.
She blamed Audrey for all this. She believed that Audrey had poisoned Cornell’s mind. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be this cruel to her.
At this moment, Audrey approached Cecilia. She looked at Cecilia’s pitiful figure on the ground condescendingly and sneered, “Cecilia, you were behind what happened in my grandmother’s ward, right?”
Cecilia hesitated for a moment. She let Jocelyn help her sit up. Then she looked at Audrey in feigned confusion and said, “Audrey, I don’t understand what you are talking about.”
Audrey sneered coldly, “Cecilia, do you really think your instigation was seamless? What do you think will be Cornell’s reaction if he finds out about that? Will he still think highly of you if he sees your true color? Do you think his meager gratitude to you will keep him forever?”
A trace of malice flashed through Cecilia’s eyes. She couldn’t help cursing Tessa inwardly. That idiot Tessa must have said something, leading Audrey to be certain it was her instigation.
But, so what if Audrey knew she was the instigator? Cecilia didn’t think it was a big deal. She never thought abetting was not a crime.
Besides, no one could prove that she was really responsible for it.
Since Cornell had left, Cecilia thought there was no need for her to pretend to be pitiable anymore. She chuckled softly and said, “Audrey, I really don’t understand what you’re talking about. I heard that your grandmother died of illness. What does it have to do with me?”
After saying this, she smiled provocatively. It was as if she was telling Audrey, “So what if I am the instigator? What can you do to me?”
But much to Cecilia’s surprise, Audrey suddenly leaned over, pressed down her wheelchair forcefully, and looked at her with ominous eyes.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand. I just want you to always remember that I am Cornell’s wife. As long as I am here, I won’t give you a chance to seduce him. So, stop acting like a shameless mistress. Know your place!
You know what? I actually don’t believe that the entire Murray family is shameless. If you dare to provoke me again, I will tell the public that you are a home wrecker who longs to be Cornell’s wife.
Everyone in Ardlens will know that you are a shameless woman who meddles in other people’s marriage.”
Audrey’s round eyes were fixed on Cecilia. Her gaze was as cold as ice.
Didn’t Cecilia still pretend to fail to understand her words? Then, she had scores of ways to make Cecilia understand.
In the past, Audrey was too docile and always endured what Cecilia did to her. But this had unforgivingly led to the untimely death of her grandmother.
Those evildoers had been living a comfortable life like they hadn’t done anything wrong.
On the other hand, her grandmother, who was always kind to people, worked hard all her life to make a living. However, she had to watch her granddaughter being bullied by those wicked people in public on her deathbed.
Before this kind elder lady took her last breath, Audrey was still her concern. She told Audrey to live a good life and take good care of herself.
Because of all these, Audrey promised herself that she would never let those wicked people bully her again.
She would never let them take advantage of her. Not ever again!
Those people couldn’t be convinced by reason? Not a big deal. She had plenty of ways to deal with them.
The ferocity in Audrey’s eyes made Cecilia’s heart tremble. Cecilia muttered, “What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean you will announce something important? Do you have any evidence? Or are you going to slander me?”
Audrey smiled.
“As long as I speak in public and reveal my identity as Cornell’s wife, many will definitely sympathize with me. I don’t need to gather evidence by myself. I’m sure the netizens will be more than willing to collect evidence for me to prove that you seduced Cornell. Once your true color is exposed, which side do you think those netizens will take?”
Audrey’s words made Cecilia tremble in anger. She didn’t expect Audrey to become so clever now.
When she looked at Audrey’s face, all she could see was fearlessness.
There was no trace of Audrey’s previous tenderness anymore.
Livid, Cecilia was desperate to let Cornell know this side of Audrey.
He should know how aggressive Audrey was and divorce this vicious woman.
When Jocelyn saw that Cecilia was too angry to say a word, she hurried forward and pushed Audrey’s hand away.
“Miss Warburton, you must know that Mr. Clement and Miss Murray have known each other for many years. They have a good relationship. It was you who took advantage of the opportunity when they had a misunderstanding. You seduced Mr. Clement. Besides that, you even married him. How dare you accuse Miss Murray of being a mistress!
You are no different from a thief pretending to be a judge. In reality, you are the shameless mistress, not her.”
Audrey looked at Jocelyn with eyes widened in disbelief. She was shocked by Jocelyn’s shameless words.
She had never known someone with a shameless and crooked outlook in life like Jocelyn.
Audrey looked straight at Jocelyn and sneered, “You know what? This is the first time I’ve seen someone who justifies that her shameless deeds are reasonable after seducing another woman’s husband. The Murray family is really something. Even their maids have such strange thoughts.”
Jocelyn immediately got furious. She didn’t expect that Audrey was not even affected by her words. Instead, Audrey even mocked her.
Jocelyn resorted to a verbal attack this time. She said disdainfully, “I heard that you grew up in the countryside, and your parents passed away when you were little. So, I understand why you can say such rude words. After all, no one has taught you how to behave Like a real lady. Judging from your attitude now, I can say that your deceased grandmother must be as ignorant as you. It’s very obvious from the way she raised you.”
Suddenly, a crisp slap sound echoed in the room.
It turned out that Audrey stepped forward and slapped Jocelyn’s wrinkled face hard.
Jocelyn covered her face with one hand. She was so shocked that it took her a long time to react. When Jocelyn was about to fight back, Audrey raised her hand again and gave Jocelyn another slap.
This time, the slap was so hard that Jocelyn fell to the floor.
Audrey’s hand hurt after slapping Jocelyn twice. She blew on her palm while staring at Jocelyn and said word by word, “If you dare to speak ill of my family members again, I swear I will kick your ass off.”
She only wasted her precious time reasoning with such a loyal and unscrupulous maid.