Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
It was a short video. It stopped abruptly when Cornell’s and Cecilia’s faces were very close.
Then Nicole sent another message.
“Audrey, did you lie to me when you said you two have a good relationship? You are his legitimate wife. How can he do this?”
Audrey looked at the cover of the video. A handsome man and a beautiful woman stood together. They looked like a perfect match.
Suddenly, a teardrop fell on the screen of her phone.
She reached out and wiped it. But the next drop fell again.
Soon, the phone’s screen was covered in tears.
Audrey felt a sharp pain in her heart. It was as if a knife was cutting it into pieces.
How could she be so naive? She was really stupid.
Every time she told herself to stop loving Cornell, she always softened just because of the little bits of good he did.
Then, she would once again make herself a joke.
She swore she would never believe his words again. Never.
At this moment, a handkerchief appeared in front of Audrey. Hector gave it to her without saying anything.
Audrey took it and randomly wiped her face.
Her delicate face was covered with tears. There was toughness in her eyes, but it only made her look somewhat pitiful.
She only realized it was a handkerchief when she was done wiping her tears. She couldn’t return a dirty handkerchief, so she put it in her pocket.
Soon, Hector pulled over in front of a private residence.
He got out of the car and turned to the passenger seat. Then he opened the door and stretched out his hand. But when he glanced at Audrey, he withdrew it.
After they entered the house, a woman in her forties came over. She looked Hector up and down and asked, “Have you gotten yourself a girlfriend?”
Before Audrey could say anything, Hector answered, “No. Help her treat her injuries.”
When the woman turned to Audrey, her eyes widened, and her mouth gaped open. She was stunned for a moment. Then she exclaimed, “Ella?”
Audrey was also stunned. At this moment, the woman suddenly shook her head and said, “There must be a problem with my eyes. I think it’s time for me to get a pair of glasses.”
Then she took Audrey’s hand and led her to sit down. She took out the medicine box and gently cleaned Audrey’s bruises. While doing it, she couldn’t help looking at Audrey and saying, “You look so much like a friend of mine.”
Audrey was taken aback. Hector had also said those words to her.
It seemed he was not accosting her last time. He was telling the truth.
With this realization, she felt a little embarrassed.
After treating Audrey’s bruises, the woman asked Audrey to sit there and wait for a while. Then, the woman started to prepare some medicine for Audrey to take back home.
Hector was on the balcony, smoking. Hearing the noise, he turned around and asked, “Is she okay?”
“It’s nothing serious. They’re just bruises.”
The woman hesitated for a moment before she continued, “But I checked her pulse. She seems pregnant.”
Hector was taken aback.
When the woman saw his expression, she joked, “Hector, she’s a good catch, although she is too young. If I’m not mistaken, she’s about twelve years younger than you.”
Hector fell into deep thought for a while. However, he didn’t explain.
So, the woman continued, “I’m glad you could move on. After all, it’s been so many years since Ella passed away. If she is still alive, she must also want you to be with someone.”
Hector and the woman returned to the Living room where Audrey was waiting. The woman handed the medicine to Audrey. Then, Audrey got in the car with Hector and left.
While driving, Hector remained calm and said nothing.
The atmosphere in the car was favorable to Audrey. After all, she was not in the mood to talk.
When they arrived at Serenity Villas, Audrey thanked Hector. He only nodded at her.
She was about to get out of the car when Hector suddenly held her wrist.
The palm of Hector’s hand pressed against the skin of Audrey’s wrist.
There was no barrier. So she could feel the high temperature of his palm.
Hector looked at her through the thin lenses of his glasses. He said, “I’ve already given you my phone number. Call me if you need anything.”
Back then, when Audrey paid Hector back the money, the two of them had met once, but only once.
On that day, she said, “Thank you for your help. I’ve transferred the money. Please check the amount.” Hector just replied, “Okay.”
After saying that, he loosened his grip very quickly When Audrey opened the door, she heard him say behind her, “Don’t be so embarrassed next time.”
Hector had a very good sense of proportion. When he spoke, he sounded like an elder caring for a junior.
Audrey didn’t think much about it. She got out of the car and watched him drive away.
She had no idea that a pair of cold eyes had been watching her from the windowsill.
A deafening silence filled the villa.
Audrey noticed that the maid was nowhere in sight. The maid usually still had not gone to bed at this time.
She shrugged it off and made her way upstairs to look for her suitcase.
Moonlight spilled into the room through open curtains, so she did not need to turn on the light. She opened the cabinet door and was surprised to see that her suitcase, the one she had stowed away before, missing, Click. The light flicked on, illuminating the room.
Cornell slowly approached her, his handsome face shadowed by a gloomy expression.
“What are you looking for?”
Audrey was startled. She wondered how long he had been standing here, like a ghost lurking in the shadows.
Wasn’t he supposed to be at Cecilia’s birthday party?
But that didn’t matter now.
“Where’s the maid?” Audrey questioned.
Cornell ignored her query and repeated, “What are you looking for?”
“My luggage.”
“Do you plan on leaving?”
His voice was calm yet unsettling. He sounded as though he was teetering on the brink of fury.
Audrey retreated a step and responded with a question, “Haven’t you made up your mind?”
What he said at Cecilia’s party was a punch in the gut.
There was no need to do that. She was no fool.
At this moment, Cornell just silently watched her.
Audrey’s emotional storm had passed by now. She had already cried her eyes out earlier. Besides, getting emotional right now would get her nowhere.
In the past, the idea of stopping loving Cornell was nearly impossible. But not anymore.
His sweetness, followed by emotional slaps, had worn her down to the bone.
As Cornell said nothing, Audrey continued, “Since you’ve made up your mind, let’s handle this amicably. My conditions haven’t changed. I don’t want anything from you except that you won’t get custody of our child.”
Cornell pursed his Lips. In an instant, the indifference in his eyes vanished, replaced by a flinty glare.
He closed the gap between them, seized her wrist, and pinned her against the door.
“You’ve found a new man, huh? Tell me. Who’s the father? Hector?”
Audrey was puzzled. Why bring Hector into this? She hardly even knew him. Besides, she had not done anything wrong. Did Cornell had schizophrenia or something?
Hurt by his force, she managed to push him away and retorted, “Are you out of your mind, Cornell? This child is yours. Haven’t the test results confirmed it?”
Cornell merely stared at her with an icy gaze and said nothing.