Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Then, a tall and straight figure walked in and turned on the Lights.
The sudden brightness made Audrey squint.
Cornell put something on the table, loosened his tie, and said, “Come here.”
Audrey was stunned. Cornell knocked on the table to catch her attention.
“What are you thinking? Come here. Let’s have dinner.”
Actually, she really had no appetite yet. But when she thought that he came here so late just to bring her dinner, she reluctantly got up and moved to the table.
She opened the food box, only to be stunned again.
Inside the food box were pizzas.
On top of them were eggs and chicken. They looked very familiar to her.
They were exactly the same pizzas, eggs, and chicken she used to eat in that pizza store near her school.
How could this be? Was it just a coincidence?
How did he know she craved pizza?
Audrey raised her head and looked at Cornell. It was only then that she noticed that his suit was soaking wet. There were even droplets of water at the tip of his hair. His current disheveled look was the total opposite of his usual elegant and well-groomed appearance.
Cornell took off his coat and tossed it into the laundry basket.
Then he started unbuttoning his shirt. Suddenly, he looked at Audrey and raised an eyebrow.
“Do I look good?”
Audrey’s face flushed at once. She snapped, “Who’s looking at you?”
Cornell didn’t retort. He threw his shirt into the laundry basket and said, “You can admire my looks all you want later. For now, let’s fill our empty stomachs first.”
Audrey was rendered speechless. She didn’t expect him to be so narcissistic.
She lowered her head and cautiously took a bite of the pizza. Tears welled up in her eyes.
The taste was exactly the same. It was still as delicious as before.
She couldn’t help raising her head.
“Did you…”
Her voice trailed off.
Audrey’s eyes widened in disbelief. She didn’t expect Cornell to take off even his pants, leaving only a pair of boxer shorts on his body.
Cornell heard that she seemed to be saying something, so he turned around. His chiseled handsome face was clearly visible.
“What?”
Audrey was at a loss for words.
She felt so embarrassed that she wished she could find a hole and hide.
Seeing Audrey kept silent, Cornell walked closer to her and asked seriously, “What did you say just now?”
At this moment, Audrey’s eyes traveled from his defined abdominal muscles down to his strong thigh muscles and that unique part of him.
Suddenly, she felt her ears burning. It took her a while to regain her composure. Finally, she found her voice. She stammered, “You…
Can’t you undress yourself in the bathroom?”
“Okay,” Cornell agreed without hesitation. He was not displeased at all. He went to the bathroom to take a shower.
When he came out of the bathroom, he was only in his bathrobe.
Audrey had already cleaned up the table. When she looked at him and saw the open neckline of his bathrobe, her face felt hot.
She felt so flustered that she avoided his questioning eyes and went to the bathroom to wash up.
When she came out, Cornell was already lying on the bed, reading a financial magazine.
These past two nights, they went to bed at the designated time and slept peacefully. He had not made any advances.
But tonight, Audrey didn’t want to go to bed with him. She had a feeling that something was about to happen.
“What’s wrong? Why are you hesitating?” Cornell asked, putting down the magazine and looking at her.
“Nothing…”
Audrey had no choice. She walked to the bed and lay beside him reluctantly.
However, Cornell pulled her closer to him and wrapped his arms around her.
In an instant, she was enveloped in his overpowering hormonal aura.
Audrey’s heart tightened, and her body stiffened. She refused, “Cornell…”
Cornell read her mind and said bluntly, “If you don’t want to, it’s okay. I won’t force you.”
His words made her face even redder.
Finally, she voiced the question she longed to ask, “How did you know about that pizza?”
With half-closed eyes, Cornell replied, “A little bird told me.”
But he was actually lying. The truth was he saw the post she Liked on social media. And since he noticed she didn’t have the appetite, he went to find her favorite pizza store, without knowing it had been closed down already.
The alleys in that area were very narrow, so cars couldn’t get in.
He couldn’t even open an umbrella. So, in the end, he searched for three hours in the pouring rain and howling wind.
Fortunately, he saw the old woman, and she granted his request to make him a pizza.
On his way back, he kept asking himself why he did such a thing.
He was sure he did it not because he wanted to make it up to Audrey or because he was guilty.
It was simply because he wanted to make her happy.
He missed her happy face. It had been a long time since he last saw ate.
At this moment, the lights were off, and the ward became pitch dark.
Cornell’s soft lips pressed against Audrey’s earlobe. He whispered tenderly, “Sleep early. We’ll go home together tomorrow.”
Audrey felt her heart lost its rhythm. She thought it was probably because the pizzas tonight were too heart-warming.
However, there was one question in her mind. Could she still trust him?
The next day, they woke up early and had breakfast together.
Then, Cornell went to the company to deal with some business matters.
The doctor agreed to discharge Audrey after lunch.
Audrey hadn’t put much faith in his promise that they would go home together.
But when she finished packing, the door opened, and Cornell came in.
He took her bag from her without saying a word and carried her in his arms effortlessly.
“Cornell, what are you doing?”
Audrey felt so uneasy that she struggled hard.
“The doctor said you shouldn’t walk too much,” Cornell said naturally, locking his arms around her waist. He looked at her, hinting at her to hold onto him.
Too many people were coming and going to the hospital. Audrey was so shy that she buried her head against his chest. She had no choice but to hug him tightly.
Suddenly, an idea crossed her mind. She said nervously, “Wait! Since the doctor said that, does it mean something is wrong with the baby?”
Cornell hesitated for a moment. Then he finally confessed, “Actually, the doctor didn’t say it. I only want to hug you.”
Audrey raised her head and looked at him in astonishment. She found his words hard to believe because Cornell wasn’t known for being romantic. Sure enough, she noticed a hint of uneasiness on his handsome face.
At this moment, it was like her heart melted in honey. She felt sweet and warm.