Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Audrey got the photos and was about to leave. But as soon as she came out, she saw Cornell walking in her direction.
Suddenly, Audrey was overwhelmed by guilt. She ran away without hesitation. She had totally forgotten that she had disguised herself as a man, wearing men’s clothes and a short wig.
Cornell looked in the direction where Audrey fled. His eyes unconsciously narrowed. He immediately caught up with her.
However, Cornell didn’t see anyone when he reached downstairs. He looked around but to no avail.
At this moment, Matteo came in.
Cornell ordered, “Take some men and look for the person who has just come out of the dressing room.”
Matteo nodded solemnly.
Cornell’s instructions made sense. Alexis had been keeping a close watch over Cornell recently. If Alexis found out that the thing between Cornell and Cecilia was fake, he wouldn’t just sit idly by.
If Alexis followed the clues, he might definitely dig out something else.
At the thought of this, Cornell immediately ordered the bodyguards to secretly block the front and back exits. If they had to turn the entire studio upside down to find any suspicious people, they would.
This photography studio was very big, so it was not easy to find someone hiding somewhere. There were many dressing rooms, and the bodyguards couldn’t search overtly. So, they could only inspect each room in secret.
At this moment, Audrey was already in the black van, which had been waiting for her near the studio. Fortunately, she had studied the map of the studio beforehand. She deliberately did it to make her escape smooth. Sure enough, she was able to sneak out successfully.
Audrey didn’t expect Cornell to be so cautious, even for shooting the wedding photos. Although she had long taught herself not to expect anything from Cornell, the scene just now still made her feel very uncomfortable. She thought she no longer cared. But the intense pain in her heart right now betrayed her.
If the baby in Cecilia’s belly was not Cornell’s, why would he take wedding photos with Cecilia? Why would Cornell lie to her on this matter? What else would he want from her?
Sadness and bitterness filled Audrey’s heart at the same time. In the blink of an eye, her face was covered with tears. All she could think of right now was to leave the country as soon as possible.
The driver was a foreigner who didn’t know Audrey’s language, so he just did his job without saying anything. He started the engine and stepped on the accelerator. The car drove steadily on the road.
When they passed by the studio, Audrey saw that Cornell was still there. She subconsciously lowered her head. But soon, she realized that the glass was tinted. Cornell couldn’t see her from the outside.
Inside the car, Audrey saw Cornell helping Cecilia get in his car with one hand.
The sky was already dark and gloomy, but Cornell’s handsome face was still vivid. He really stood out in any situation. Even the passers-by were stunned by his face. They couldn’t help looking at Cecilia enviously.
Cecilia never removed her hand from her belly. She covered it the whole time, looking very cautious. It was as if she was protecting something precious.
Audrey couldn’t afford to look at this scene for a long time. She turned her head and looked in another direction. Tears still streamed down her face uncontrollably. Why did God allow her to meet such a cold and heartless man? She loved Cornell with all her heart, but he only hurt her.
Actually, it was easier for Audrey to accept if Cornell was with someone else. But she could never accept him to be with Cecilia because Cecilia was the vicious woman who killed her baby.
When the black van Audrey was in passed by Cornell’s car, Cornell seemed to sense something. He looked at it with narrowed eyes.
Audrey happened to meet his gaze. Unfortunately, he couldn’t see her.
Audrey felt a sharp pain in her chest. It was as if her heart was being stabbed.
Audrey reached out and touched his handsome face through the glass and whispered, “Goodbye, Cornell. I wish I would never see you again.”
Suddenly, snowflakes began to fall from the sky. It was dense, quickly covering the road white. The sky seemed to sympathize with her. It was also mourning for the end of their love.
As the van Audrey was in drove to the bridge, the snow had already gotten denser.
The bridge was new, so there were only a few vehicles around the area.
Audrey felt so exhausted that she closed her eyes, wanting to rest.
Suddenly, a very bright light shone in the opposite direction, aiming at the van.
The driver swerved, making the tires squeak.
What happened next was terrifying. The driver lost control of the van, and it rushed toward the railing.
A loud bang echoed on the empty road. It was ear-piercing.
The next second, the van hung askew on the bridge. Its front was severely damaged, and the driver was crushed into pieces by the railing. He died on the spot.
Fortunately, Audrey was in the back seat, and her seat belt was fastened tightly. She was not thrown out of the vehicle. However, she was trapped in the seat.
The driver in the front took a hard hit in the crash. As a result, his blood splattered everywhere and even reached the back seat.
Audrey lay in a pool of blood. Her forehead was cut by shattered glass, her face drenched in crimson, and her head spinning.
The van collided with the railing, rendering the bridge unusable.
Meanwhile, inside the sleek black car, Cecilia was suddenly gripped by a sharp abdominal pain. She could tell that she was having a miscarriage.
“Cornell, my stomach… It hurts.” Cecilia groaned.
With a furrowed brow, Cornell immediately radioed the occupants of another vehicle that had crossed the bridge, signaling them to pull over and wait.
Then, he exited the car, cradled Cecilia in his arms, and made his way across the bridge.
The front of the van began to ignite.
Despite the searing pain and dizziness, Audrey caught a glimpse of someone through the window.
“Cornell, help!” Audrey wanted to cry out, but no sound escaped her lips. Weakness had sapped her of the strength to even open her mouth.
With all her remaining strength, she extended her bloody hand toward the nearby glass.
“Cornell, help… Our baby…”
Sadly, all Audrey could do was watch as Cornell walked away with Cecilia in his arms. In the end, she could only close her eyes in despair.
At that moment, the distant sound of an ambulance siren reached her ears.
Audrey struggled to open her eyes, a glimmer of hope flickering in them.
But before the ambulance could arrive… Splash! The van plunged into the river with flames engulfing it.
The next second, cold water surged into the vehicle.
Tears cascaded down Audrey’s cheeks. If only she hadn’t run away, this accident might never have happened. Regret washed over her in that instant. If she could start over, she’d vow never to fall in love with Cornell…
At this very moment, Audrey felt a faint kick in her belly. It was the first time her baby had reached out to her. It seemed this little thing was trying to lift her spirits. But instead of being happy, her heart ached.
“I’m sorry… Mommy is useless that I’ve even put you in danger,”
Reagan whispered in her heart.
At the hospital, when Cornell heard that Cecilia was safe, he turned and left without so much as a glance in her direction.
Just then, Matteo caught up with Cornell and said with a palpable unease, “Mr. Clement, Mrs. Clement is missing.”
“What?” Cornell uttered in disbelief.
“The bodyguards who were with her just called. They said Mrs. Clement had gone to a studio to take some photos this afternoon and then disappeared.”
Cornell’s face darkened, and he asked with a grim tone, “Which studio?”
“The same one where you had taken the wedding photos.”
At those words, Cornell’s heart skipped a beat. The revelation left him with an unsettling feeling.
“Have you checked the surveillance footage?” Cornell urgently asked.
“Yes, I have.” Matteo retrieved his phone and handed it to Cornell.
“It seems that Mrs. Clement had planned this. She changed her attire to something resembling what we were searching for this afternoon.”
Apart from their vehicles, there was another black van in the vicinity when Audrey disappeared, as seen in the footage on Matteo’s phone.
In the hospital corridor, a news anchor was broadcasting a breaking news story on TV. “At two o’clock this afternoon, a car accident occurred on the newly constructed bridge. According to eyewitnesses, there were two occupants in the van. The driver lost his life at the scene, while the search for the other person is still ongoing…”
All of a sudden, Cornell’s heart felt as though it had been stabbed by a knife, but he remained numb. A car accident on the bridge…
“Mr. Clement…” Matteo called out to Cornell many times, but Cornell didn’t respond.
Time seemed to freeze in that moment. The tension in the air was so thick that Matteo couldn’t bring himself to draw breath.
And then, Cornell collapsed right in front of Matteo.
“Mr. Clement, are you alright?”
Cornell didn’t speak. Before he knew it, everything turned black.
Three days later, Cornell finally regained consciousness.