Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
She raised her chin and snapped, “Hey, I’m asking you.”
Henley pulled Audrey behind him and helped her out.
“I’m sorry. She was just angry with me just now.”
Eloise frowned but she let it go, thinking Audrey and Henley were a couple having a lover’s quarrel.
Cornell lowered his eyes and glanced at Audrey’s wrist grabbed by Henley. He frowned, looked at Audrey, and said indifferently, “You are flattering yourself.”
His undertone wasn’t lost on the onlookers.
In an instant, growing onlookers gazed at them. They started to imagine things in their minds.
Audrey looked at the crowd stealthily. Her face pale, she pursed her lips and said in a low voice, “I’m sorry.”
Cornell’s heart softened when he saw Audrey’s pale face. His anger subsided a little. He turned around and was about to walk away.
However, Eloise was not willing to let Audrey go easily upon learning Cornell knew Audrey, judging from their words.
Eloise looked Audrey up and down and found Audrey a real beauty.
Different from those Internet celebrities nowadays, Audrey had unique features that impressed people.
Her watery round eyes were so charming that one could be obsessed by them.
Jealous of Audrey’s beauty, Eloise’s hostility toward Audrey surged in her heart.
The more Eloise looked at Audrey, the angrier she became. She shouted, “Why is your voice so low? Are you apologizing to yourself?”
Audrey’s heart jolted upon hearing Eloise’s words. Her face turned even paler.
If Cornell hadn’t been looking at her, she wouldn’t have misunderstood him.
He obviously misled her.
Eloise still stared at Audrey.
“Are you apologizing or not?”
“Well, I’m just flattering myself.”
As soon as she said this, tears welled up in her eyes. She looked at Henley and said, “Let’s go.”
She couldn’t afford to stay here any longer.
Henley nodded. He wrapped his arm around Audrey’s waist, led her to turn around, and left.
While they walked away, Audrey could still hear Eloise muttering behind her.
“Cornell, women nowadays are good at flattering themselves. But I don’t think they deserve it.”
Audrey paused in her tracks.
Then, she walked faster, leaving Henley far behind her.
Meanwhile, Cornell’s eyes were fixed on them.
When Eloise followed Cornell’s gaze and saw Audrey’s back, jealousy overwhelmed her.
“Cornell, you are here to have a blind date with me. Why do you keep staring at her?”
Eloise wasn’t careful about her words and always said whatever she wanted.
Cornell suddenly turned his head and cast an icy glance at her.
Under his warning glance, she didn’t dare to say anything more.
“Do you know me well?” Cornell asked indifferently.
“What do you mean?” Eloise asked in confusion.
“Don’t act like we get on well with each other. I just met you.”
Cornell was seldom this straightforward. But at this moment, his anger was palpable and anyone could tell it from his tone.
Seemingly innocent, Eloise failed to notice his fury.
She blushed after stealing a glance at Cornell’s handsome face. And then, she said in a low voice, “I know why I’m here. My father said that I will be your wife.”
She had only seen Cornell’s pictures before, thinking his pictures were photographed since she thought no man could be this handsome.
But the moment she saw him in person, she was fascinated by him immediately. To her, Cornell was even more dashing than he looked in the pictures.
ALL of Cornell’s features seemed to be carefully carved. One glance from his charming eyes could make her heart racing. He was the most handsome man she had ever seen.
Not only his appearance but also his temperament was outstanding.
Those famous male stars and celebrities she had ever seen in person couldn’t hold a candle to him.
After some moments, Eloise mustered up her courage, raised her head, and said, “Cornell, do you like…”
She abruptly stopped since Cornell was nowhere in sight.
Where did Cornell go? She hadn’t finished yet.
Eloise hurriedly looked around, only to find him walking to the door.
Looking at his tall and straight back, Eloise’s face turned crimson even more, her eyes filled with affection.
He was perfect from whatever angle she looked at him. She liked him even more.
Audrey sat in Henley’s car silently. She never said a word on their way.
Eloise’s words kept replaying in her mind, and she found they made sense.
She and Cornell were from two different words. They were never meant for each other.
When she and Cornell were still together, Cecilia had fallen head over heels in love with Cornell. Now that they had divorced, another admirer showed up.
Cornell was popular among women. And the woman standing beside him would never be her. She didn’t deserve a man of position and wealth like Cornell.
With this understanding, she convinced herself to calm down since it was an undeniable fact.
But the emotions that surged in her heart were overwhelming.
Cornell still affected her emotions. He still had a huge impact on her.
This realization made her panic. She had already tried hard to forget him and move on.
But he could always locate her and show up, rendering her downhearted all of a sudden.
Fortunately, she had already contacted her former mentor and applied for further studies abroad.
After she paid off her debt, she would prepare to go abroad.
Audrey believed that if she was far from Cornell, she could move on and start a new life.
“Audrey…”
Audrey only came back to her senses after Henley called out to her twice.
She hurriedly apologized, “I’m sorry, Henley. What did you say?”
Seeing Audrey was in a trance just now, a touch of gloom flashed across Henley’s eyes. He knew Cornell was her mind earlier. But he quickly returned to his usual self when Audrey turned to look at him.
“I was wondering if pretending to be my girlfriend tonight bothers you, feel free to say your thoughts. I can understand.”
He smiled bitterly.
“I’ll handle them myself.”
To be honest, Audrey was moved by Henley’s story with his determination to chase after his crush so affectionately.
Moreover, she couldn’t shake off the feelings that she was partly responsible for Henley’s suffering. After thinking about it for a while, she agreed.
“It’s all right, Henley. I can pretend to be your girlfriend. But only once. I don’t think it will be a good idea if the acting goes on. What if the girl you have been chasing after misunderstands us?
It will only make the situation worse.”
Henley agreed with a smile. Then he took Audrey to the studio for the outfit and makeup. He made her look the way his parents Liked.