Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
“Yes,” he answered casually.
At this moment, Cornell suddenly spoke again.
“What’s your plan for the Lawrence family? How are you going to deal with them?”
Cornell asked this question because Audrey mentioned Nicole tonight.
It turned out Nicole was Audrey’s best friend.
Jarrod took a drag on his cigarette and blew a mouthful of smoke.
His handsome face was shrouded by the white smoke, but the scar on his forehead could still be seen clearly. Then he said coldly, “I have suffered a lot. Of course, I have to let the Lawrence family suffer, too.”
Luis raised his eyebrows. He knew that the Lawrence family would have a tough time.
Back then, Nicole and Jarrod fell in love with each other. However, Nicole’s father didn’t approve of Jarrod. Being a profit-oriented businessman, he even decided to cancel their engagement when Jarrod’s family was plunged into a turbulent period and suffered a great deal of financial losses instead of giving a helping hand. Worse still, to save his family from being affected, he even doubled on Jarrod’s family’s suffering by calling off all the partnerships and letting other companies follow suit at that critical moment, Leaving Jarrod’s family in a desperate land.
Unfortunately, Nicole couldn’t stop her father from doing so and was unable to support Jarrod at that time. In the end, Jarrod was financially and emotionally hurt. Now that Jarrod was back after all those struggles, Nicole had to witness how Jarrod got back at her family.
At the thought of this, Luis shook his head. He looked at Cornell, then at Jarrod, and said helplessly, “I just hope you two won’t regret it in the end.”
Luis had no idea that his words would soon come true.
There was another silence in the room. The three of them continued to drink without saying a word.
After a while, they were already drunk. Jarrod was taken away by the woman he was with. Only Luis and Cornell were left in the room. Luis looked at the half—drunk Cornell with raised eyebrows and said, “You are not allowed to go to my place tonight. Many paparazzi are hiding everywhere. If they take pictures of us, they will get the wrong idea and think we are in a relationship.”
“Fuck off! Leave me alone,” Cornell scolded Luis coldly and said, “I can manage to go home.”
When Cornell got in the car, his phone rang. It was a call from Jocelyn, so he answered it. She said Cecilia felt uncomfortable and wouldn’t stop crying.
Cornell hung up and said to the driver, “Take me to the hospital.”
A few minutes later, Cornell found himself in the parking lot. At this moment, Cornell’s phone rang again. However, he ignored it. He put his phone on the seat next to his, not wanting to answer it.
Then he got out of the car, took a cigarette from his pocket, and lit it. After smoking, he stayed in the parking lot. He didn’t enter the hospital to see Cecilia.
After a while, flashes of lightning suddenly lit up the sky. Then a clap of thunder echoed around. It was as if a violent storm was on its way.
Cornell glanced at the hospital entrance. He opened the car door, got in, and ordered, “Go back to Serenity Villas.”
Audrey had just lied down after vomiting hard. The maid had prepared midnight snacks for her, but she didn’t have the appetite to enjoy them. She was afraid that if she ate something, she would vomit again. So she asked the maid to help her take a shower and went to bed.
It was raining heavily outside, and there was a steady patter of rain on the roof. But the room was soundproof, so Audrey couldn’t hear it.
Audrey suddenly recalled what happened between her and Cornell earlier. It made her realize that men were really different from women. Men could have sex with a woman even if no feelings were involved. No love at all. Purely lust.
If Cornell could have sex with Audrey only because of Lust, Audrey failed to do so. She had sex with Cornell because she loved him. But there was no use letting him know about it. What she thought was precious was worthless in his eyes.
Audrey couldn’t help feeling frustrated with this thought. Actually, she had already made up her mind not to miss Cornell. But her mind was full of him subconsciously.
She convinced herself that maybe it was because she Lived in Serenity Villas. Every corner of the house had traces of their past. So, she decided that when she felt better, she would move to a different place. She didn’t want to tire her brain by overthinking all the time.
Audrey was still in a trance when the door was suddenly pushed open.
She was so startled that she immediately sat up.
“Who is it?”
“It’s me.”
For some reason, the familiar voice of the man comforted her uneasy heart.
At this moment, the bedside lamp lit up, creating a soft shadow.
It was only then that Audrey saw the man clearly. She became uneasy again.
She asked nervously, “You… Why are you back?”
Cornell was rendered speechless for a moment. He didn’t expect she would not welcome his appearance. He had never experienced being disliked, which was strange to him.
He walked inside, sat on the edge of the bed, and said coldly, “This is my house. Why can’t I go back?”
Audrey subconsciously moved to keep a distance from Cornell. She still wondered why he was here. She thought he had gone to see Cecilia.
But, of course, she didn’t dare to ask. She admitted that she was somewhat afraid of him.
They had a conflict before he left earlier, so she didn’t expect him to come back. She thought she could have a peaceful sleep tonight.
At this moment, Cornell was already in his white silk pajama. His hair was half-dried, and his body still exuded the familiar fragrance of his shower gel.
The warm light from the bedside lamp fell on his side face, making him look more handsome. Audrey couldn’t help staring at him.
Audrey realized that when Cornell wasn’t wearing a suit, he was less indifferent and abstinent. Instead, he looked handsome and gentle.
This side of him made her less afraid of him. She wished he would always be like this.
“Do you find me handsome?” Cornell suddenly asked. He looked at Audrey with a frown and asked, “Why are you staring at me Like that?
Hadn’t you already fallen in love with another man?”
Since she was caught, Audrey’s face flushed in embarrassment. She immediately lowered her head.
Cornell looked at her for a while. Then he asked unhappily, “Why are you so far away from me? What could I possibly do to you?”
Audrey was rendered speechless, wondering what was going on with Cornell.
Why was he in a bad mood? Did Cecilia not answer his needs? Did he come back to vent his anger on her?
Audrey moved, wanting to get out of bed. However, Cornell stopped her.
He asked with a solemn expression, “Where are you going?”
She looked at him and answered in a low voice, “I’ll sleep in the guest room.”
Cornell looked Audrey up and down for a long time. Then he nodded and said, “Okay.”
Audrey was glad that Cornell didn’t make things difficult for her.
She got out of the bed and walked to the door happily. But suddenly, she heard Cornell’s cold voice behind her.
“If you leave this room, I will have sex with you all night.”
Audrey had just put one foot into the slipper, while the other one was still dangling in the air.
Hearing this, she hurriedly sat back on the bed and smiled awkwardly.
“I didn’t walk out of this room.”
Cornell raised his eyebrows and called her, “Audrey?”
His voice was unusually gentle.
This scared Audrey even more. She knew that it was only a matter of seconds before his dangerous self jumped out of that gentle cover.
She stared at him while saying a silent prayer.
Suddenly, he smirked.
“Am I really that bad?”
They had been married for two years, but she seemed eager to divorce him recently.
His interest in knowing why only lasted for a second. He abruptly leaned over and pulled her into his arms.
Cornell then lifted her hand and made her fingers trace his jaw.
Even now, he still felt a slight pain from the bite mark she left on him. He whispered, “What a little lioness you are!’
The silence of the dark night magnified his voice, which sounded magnetic and sexy.
Cornell leaned in closer to her, nibbled on her earlobe, and said in a hoarse voice, “If people laugh at me because of this tomorrow, I’ll teach you a lesson.”
Audrey’s heart skipped a beat. This long-lost intimacy made her feel uneasy. She tried to push him away, but he was as hard as a rock.
The man next to her said in a deep voice, “Don’t move. Just go to sleep.”
Audrey wasn’t sure if she was imagining things, but from his voice, she sensed a hint of fatigue and grievance.
Cornell gently held her waist. The warmth of this touch spread to her whole body, causing her to tremble.