Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed Last month when her routine medical checkup showed that there was something wrong with her pancreas. Audrey insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment.
Her grandmother wasn’t aware of her marriage to Cornell.
Audrey had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no Longer necessary.
Audrey waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi.
In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital.
Audrey’s eyes lit up when she saw it, She recognized that car as Cornell’s.
Did he come to pick her up?
At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling.
Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip?
The door of the driver’s side opened and Cornell got out.
Audrey started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy.
Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks.
Cornell had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car.
Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face.
This wiped the smile on Audrey’s face. Her heart sank.
Cornell’s tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Audrey.
And then, without saying a word, he strode past Audrey.
It was hard to tell if Cornell saw Audrey or just ignored her.
Regardless, Audrey noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday.
She was Cecilia.
Audrey’s shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away.
She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedLy.
Suddenly, the driver uttered, “Ma’am, where to?”
Audrey was stunned for a moment.
She didn’t want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home.
After a while, she replied, “Please take me to Crystal Bay.”
She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Cornell.
At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn’t that big, but it had more than enough space for two people.
Cornell didn’t understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined.
Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years.
When she arrived at the apartment complex, Audrey sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down.
The memories of the past two years were bittersweet.
Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights.
Love could move mountains, they said.
Yet, her love didn’t move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone.
It was already late in the night before Audrey finally decided to go into her apartment.
As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Cornell standing in front of the door.
His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight.
Audrey froze for a moment.
Why was he here? Didn’t she see him at the hospital with Cecilia?
What brought him here?
Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Cornell squinted at her.
“Why didn’t you answer the phone?” he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn’t slept in a long time.
Audrey took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND.
There were five missed calls from Cornell.
This marked the first time in their two-year marriage.
Cornell blew up her phone because he couldn’t find her? Surprising!
Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would’ve thought she won the lottery.
But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, “I didn’t hear it ring.”
Cornell raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, “I’ve been looking for you for two hours.”
After arranging everything for Cecilia, he returned home to find an empty house. He Looked for Audrey everywhere. When he couldn’t find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company.
He later found out that Audrey went to Crystal Bay without telling him.
“Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let’s go home now.” After that, Cornell walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance.
He meant to go back to Serenity Villas.
Audrey didn’t move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly.
Next time… Would they have a future?
Cornelll turned around, only to see that Audrey hadn’t taken a single step. He frowned and asked, “Can’t you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?”
The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable.
Audrey took a deep breath and said, “Let’s divorce.”
“What do you mean?”
Cornell’s voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately.
“I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon.”
Audrey forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit.
“We will be strangers?”
Cornell smiled coldly.
“Audrey, what do you think our relationship is now?”
His questioning left Audrey stunned for a moment.
Cornell had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate.
Cornell was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him.
His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn’t let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn’t be more wrong…
After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Audrey said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Clement. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don’t have to come here again.”
After saying that, Audrey couldn’t help but burst into tears.
How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time.
Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go.
It was high time she stopped being a fool.
Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering.