Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
He stepped forward without thinking, took off his coat, and wrapped it around her shoulders.
Cornell whispered, “Who picked this dress for you?”
“Why? Does it look bad?” Audrey asked back. But she did not expect him to answer.
Cornell was silent for a moment. Then he said, “You look stunning.”
He had the urge to add that she was so gorgeous that he wanted to hide her inside and enjoy her beauty alone.
Audrey was stunned to hear such an unexpected compliment from Cornell.
She felt like her heart stopped beating for a moment.
She only asked back just now because she was a little angry. Who would have thought he would take it seriously and answer?
When Audrey came back to her senses, she couldn’t help scolding herself inwardly.
She knew that Cornell was only acting in front of Luciana, but she let his words affect her. She couldn’t suppress the fluttering of her heart.
Luciana watched the interaction between Cornell and Audrey. She was very happy to see them like this. Standing aside, she chimed in, “Do you know that your wife has been bullied? She…”
Luciana abruptly stopped talking.
Her brows furrowed tightly. It turned out she saw Cecilia suddenly appear behind Cornell. Cecilia was like a fragile willow branch swaying with the wind.
Cecilia ignored Luciana’s cold expression. She approached Luciana and greeted her warmly, “Luciana…”
However, Luciana just asked coldly, “What are you doing here?”
“I…” Cecilia’s face turned pale. She didn’t expect Luciana to treat her like this. She pursed her lips and looked at Cornell aggrievedly.
But when Luciana saw this, she got even angrier.
“Hey, I’m asking you. Why are you looking at him? Do you expect him to speak for you?”
Then she turned to Cornell and asked sternly, “Did you bring her here?”
Before Cornell could answer, Cecilia spoke first.
“Luciana, please don’t misunderstand Cornell. He has nothing to do with it. It was Tessa who invited me.”
Luciana’s expression softened a bit. But she still wanted to teach Cornell a lesson. It was just that the time was inappropriate. So she could only wait until they got home later.
At this moment, Audrey’s palms were as cold as ice. They were sweating profusely.
She knew that Cecilia was trying to help Cornell out of this situation.
She felt ridiculous. Just because of a simple compliment from Cornell, she already found herself blushing, and her heart raced.
“ALL right. Since Cornell was not the one who brought you here, please leave. Tessa isn’t here anymore. Cornell has to accompany his wife, and he has no time to entertain you.”
Luciana’s voice was cold, and she looked at Cecilia with piercing eyes.
She knew that Cecilia was acting with feigned innocence, and she really couldn’t stand it.
At this moment, Cecilia looked at Cornell pitifully and called out in a low voice, “Cornell…”
She clutched the sleeve of Cornell’s shirt and lowered her head.
Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
Cecilia sobbed, and her shoulders shook. It was as if she was suffering immense grievances.
But deep inside her, she despised Luciana. She wanted to tell Luciana to just continue scolding her. Because she believed that the more Luciana scolded her, the more Cornell would cherish her.
Audrey had been observing Cornell’s and Cecilia’s every move. The subtle interactions between them made her heart feel bitter.
It was as if her chest was being pricked by thousands of needles.
Was she a bad person in her previous life? Why was God punishing her like this?
Why did God allow her to watch how the man she loved for ten years showed his love to someone else?
“Let Cornell go!” Luciana was so overwhelmed by anger that she stepped forward and shook off Cecilia’s hand forcefully.
“ARI”
Then they all heard a thud.
They turned their eyes to Cecilia, only to see her fall hard to the floor.
Her knees were scraped, and blood oozed out of her wound.
With tears all over her face, she looked frail and pitiful.
The expression on Luciana’s face drastically changed. She didn’t expect Cecilia to dare to play a trick on her. Cecilia was such a hypocritical woman!
Luciana grew up with a vicious stepmother, and she had seen this kind of trick countless times.
In the past, she had to fight with this kind of bitches by herself.
But now, the situation was different. She had money and power. There was no need for her to deal with bitches like Cecilia by herself.
How should be done to deal with scheming and shameless women Like Cecilia?
There was only one way.
“Stop pretending to be innocent. Get up!” Luciana said sarcastically.
She immediately reached out to pull Cecilia up and tried to kick her out of here.
But before she could touch Cecilia, Cecilia started crying.
“Luciana, don’t hit me. Please don’t hit me…”
As she spoke, Cecilia hugged Cornell’s leg tightly with both hands.
She looked at Luciana in horror as if Luciana was a devil from hell.
Luciana was about to explode in anger.
“I said, let go of him! Don’t you have any shame? You know very well that Cornell is a married man.
You are such a shameless woman!”
But the more Luciana pushed Cecilia away, the tighter Cecilia clung to Cornell’s leg. Their commotion had already attracted the attention of the guests on the second floor.
“Luciana… Audrey called out Luciana’s name to stop her. Audrey knew Luciana had asthma, and she couldn’t get too upset.
“Mom, that’s enough, please.”
Cornell raised his hand to stop Luciana. His face had already darkened.
But at this moment, Cecilia suddenly fell in his direction. His hand unconsciously shifted to catch her. But as a result, he unintentionally pushed Audrey.
“AL”
Behind Audrey were the stairs. She was so scared that her face turned pale, and she screamed in fright.
She was like a thin piece of paper that was about to fly. She reached out to Cornell in horror, hoping he could pull her back.
Cornell’s eyes widened in shock, and his heart skipped a beat. She wanted to catch Audrey.
However, Cecilia hugged him so tightly that he was slowed down by one step.
Cornell and Audrey were just a few steps away from each other. But there seemed to be an insurmountable gap between them.
The glimmer of hope in Audrey’s eyes vanished.
Cornell’s coat slipped off her shoulders, and her hands fell feebly to her sides. She could only close her eyes helplessly.
When Audrey thought she would fall down the stairs, Luciana suddenly grabbed her tightly.
Finally, Audrey stood still again.
But she was still so frightened that she couldn’t let go of Luciana’s hand. Her body trembled uncontrollably.
The scene just now kept flashing in her mind. How could Cornell push her like that? If it weren’t for Luciana, she and her baby would have been dead now.
She felt like a sharp knife was stabbing her heart over and over again. She never thought Cornell could do such a thing to her because of Cecilia.