11 However, Mark was not willing to give up and came to the pet store every day. He bought a cat, and then brought a bouquet of fresh flowers to the store every day. After leaving the flowers at the front desk, he would use this as an excuse to buy toys and cat food, pretending he didn’t know anything and coming to ask me questions every day. Looking at the increasing number of flowers in the store, I was so annoyed that I simply took a short vacation from the boss and escaped. I heard from the boss that Mark was not discouraged. Every day, he would either buy milk tea or cakes, just to please the boss and other employees. He would even buy cat food and canned food by the dozen. The boss joked: “He completed my annual sales target in three days.” I couldn’t stand it anymore and pulled Mark out of the blacklist: “If you continue to disturb my life, I will call the police.” He didn’t think I would be moved by these little gestures, did he? I’m not a young girl anymore. I don’t care for this kind of cheap effort and belated affection. My words made Mark very unwilling. He actually had the ability to find my brother’s house and blocked me at the entrance of the community that day. At the busy intersection, Mark knelt on one knee holding a large bouquet of roses, using a loudspeaker to shout: “Miss Rachel, I was wrong! Please forgive me and come home with me!” My brother was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves, ready to rush over and beat him up, but was held back by my sister–in–law. Instead, it was my little nephew who, while we weren’t paying attention, went up and pointed at his nose, scolding: “You heartless man, finding a mistress, bullying my aunt, leaving my aunt in the hospital to die!” “You even kicked my aunt out of the company for the mistress, you’re a bad person!” The child’s words immediately caused the surrounding onlookers to discuss, and Mark’s face instantly turned black. I quickly went to pick up my little nephew, but before I could say anything, a woman holding her belly and supporting her waist squeezed out from the crowd. “Mark! Are you abandoning me and the child?” It was Olivia. Mark turned to look, his face flashing with panic. “Mark, let’s go back. The company can’t do without you, and the child and I can’t do without you either.” Olivia glanced at me, her eyes venomous, but she quickly concealed it, lowering her head and eyes to pull Mark’s sleeve. I sneered and said: “Mr. Mark, since you have a child, just live your life properly. I don’t have the habit of picking up trash again.” Saying this, I hugged my little nephew and left the crowd. My brother and sister–in–law quickly came to meet us, disappeared from everyone’s sight. Mark eventually went back with her. and our family of four slowly I heard from colleagues that he and Olivia got their marriage certificate, but on the day the child was born, they had a big fight, and he abandoned her in the hospital, disappearing without a trace. My colleague gloated: “You don’t know, that child was born with dark skin, obviously a foreigner. Who knows where Olivia found the seed…” I didn’t have the mood to continue paying attention to their trivial matters. I’ve been very busy lately because the boss thought it was a waste of my talent to just stay in one store. He directly opened a branch and made me the manager, throwing all the work at me and not caring anymore. But the monthly dividends could make me wake up smiling every day. My life is thriving, and there’s really no need to waste it on these rotten people and things. What does their ending have to do with me?
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10 The busy and fulfilling days didn’t last long before my colleague had new news. “Mr. Mark went to find you. Yesterday he flew into a huge rage, tore up the client’s contract, and chased them out. In the afternoon, he hurriedly bought a ticket, and this morning he didn’t come to work.” My hand paused as I was processing an order, but then I continued to do my own thing as if nothing had happened. I hadn’t told anyone my current address, what was I afraid of? But I don’t know if it was psychological, for the next few days, I always felt like there was a pair of eyes staring at me from the shadows. That gaze was scorching and piercing, impossible to ignore. Just as I was feeling anxious, a figure pushed open the glass door of the pet store. “Welcome, what would you like to buy?” I said the welcome greeting before I even looked up. “Rachel.” A low, familiar voice sounded, and the smile that had just appeared on my face slowly disappeared. “What are you doing here?” Looking at Mark’s unshaven face and messy hair, I couldn’t help but think of the well–dressed, clean man he used to be. The difference between then and now was so great that I couldn’t recognize him for a moment. “Rachel, come back with me.” Mark’s eyes were bloodshot, his voice hoarse. “You blocked me, it took me a long time to find you, how could you be so heartless…” As he spoke, he reached out to grab me, and I quickly stepped back. “Mark, we’re divorced.” These words were like a stone, pressing Mark’s waist to bend even more. “Let’s remarry, I’ll give you whatever you want… It was all my fault before, I was impulsive, don’t leave me…” “I misunderstood you in the past, I was wrong, I shouldn’t have believed others without investigating clearly, can you forgive me?” “Forgive me, let’s remarry, go back to how we were before, okay?” I looked at him, my face full of mockery. “You think I divorced you because you wronged me? No, that was just the last straw! Your heart had already strayed, and you didn’t care about me as a person at all. Coming here now pretending to care, it’s just because you think I’m more useful than Olivia.” Mark’s expression twisted together, painful and hideous. I continued: “You think it’s just one project? No, there’s also our wedding anniversary, and the time you abandoned me in the hospital, and…” I counted one by one, and Mark’s pain increased bit by bit. He crouched down in pain, pulling his hair, choking: “I didn’t know… I didn’t know you had suffered so many grievances… It’s my fault, I neglected you too much… “I’m sorry Rachel, I thought… I thought there were so many doctors in the hospital, you would be fine, I didn’t think…” “But our feelings of so many years, can you really let go just like that? I never wanted to divorce, I just thought I’d cancel the application after you calmed down, who knew… I interrupted him: “You always do this, letting me calm down on my own, letting me comfort myself. Why is it always me who has to digest these things?” “You think this solves the problems in our marriage?” “No, it doesn’t solve them, those problems just keep piling up, eventually becoming a snowball that crushed me.” I took a deep breath, suppressing the disgust in my heart, and said coldly: “You should go. I feel sick just looking at you now.”
9 My sister–in–law called softly from outside the door for me to come eat. I quickly composed myself, put my phone in my pocket, and opened the door with a bright and relaxed smile. Outside, my brother and sister–in–law were looking at me with concern. My sister–in–law pulled me to the dining table, her face smiling with a hint of caution: “Little sister, try these dishes. I heard about them from your brother, I’m not sure if they suit your taste.” I looked at the table, it was full of my favorite dishes. Suddenly my eyes felt hot. 11:40 AM < Suddenly, my eyes felt hot. My sister–in–law served me food, and it tasted delicious. I sincerely gave her a thumbs up, not sparing my praise. “Sister–in–law, you’ve done an amazing job! It tastes exactly like the hometown food I remember, I love it!” After a string of compliments, my sister–in–law rubbed her hands shyly: “I’m glad you like it, I’m glad…” This meal was very warm and cozy. My gentle sister–in–law, my steady brother, my lively nephew, made me truly feel at home. The care of my family filled the emptiness in my heart, and I felt warm all over. I wished these days could last a little longer, just a little longer. But I’m not one to stay idle, and after a few days, I went out to work. This time I found a more relaxed job as an assistant in a pet store. Every day, I was just responsible for buying and selling pet food and toys, and handling some online sales. It was extremely leisurely. With more free time, I also had more time to chat. Not everyone in the company shipped Mark and Olivia as a couple. Privately, many people actually looked down on Olivia’s behavior. So unconsciously, I had many former colleagues voluntarily reporting to me about the subsequent situation. For example, Mark really went to check the surveillance footage, and then saw Olivia sending anonymous software herself. “I’ve never seen such a stupid person. She wanted to frame you, but ended up exposing herself!” “Mr. Mark’s face turned blue at that time, and he fired her on the spot.” I looked at the messages sent by my colleagues, feeling no ripples in my heart. Actually, anyone with eyes could see that Olivia had indeed set her sights on Mark. Many of the things she did were to sow discord between Mark and me. As for this incident of blackening herself, it was nothing more than wanting to completely destroy my image in Mark’s heart and smoothly get divorced. She was never innocent, only Mark was willing to believe so. After some casual chat, my colleague continued to gossip: “By the way, the project that Mr. Mark forcibly transferred from you to Olivia went wrong. Originally, you had followed it to the end, only needing confirmation to sign the contract. Unexpectedly, she took it upon herself to change one word.” “As a result, the data didn’t match up, and it almost caused a big problem. The client was so angry that they directly canceled this cooperation, and stated that they would never cooperate with Mr. Mark again.” I listened quietly, unable to help the smile tugging at my lips. That company was a client I had worked hard to secure. They were willing to sign a contract with Mark because of my face. Now that I’m gone, no one can handle them. Canceling the cooperation was just a matter of time. But what does that have to do with me? I wore my earphones, replying to orders on the platform while listening to my colleagues chattering about gossip. I handled these things quickly and well, and the pet store’s business improved even more. Now the boss has almost let me take full charge. I suddenly became busy again.
8 In the car, when I turned on my phone, a flood of messages and calls poured in all at once. The vibration of the phone lasted for over a minute without stopping. My brother, driving, glanced over and immediately frowned: “That little bastard still hasn’t given up?” I took a deep breath and reassured my brother: “It’s okay, I can handle it.” I didn’t answer the calls immediately, but instead muted my phone, continued catching up with my brother, and later, when I was tired, I just leaned my head to the side and fell asleep. It wasn’t until we got back to my brother’s house and I entered the room my sister–in–law had prepared for me that I finally answered the incessant calls from the unknown number. Abuse and accusations came pouring down. “Rachel, you think you can just run away after messing things up like this?” “You’ve gotten quite bold, daring to block me and not answer calls or reply to messages, huh?” “You’ve ruined Olivia like this, and you just walk away, leaving the mess for others to clean up?” 11:40 AM < “I’m telling you, within an hour, you get your ass back here, apologize to Olivia in person, and explain your dirty tricks in front of the whole company!” On the phone, I could clearly hear Olivia crying breathlessly: “Mark, don’t scold Rachel. She’s just unable to accept it for now, it’s not her fault. It’s all my fault, I’m just not capable enough. I’m not even one–tenth as good as Rachel, I’ve let you down…” Olivia’s self–criticism didn’t make Mark feel she had done anything wrong. Instead, he became more pitying, shouting at me: “Rachel, I’m warning you, you’d better come back and apologize right now. Maybe I can still forgive you. Otherwise, don’t blame me for issuing an industry blacklist!” I was amused by the performance of these two. ление “Mr. Mark, we’re already divorced, and I’ve also resigned. Before I left, I had already handed over all my work to Olivia. In what capacity are you ordering me around now?” “Also, an industry blacklist? Do you think you’re some all–powerful CEO who can just issue one at will?” My words completely blocked whatever Mark was about to say. He was stunned for a moment on the other end of the phone, then continued to argue nonsensically: “Even if you’ve resigned, you deliberately used underhanded methods when handing over the work. I still have the right to hold you accountable!” “You did such a thing and think you can just walk away? Who gave you the guts?” I was getting impatient. “Mark, there are so many surveillance cameras in the company. Use that useless brain of yours and go check the footage. Whether I did it or not, one look will tell!” “Oh, and please tell Olivia, instead of wasting time on these messy, underhanded things, she should focus on improving her professional skills. If she really can’t improve, she should go to the garbage dump. There’s a place for her there!” I hung up the phone and blocked this number. While I was at it, I also deleted all the chat records and photos related to him from my phone. I hadn’t expected that I had stored over 30,000 photos in my phone, all about Mark’s bits and pieces of life, and there were even hundreds of videos. My phone, which had been a bit laggy, gradually became smoother as I cleared out these memories that had carried my emotions for many years. When the words “Cleanup Complete” popped up, my heart suddenly felt empty.
7 As the plane soared into the sky, I leaned against the window, watching the entire city grow smaller and smaller. Only then did I finally feel a sense of freedom. I had finally escaped from this place that had constrained me for years. What expression would Mark have when he saw the message? Surprise, relief? I think the latter is more likely. He finally got rid of me. My thoughts couldn’t help but fly to the clouds, fly to the past. We were once an enviable couple, not only intimate partners but also perfect work teammates. When I insisted on marrying far from home despite my family’s objections, he hugged me tenderly and said, “For the rest of our lives, I will never let you down. I will be your family forever.” But later? He proudly announced in the family group chat: “What’s there to worry about? She’s a woman who married far from home, she’ll comfort herself.” “She’ll change her mind in a couple of days. I’ll give her the cold shoulder for a while, then magnanimously forgive her. Let’s see if she dares to make a fuss again.” When did his care and pity for me turn into a certainty that I couldn’t leave him? Or perhaps, from the beginning, he was certain that I would never leave casually. The more I thought about it, the colder my heart became. I decided not to think anymore and closed my eyes to sleep. If a relationship doesn’t make me better but worse, it only shows that this relationship is not suitable to maintain. Cutting it off is the best solution. It’s laughable that Mark thought I would never be willing to give up. When I woke up, the plane had already started taxiing. I followed the crowd out of the arrival gate, and a conspicuous sign was held high in the crowd of people waiting. “Welcome home, Princess of the Ming family!” Looking at that crooked sign full of childish writing, I couldn’t help but smile with relief. My brother pushed through the crowd, excitedly running towards me, giving me a big hug. “Why have you lost so much weight?” D < “Why have you lost so much weight?” My brother’s concerned words made the grievances I had been suppressing in my heart uncontrollable, and tears started flowing. “Little sister, you’ve suffered.” My sister–in–law came over holding my six–year–old nephew, wiping away the tears on my face with compassion in her eyes. My brother gritted his teeth angrily and clenched his fists: “That bastard Mark, he’d better not show up, or I’ll beat him to a pulp!” My sister–in–law glared at my brother, then held my hand tightly and hugged me: “Don’t be afraid, little sister. You’re home now. With so many people in the family, we won’t let anyone bully you!” I nodded with tears, smiling. As I lowered my head, another big tear fell on the back of my hand. Actually, I had never told my brother about my issues with Mark. But my haggard and lifeless face couldn’t fool them. Or perhaps it was the telepathy between siblings. Almost as soon as he saw me, my brother’s eyes had turned red, and now they were completely bloodshot. “You should have come back earlier. You just got married, how did you become like you’ve lost contact? You never came back even once. When we asked for your address, you wouldn’t even let us visit.” “Don’t you know how worried your sister–in–law and I were, thinking of you alone over there?” I lowered my head guiltily. For all these years, I had been working hard for Mark’s career, not daring to rest even on holidays. Even when I finally had a vacation, I would be called away for various reasons. I hadn’t come back even once. And Mark, knowing that I had a brother who was always thinking of me, never once mentioned letting me go home for a visit. He didn’t care, and he wasn’t concerned.
6 I had just put down my phone when Mark stormed in. He grabbed my wrist, aggressive and fierce, his face contorted as he said: “Rachel! If you didn’t want to give up that project, you should have just said so! I didn’t expect you to be so vicious, saying one thing to my face and doing another behind my back! I can’t believe you would stoop so low as to spread false rumors!” “You’re a woman too, don’t you feel guilty using such tactics?” “How disgusting can you be!” SVIP Membership Become Svit Read all SVIP stones 11:39 AM < Deepme SVIP Road all SVIP stories T Olivia followed closely behind, hiding behind Mark’s back with red–rimmed eyes, looking like she was about to cry, biting her red lips, pitiful and delicate. She looked at me pitifully and said: “Sister Rachel, you didn’t have to give me that project if you didn’t want to. I don’t care what people say about me outside. But I’ve always thought of you as my best sister, how could you do this to me?” “I never did those things, how could you slander me like this?” As she spoke, she started to choke up, as if she had suffered a great injustice. I looked at Mark and stated word by word: “I didn’t do it. I wouldn’t stoop to using such underhanded methods to deal with someone who poses no threat to me.” Mark’s expression was distorted, he couldn’t bear to hear my explanation at all. “Rachel, I know you better than anyone. For all these years, you’ve always been good at dealing with others, using any means necessary to achieve your goals.” “As long as you feel someone is hindering you, you would attack them without hesitation. It was the same with those business partners before, the same with your competitors, and now Olivia is your target!” “You’re just a hypocritical and disgusting woman!” “To think that Olivia went to great lengths to choose this high–end restaurant for our anniversary, and you still do such a thing. You don’t deserve it!” Mark was shouting and making a scene in the restaurant, flipping over the table. The dishes on it shattered on the ground with a crash. A shard bounced onto my face, cutting a small gash, with bright red blood seeping out. I wiped my face, looking at the blood on my hand, and couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. To keep his projects, to make his company develop better, I had exhausted myself negotiating with clients time and time again. These exhausting efforts, in his eyes, turned out to be using any means necessary. After so many years of sharing a bed, he had never believed in my character. I wiped my hands clean and took out my resignation letter from my bag. “Since you don’t believe me, then sign this. After it’s done, we’ll go get the divorce certificate tomorrow.” Mark sneered: “You think you can threaten me with this? Let me tell you, it’s impossible!” With that, he picked up the pen and signed it with a flourish. “I’ll do as you wish. Starting tomorrow, you don’t need to come anymore!” After saying this, he pulled Olivia and turned to leave. I looked at the mess on the ground and calmly compensated the restaurant for the damage: using Mark’s card. Early the next morning, I first went to the company to handle my resignation, then went to the civil affairs bureau with the impatient Mark and successfully got the divorce certificate. He seemed to have a fire under ... Read More “My husband just left me in the hospital Ch 6” »
We ended up not having this meal. When we were going downstairs, Mark received a call from Olivia. He looked at me with difficulty, and I pretended not to know it was Olivia, waving my hand generously: “I’m very tired, you go ahead with your business.” Mark couldn’t ask for more. He called a taxi for me, repeatedly instructing the driver, acting as if he was very concerned. But as soon as the car left, I saw in the rearview mirror that he immediately turned around and headed straight for the underground parking lot. When people are speechless, they really can’t help but laugh. As I laughed, I felt something cool on my face. As the wind blew, the chill was carried into my heart. Forget it, tomorrow is the last day. After tomorrow, once we get the divorce certificate, Mark and I will be complete strangers. I returned home, poured myself a glass of wine, and had a small drink to celebrate my freedom in advance. When I was slightly tipsy, I saw a shooting star streak across the sky. I couldn’t help but stand up, leaning on the railing and leaning forward. I wanted to chase that moment of brilliance. Maybe my movement was too fast, or maybe I appeared too unsteady. I only had time to hear an urgent “What are you doing?” before my body was forcefully pulled back. The next second, I fell into a fragrant embrace. “Don’t you know this is very dangerous!” Mark’s voice was full of concern, but the smell on him made me want to vomit. I pointed to the sky outside and said: “Shooting star…” Shooting star! On the day we fell in love, there was a meteor shower in the sky, beautiful and romantic. He had promised to accompany me to watch the meteor shower every year, no matter where it was or when. He said he would put down everything in his hands to accompany me. But year after year, he stood me up every time. What I cared about wasn’t the meteor shower, what I cared about was the future he had promised back then. Mark let out a long sigh and said irritably: “It’s just a shooting star, isn’t it? I’ll take you to see a meteor shower another day. Don’t joke with your safety again Just a shooting star… That wasn’t a shooting star, that was your promise, and you just brushed it off so lightly. “Tomorrow is our wedding anniversary, let’s spend it together. I’ll come pick you up.” Mark said to himself, he didn’t ask for my opinion, he was just informing me. 11:39 AM < I looked at his empty ring finger, the mark from the wedding ring was almost gone, showing it had been taken off for a long time. I didn’t know he had been so biased for so long. “Okay.” I didn’t object, just treating it as a proper end to this marriage. Maybe to make up for me, this time the restaurant was set at the same place as last time. When I arrived, I saw that the reserved seat at the restaurant was actually the same table where Olivia had sat before. I felt uncomfortable immediately and quickly asked the waiter to change to another table. However, from afternoon to evening, from evening to midnight, my phone was almost out of battery, and Mark still hadn’t come. I was so hungry that my stomach hurt, so I had to ask the restaurant to serve me a small cake first. With something to eat, the cramping in my stomach got a bit better. ... Read More “My husband just left me in the hospital Ch 5” »
4 The project in my hands was nearing its end, and communication with the client was becoming more frequent. The plan might need to be revised two or three times in an hour. I had been working overtime for almost a week, and today we finally reached the crucial point. As long as we got through this, the project would be completed. I stretched lazily, deciding to go out and treat myself to a good meal tonight. But as I stretched, I bumped into someone, scaring me so much that I let out a cry. When I looked back, it was Mark. When did he start standing behind me? “Still working overtime?” Mark didn’t seem to care about my pale face from the fright, and asked naturally. I didn’t know why he suddenly came to find me, so I could only try to calm down and say: “Mr. Mark, is there anything I can help you with?” 3 11:39 AM J. < A trace of displeasure flashed across Mark’s face. He wasn’t used to my distance. But he still patiently said: “Why don’t you hand over your clients and projects to Olivia? She needs the practice.” A chill crept into my heart. Even though I knew Mark was outrageous, I didn’t think he could be this outrageous. HH Seeing my silence, Mark stepped forward, placing both hands on my shoulders, and said: “There are always some rumors in the company. She’s just a young girl, how can she bear all this? With this project in hand, those who question her will shut up. You’re a senior, it’s right to help juniors.” I couldn’t help but laugh bitterly and roll my eyes. Mark knew very well how many nights I had stayed up for this project, even to the point of cardiac arrest and being rushed to the hospital for rescue. But as soon as I entered the hospital doors, he was taken away by a light phone call from Olivia. My life wasn’t even as important as Olivia’s coat. And now, this project that I had desperately worked on until the end, he casually wanted to give to Olivia with just a few words. He considered Olivia, strived to protect her reputation, but never considered whether all this was fair to me. “Fine, let her come to take over tomorrow.” It’s just right to submit my resignation letter as well. I’ve done my duty to this company. As for what happens afterwards, with Mark’s interference, I couldn’t control it even if I wanted to. It’s better to let go generously. It seemed that he hadn’t expected me to be so agreeable. Mark was stunned for a moment. But then he was overjoyed and hugged me: “I was wrong in the past. I always thought you were petty and stubborn. I didn’t expect you to be so understanding today. Let’s go to that revolving restaurant by the river for dinner. You’ve wanted to go there for a long time, right?” The revolving restaurant by the river? That three–star French restaurant? I once wanted to spend our wedding anniversary there, but now all of this is meaningless. Mark put his arm around my shoulders, his tone much gentler: “We’ve been married for many years, what obstacle can’t we overcome? Control your temper a bit. In a few days, we’ll withdraw the divorce application, and then I’ll accompany you back to your parents‘ home. You haven’t been back for many years, right? This time, we’ll stay for a few days.” I listened to Mark painting this rosy picture for me, remaining silent. He seemed to think I had agreed to everything, and continued to talk enthusiastically. Even after I had saved my files and gotten into the car with him, he didn’t stop talking. Sitting in the back seat, I was scrolling through my social media feed when I saw a photo Olivia had posted. She was wearing an evening gown, sitting in a spacious open–air restaurant, elegantly eating a candlelit dinner. The date showed it was an hour ago. Looking at the river in the background, I couldn’t help but smile sarcastically. So she had already enjoyed it, and Mark was considerate enough to rush from one scene to arrange the next with me after finishing the previous one. He didn’t even bother to change the location. 11:39 AM < We ended up not having this meal. When we were going downstairs, Mark received a call from Olivia. He ... Read More “My husband just left me in the hospital Ch 4” »
3 My words made Mark’s face flash with discomfort. I suddenly deflated. Whether it was out of revenge, showing off, or whatever other reason, Mark’s heart had strayed, and that was that. I gave up questioning and silently sat in the back seat, closing my eyes to avoid looking at all the girly decorations in the car. Perhaps feeling guilty and awkward about the atmosphere, Mark handed me a piece of bread. “Eat something.” My gaze fell on where he had taken the bread from. It was filled with various cookies and candies, and even spicy snacks with a strong smell. “How rare, your obsession with cleanliness seems to have improved?” I admit I was feeling jealous. I often had to carry bread or cookies with me due to my busy schedule and inability to eat regular meals. Once when I was so hungry that my stomach was cramping and my whole body was shaking with pain. I had just taken out my only piece of bread, enduring the discomfort, when Mark snatched it and threw it out the window. That day, Mark had sternly warned me that he wouldn’t allow me to eat anything in his car, not even drink water. I never thought that what he once forbade me to do, he now indulged another woman to do. The loved one can always be infinitely indulged. My sarcastic remark made Mark’s face turn ugly. But I didn’t care about him. I turned my head and closed my eyes, pretending to doze off. As soon as we arrived at the company, I hurriedly got out of the car. Taking advantage of the time he was parking, I rushed into the elevator first and returned to my workstation ahead of him. Countless emails were waiting to be processed, and I was so busy I didn’t even have a chance to lift my head. Of course, I didn’t want to stay in Mark’s company, but I’m the kind of person who always sees things through to the end, and there was still some work I hadn’t finished. If I was going to resign, I’d have to wait until I finished the current work. I was so busy that it was already 4 PM, and I didn’t even have time to order lunch. It wasn’t until my stomach started cramping that I suddenly realized I hadn’t eaten for a long time. I quickly went to get a cup of hot water, returned to my workstation to nibble on some bread, and continued working. quard came in carrying two large bags of snacks, milk tea, and small cakes. 11:38 AM < “These are afternoon snacks Mr. Mark ordered for everyone, come and share.” The security guard’s voice made everyone cheer, and a group of people immediately rushed over. “Mr. Mark is awesome! It’s my favorite pearl milk tea!” “Ah, there’s no mango…” “Tsk, be grateful for what you get. Don’t you know Olivia is allergic to mangoes?” The people around immediately made meaningful “oh” sounds, and those who loved gossip had already turned their gazes towards me. A new intern, quick to speak, said: “I heard Mr. Mark is getting divorced. Is he going to marry Olivia? He’s so doting!” Someone immediately pulled her: “Shut up, Rachel is still here.“” The intern’s face immediately showed a trace of embarrassment. An old hand brought a milk tea and a piece of cake and placed them in front of me, saying awkwardly: “The kids are just joking, don’t mind them.” I looked at the durian cake on the table and pushed it away slightly: “Sorry, I’m allergic to durian. You can have this one.” The person’s face showed an awkward expression. Actually, everyone knew I was allergic to durian, because Mark had used such tactics on me before. ... Read More “My husband just left me in the hospital Ch 3” »
you up. I hope I didn’t do the wrong thing with good intentions?” Mark’s expression softened. Looking at Olivia’s anxious expression, he smiled indulgently. D Seeing Olivia’s challenging glance at me from a hidden angle, and Mark’s tacit approval, I felt no ripples at all, just nodded faintly, my attitude cold and distant. Perhaps accustomed to my previous hysterical shouting and arguing, this silence now made Mark uncomfortable. He rarely pulled his arm out of Olivia’s embrace, explaining in a gentle tone: “Rachel, we’re just entertaining. Everyone here is a client or employee.” I handed him the pure milk I had grabbed on my way out: “I know.” Perhaps my arrival had ruined the atmosphere, and everyone soon left in twos and threes. After carefully arranging for Olivia to take a taxi and giving her numerous instructions, Mark finally got into the car, sitting in the passenger seat. I silently started the car, while he dozed off in the passenger seat. Neither of us spoke. When I parked the car in the underground garage, I got out first and walked towards the elevator. As I reached the corner, Mark suddenly grabbed my arm and pulled me into his arms. The next second, a car sped past me. For a moment, my heart raced. “Can’t you watch where you’re going? What if you got hurt?” Mark’s tone was urgent as he held my hand tightly, keeping me on the inside of the path. Scenes from our honeymoon phase suddenly flashed before my eyes. He used to hold me like this, protecting me. But at some point, such gestures had disappeared. I had even forgotten that I was once cherished like this. Fortunately, the elevator wasn’t far. As he pressed the floor button, I discreetly pulled my hand back. Mark glanced at me, seeming to want to say something, but ultimately made no further move. But the next morning, he surprisingly offered to drive me to work. “I’ll take you.” I yawned and agreed. I hadn’t slept well last night, drifting in and out of sleep, so it was a good chance to catch up on some rest. However, as soon as I opened the car door, I saw glittering decorations, cute stickers, and pink car ornaments and figurines. There was even a custom pillow on the passenger seat with a photo of Mark and Olivia making heart shapes together. This was a blatant declaration of ownership. “I never thought the car of a tough CEO would one day have such girly elements.” 11:38 AM < The sarcasm in my words made Mark’s face flash with embarrassment: “Olivia is just a young girl, let her be, don’t fuss over it too much.” I pointed at the pillow: “Is she a young girl who takes couple photos with you?” But what I really wanted to ask about was the photo of them holding hands over a candlelit dinner that Mark had posted on social media the day we applied for divorce. D I still remembered the caption: Two people in one house, three meals for four seasons, for the rest of our lives, you and I are each other’s only one.