“Why? Don’t you love him? Why do you want to divorce him? It was so hard for you guys to show your
feeling, and I can see how well he treats you, so why would he want to divorce him?” Madeleine blurted
out a series of rhetorical questions, and then she gave a fierce look, “Honey, tell me honestly, did he do
something wrong to you? Or is it that all the tenderness he shows is false love?”
Ophelia shook her head and said, “Madeleine, he overflowed with his love for me. He gave me
everything I fantasized about. The reason why I want to divorce him is because he is so good to me.”
She could not bear his goodness somewhat, and she was afraid that she would sink into it. When she
went blind one day, she would become more and more inferior because of his goodness. She would
become cowardly and evasive and even not be herself.
Madeleine was puzzled.
“Darling, are you as stupid as those who suffer pregnancy, or postpartum depression makes your silly
words?” Madeleine said.
Ophelia wished she was talking nonsense too, but no.
“Madeleine, I’m serious.”
“Tell me why.”
“My eyes are going blind. I can barely see clearly from five meters away. My eyesight is dropping day
by day, and I want to divorce Zachariah before I go completely blind.” Ophelia said in an inaudible
rising and falling tone as she held her cup of tea in both hands and looked at her reflection in the tea
water.
Madeleine leaned over and grabbed Ophelia’s hand, saying, “Darling, calm down, there will be a
solution to the eye matter. Nowadays medical technology is advanced. Even if you are blind, you will be
recovered when a suitable cornea is found. There is no need to divorce Zachariah as you have a lot of
deep feelings for him that you are not willing to leave him indeed.”
Ophelia let out a bitter laugh.
If corneas were easy to be found there wouldn’t be so many blind people in the world.
“Madeleine, I’ve given the divorce a careful thought,” Ophelia said firmly.
Madeleine let go of her hand and advised, “My dear, you’d better think it over, and I don’t think
Zachariah will divorce you. You’ll only hurt each other if you mention divorce to him so rashly.”
Ophelia poured herself a cup of tea, tilted her head and then drink it in one gulp like a cow drinking
water. After she finished, she put the cup down on the table and said, “He will agree.”
She briefly told Madeleine about the plan she had planned.
After hearing it, Madeleine looked at Ophelia with big eyes, as if she was looking at a madman again.
“Honey, I think you’re crazy. Cora, as your love rivals, how dare you push Zachariah who is already on
your side away? Are you out of your mind?” Madeleine said angrily, “You have a problem with your
eyes, but you are not blind yet? I think your brain is just muddled, and you’re even acting as a Virgin
Mary. I don’t think he’ll appreciate your actions.”
The more Madeleine spoke, the angrier she became as her chest was filled with anger.
Madeleine was angry and a little distressed by the foolishness of her devotion to love. If she had been
shrewd, selfish, and able to think of herself, Madeleine would not have been so angry, so distressed.
“Ophelia, listen to me, don’t be so impulsive to make a decision. We can see that Zachariah’s good to
you these days, and he will be a good husband, even if you lose your eyesight, he will not leave you
alone. He will give everything to find a suitable cornea for you. Trust me, it will be fine.” Madeleine said.
Because she was clear about Ophelia’s deep love and affection for Zachariah, she did not want her to
make a rash decision and end up only in remorse.
Ophelia picked up the teapot and tried to pour the tea, but the tea in the teapot fell onto the table.
Ophelia didn’t notice that and put the teapot down directly and picked up a cup to drink the tea, but she
didn’t even get a sip of tea.
Ophelia reacted and her vision was blurred as she looked at the empty cup.
She put the cup down calmly and said with a light smile, “Oh, there’s no tea.”
Madeleine looked at her in surprise. She grabbed Ophelia’s hand tightly and shook it in front of her, but
Ophelia did not react at all.
Only then did Madeleine become anxious and say, “Ophelia, get up, let’s go to the hospital.”
Ophelia grabbed her hand back and said soothingly, “Madeleine, don’t worry, I’ll be fine in a while.”
Madeleine gripped her heart in pain.
She sat down and said, “Ophelia, when did it happen to you?”
“Half a month ago, but most frequently in the past few days. I was quite panicked but I slowly got used
to it. The most difficult is not easy to hide it from him. He had to go to work when he came back in the
evening my eyes performed well, so he did not know the truth. I don’t want to be a burden to him.”
Ophelia waited for her vision to slowly return before she looked at Madeleine and said, “Madeleine, can
you help me?”
Madeleine’s eyes could not help but redden and she choked up, “Darling, why do you have to do this?
Even if you lose your sight, Zachariah will not abandon you. I don’t agree with your divorce.”
Ophelia shook her head and said earnestly, “Madeleine, help me please.”
“Darling, don’t be silly, okay? Even if you don’t think of yourself, you should think of Tommy. Do you
think you can get custody of Tommy if you push Zachariah to Cora?”
Madeleine shouted in anger and distress.
“I have to figure it out, as long as we set it up seamlessly and take advantage of Zachariah’s guilt
towards me. I will be able to get custody of Tommy. Trust me.” A determined expression appeared on
Ophelia’s face.
Madeleine broke out in anger, “Since you’re afraid of dragging Zachariah down, why don’t you give up
Tommy as there’s no one to take care of Tommy when you go blind.”
Ophelia was completely dumbfounded.
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