“Honey, I’ll help you.” Madeleine said, “I was the one who advised you to get a divorce when you were
unhappy in your marriage. Now you are happy couple, but I am still the one who accompanied you to
divorce.”.”
Ophelia couldn’t help but hook the corners of her lips.
“Thank you.”
“Alright, let’s stop talking about this nonsense, you’ll live at my place after you divorce Zachariah.”
Ophelia shook her head.
“I want to take Tommy out of this city because there is filled with so many memories of us. When I put
those memories behind me in few years, I’ll probably come back.” Ophelia said with a hint of sadness
in her eyes.
Madeleine froze and said, “That’s fine, I’m a freelance writer anyway. As long as I give the manuscript
to Nova on time, I’ll go with you.”
Ophelia moved her lips and Madeleine cut off her words, “You are my best friend so you can’t say such
words or I’ll never forgive you for the rest of my life.”
Ophelia swallowed back the words, a thousand words only turned into one sentence, “Thank you!
Madeleine”
Madeleine just patted her on the shoulder.
“Let’s go! I’ll treat you to roast, even if you’re getting a divorce we still need to eat well, Zachariah is a
fox, faced with him without food in your stomach will not win the battle.” Madeleine said briskly, in fact,
she was also upset in her heart, and she knew that Ophelia must be more pain in her heart than she
was.
“Madeleine, time allows, I’ll go back to see Tommy,” Ophelia said.
Madeleine gave her a look and said, “Alright, let’s go. I’ll take you back, then I’ll go back and figure out
a comprehensive plan. You’re not allowed to move around without permission until I come up with a
perfect plan.”
Ophelia couldn’t help but smile.
“Madeleine, go ahead. I want to go for a walk alone. I’ll just take a taxi back when I’m tired of walking.”
Ophelia said.
Madeleine glanced at her, sighed inwardly and said, “Are you okay to be alone?”
“Madeleine, I’m not a fragile porcelain doll. Don’t worry.”
Madeleine knew that she was not easily persuaded and finally had to compromise and leave herself.
Ophelia left the teahouse and wandered aimlessly by herself, unknowingly walking to the first
Valentine’s Day in the first year of their marriage. On that day, she didn’t know if it was just a burst of
girlish love when he begged Zachariah to accompany her on the street and went to the park where
many cherry trees were planted.
At that time, she was no more than a gold-digger in his eyes as he was always stern-faced to her but
patiently accompanied her to do all sorts of childish things. She took his hand and set off fireworks
under the cherry trees, mischievously jumped on his back, and even pranked him by putting a red dot
on his forehead with her lipstick, which are the things a normal couple would do.
The times as they hung out alone passed by and Valentine’s Day became one of her most memorable
events.
Ophelia walked to the cherry tree where they had dated and she found the name carved with a knife
still clearly visible, ‘Z Loves O’.
At the time she had carved the three words out of a prank. She had never imagined that she would fall
in love with Zachariah one day, even so deeply.
She raised her hand to touch these words, and her eyes could not help but turn red.
She had a narrow escape when suffered the car accident. Zachariah and she had confessed their love
for each other, thinking that they would love each other till the end of their lives, but she never thought
that God would play a big joke on her.
At a time when she was deeply in love, she had to end their marriage by herself.
She used to be afraid that Zachariah would leave her. In contrast, she had to leave Zachariah. Thinking
about it, it was ridiculous, but she couldn’t laugh at all.
Ophelia squatted down, wrapped her hands around her knees, and sobbed like a helpless child who
was lost and couldn’t find her way home.
She didn’t know how long she had been crying, but her sobs were interrupted by the ringing of her
mobile phone as she took it out to see that it was Zachariah calling.
She just looked at the flashing screen...
It rang for a long time before hanging up, then came a second time, ringing three times in total, Ophelia
picked up the phone.
She said in a brisk voice, “Zachariah, I was shopping just now so I didn’t hear the phone ring. Calling
me during work hours, do you miss me?”
“What’s wrong with your voice?” Zachariah was keen to hear the difference in her voice.
“My voice? Nothing. Maybe I ate some fried food just now so it sounds a bit hoarse.”
“Fried food is not so healthy that eat less in the future,” said Zachariah.
“OK! Mr. Health Keeper, I’ll make sure to tell to you if I want to eat it a second time. You’re calling me at
work time, do you miss me?”
Zachariah gave a soft “Yes” and then said, “I’ll take you somewhere tonight so please dress up nicely.”
“Are there other people?” asked Ophelia.
“No, just the two of us. It’s been a long time since we’ve spent a night out, and I should give you a very
memorable night tonight.” Zachariah said meaningfully.
Ophelia’s heart beat and her cheeks flushed.
“My dear wife, please dress up beautifully tonight,” Zachariah said with a seductive voice on the phone.
“OK!”
“I’m going to get busy. I’ll go back and pick you up tonight and Tommy is in the care of someone else
tonight.” Zachariah said.
She hung the phone, looked at the screen, thinking that even if they divorce in the future, there were so
many memories belonging to their relationship, which was enough to sustain her through the darkness
afterward.
Ophelia couldn’t be bothered with the sadness so she left the park and took a taxi back to the
Chambers family.
When she got home, Parents in law were not there. Only Savannah was nibbling on an apple.
Ophelia ignored Savannah and went straight upstairs directly. Savannah bit into the apple with hatred
and whispered, “Ophelia, don’t be complacent! You will be get sent out of the Chambers family in
disgrace one day.”
Ophelia could not hear her murmurings and went towards nursery to see Tommy. After chatting with
Ted, she went back to the bedroom, picking out the clothes for her date tonight in the wardrobe.
She finally picked out a red cheongsam embroidered with two phoenixes flying in the wind, and took off
her dress and changed into it. A shapely beauty appeared in the mirror.
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