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In the middle of the night, I could not fall asleep. Chris's words were still playing in my mind.Did I really make Xin give up on his girlfriend? But he should have said no if he did not like me! Why did he have to agree to marry me and then ask for a divorce later on?Suddenly, my door was pushed open, and someone badged in. I sat up in fear, ready to scream.But seeing that it was Xin, I sighed in relief. The only thing I did not understand was what he was doing in my room at such a time.“I won't sign the divorce papers,” I began to say. That was the first thing that came to mind. I thought he was there to ask for it.But he suddenly covered my mouth. “Shh!“ He said. “You are not allowed to say anything.“I was shocked, but the strong stench of alcohol on him made me tremble. I tried pushing him away. “You are drunk,” I said.For the one year that Xin and I were married, I had never seen him that drunk. Did he overdrink because he was celebrating his ex-girlfriend's return?But he shook his head. “Noo! I am not drunk,” he said, pressing me on the bed beneath him.My heart began racing as he looked into my eyes. For a second, I did not know how to react. He had never taken the initiative to touch me.“Xin… you…” I tried to speak, but he pressed his lips against mine and began kissing me.At that time, I wasn't sure if that was supposed to be a good thing or not. He was finally willing to touch me! But also, it was at a time when he was asking for a divorce.“I have done you a lot of wrong. I am sorry,” Xin said, and his hands began moving over me.“Xin! Stop!“ I shouted and tried to stop him. But he pinned me down. I could not match the energy of a drunk man.“It is fine! I really want you,” he said, going through with what he wanted. "I want to make it up for you."…In the morning, when I woke up, the place beside me on the bed was empty. But I could not forget what had happened at night.For the first time in the one year that I was married, my husband touched me. But that was not the only thing.I sighed angrily when I remembered the name that he had called before he fell asleep.Skye! That was it.It was then that I realized that he had come to my room by mistake. The woman he wanted to be with was Skye!Not sure about what to do, I dragged my sore body to the washroom and cleaned up. It hurt everywhere.But my heart was in more pain. There was no one to comfort me. There was no one I could talk to.It seemed like all that time, the only person he thought about was Skye! Anyway, she was his life savior, and maybe someone with a better status than me.…I walked to the restaurant that Chris had told me about with a beating heart. I was praying that I didn't find something that would break my heart more.I looked around carefully, then I saw them. At the corner, there were Xin and a woman. I knew that it was his ex-girlfriend.But what shocked me was the smile on Xin's face. I had never seen him smile after our marriage.He acted so sweetly and happily. I watched as he helped put food on the girl's plate and even wiped the food at the corner of her lips.My heart went cold. I had never received that kind of treatment from him. In fact, I was the one who always tried to be nice to him.I had always overlooked my own happiness for him. I burned my fingers trying to cook food for him. I did not sleep until late at night just to wait for him.I never asked him a question when he did not talk to me. He had never even taken me to meet his family.A tear fell from my eyes as I took a step forward. I just wanted to make sure that I was not seeing the wrong person.“Xin?“ I called, and tears fell from my eyes when I saw that it was actually him.He was shocked to see me. He stood up with a start and looked at me. “What are you doing here?“ He asked.I shook my head and looked at the girl seated opposite me. She was looking at me with a questioning gaze.“Who is she?“ She asked with raised brows. I could tell that she looked down on me.Xin held her hand softly. “Don't worry, I will handle this,” he said.I looked at his hand on top of the girl's, and my stomach chunned. I was very stupid.He roughly grabbed my arm and pulled me out of the restaurant. “What do you want? Did you sign the divorce papers?“ He asked coldly.I laughed sadly. The tone he used on me was very different from the one he had used on that girl. He surely hated me.“Are you still going to divorce me after yesterday night?“ I asked with a shiver.And he quickly shook his head. “Yesterday was a mistake. I was drunk, and I don't remember anything. Forget it ever happened,” he said, his voice serious.“Huh! I expected the same,” I said, wiping away my tears. “I only want you to answer me one question.“He looked at me, and I knew he was ready to hear the question. “Do you love her?“ I asked.He was silent for a while before he nodded. “That's not a secret. She is the only one I ever loved.“A lump formed on my throat, but I still nodded. “Mmh, I understand,” I said, turning around to leave. There was no need to waste any more time there.…Ewan Xin stood in place and looked at the departing figure of Isabel. His expression turned into a frown, but he did not expose any of his feelings.He took a deep breath and closed his eyes. And he only turned around when Skye stopped beside him.“What was she doing here?“ She asked, her tone a little sad. “Didn't you say you divorced her?““I gave her the divorce papers,” Xin replied coldly and turned around. “I have to go now.“"Um." Skye hurriedly held his hand. “Didn't you promise to keep me company the whole evening? You can't go back on your words.“Xin hesitated as he looked in a certain direction. Then he sighed and held her hand. “It's fine. I will keep you company.“…When I went back to the house, my eyes were blinded with tears. But I did not want to waste any more time.I signed the divorce papers that were on the desk in the living room and packed just a few of my things. I could not stay where I was not wanted.I dragged my small suitcase out of the house. But it hur
…PresentI walked slowly, pulling two suitcases with a small kid beside me.It felt so great to be back in the country. It has been five years since I left.“Big Yan, I need to pee,” the child beside me said. And I pointed in the direction of the washrooms.“Will you need my help?“ I asked. But the kid shook his head. “No! I am a big boy now, Big Yan. I will be fine,” he said.I sighed as I looked at him. He had really grown up. I was happy to see him able to run around like that.…In the washroomLittle Lion walked towards the sink to wash his hands. And just beside him, a young man dressed in a black suit was also washing his hands.Little Lion stopped his actions when the man brushed his hair to his side, just like he himself had done.But he realized that the man had also stopped to look at him. The little boy sighed and scratched the back of his hand, and the man did the same.A pout formed at the corner of Little Lion's lips. “Uncle, don't you think it's a little ashaming to
I felt frozen in place. I did not know why I felt scared of him for no reason.While I was abroad, I had tried thinking of the possibilities of us meeting again, but I had never thought that I would feel scared of him.“Are you thinking of hiding from me?“ He asked, bringing me back to my senses. I forced a smile and shook my head.“Why would I think of hiding? I didn't do anything wrong,” I said. I was feeling confused. I hadn't wronged him; why did I feel like hiding away from him?“Are you sure? Where have you been all these years?“ Xin asked and took a step towards me.Scared, I shook my head and hurriedly took a seat. “I came here to talk about work. I am shocked that you own the company,” I said.I realized just how bad I didn't know him in the past. All I knew was that he would leave for work. I didn't know that he was the owner of YX Corporation.Xin sighed and went back to his seat. Today, he didn't have that cold expression that he always wore in the past. But he wasn't warm
My heart was still throbbing hard against my chest, even when I was out of the office. Xin's behavior towards me left me shocked and confused.“Mommy! Mommy! We are here!“I turned around, and I was shocked to see Little Lion waving at me inside a car. I even thought that my eyes were playing a trick on me.I walked over with a fast-beating heart. “Little Lion..." I called.“Mommy, Daddy Eze came to see us! Aren't you happy?“ Little Lion said. And at the same time, a man got out of the car from the other side.“Yan,” he called with a smile, and he pulled me into his hands for a hug.I froze for a second. "Um, what are you doing here?“ I asked. I did not know that he was in the country.Eze sighed when I pushed him away. “Aren't you happy to see me? I missed the two of you and decided to pay a visit. Is something wrong with that?“I also sighed. “Let us go home. You shouldn't have come here,” I said. Even if he wanted to visit, he should not have followed me on my interview.I wanted t
Xin looked at me briefly before bending down to Little Lion's level. “Do you want me to take care of your mommy?“ He asked.“Yes!“ Little Lion almost shouted. “You look rich and powerful. You are the ideal person I have always had in mind.“Xin nodded and looked at me again. I didn't know why I felt like his look was full of ridicule. “Okay! I will do it. But can you answer one question for me?“ He asked.I felt confused. I did not understand why he wanted to ask Little Lion a question. But I hoped that it would not be anything out of reason.Little Lion nodded hurriedly. “What do you want to know? My mommy is not married. She does not have a boyfriend, either. There is only…”“Little Lion!“ I shouted and took a step forward. He would keep on embarrassing me if I let him continue talking to that man.“Your age,” Xin said, throwing me a look. “Can you tell me your birth date?“I froze in place, my heart beating so fast against my chest. How could he think of asking that question?Could
I froze in my seat once again. I thought that we had been done with that topic. Why was he asking about Little Lion again?“What? Aren't you going to say anything?“ Xin asked, his voice turning a little colder.I shook my head, feeling a little mad. “Who do you think you are to ask such questions? Little Lion just turned four last month. He was born on the twentieth of December,” I said.Xin was silent for a while. Then he sighed. “Did you sleep with another man after you left? Who is he?“ He asked. And I was taken aback. Why the hell was he asking those kinds of questions?I scoffed and looked at him in the eye. “President Xin, I would rather keep my personal life private. What does Little Lion's dad have to do with you?““I want to be his dad!“ Xin said it out of the blue, and I was startled.I creased my brows and looked at him to make sure that I had heard him right. “You…”Xin slowly parked the car at the side of the road and turned to look at me. “Can I? Please?“ He asked.I was
“Who else? Are you trying to deny it? Everyone saw you!“ Skye said loudly, making everyone else turn and look at me.Apart from being confused, I felt annoyed. Was she just trying to frame me so that I would look careless in front of Xin?“I saw you push it,” the girl seated next to Skye said, and I creased my brows more. It looked like I didn't have just one enemy in the office.I would have thought that I had actually knocked down the laptop unknowingly if they hadn't insisted that much.I smiled and looked at Skye. “I didn't do it,” I said. Who cared about her position in the company?“You…” Skye said, her lips quivering. “The laptop belongs to President Xin. It contains all the important information about the business deal he is supposed to close tomorrow. We are going to be dead!“.I shivered a little. I personally knew the kind of animal Xin could be. But I did not understand why they were blaming me for all that.“What's the commotion about?“ Someone spoke from the door, and we
I just realized that I had shouted at him when I heard gasps around me. Everyone was looking at me. I froze for a second, then forced a smile on my face.What was done was done. There was no way I was going to change that. Maybe I could just await the consequences.Xin, who was walking past me, stopped. I could see his eyes throwing daggers at me. He looked like he wanted to swallow me whole.“What are you up to, Isabel?“ He asked and leaned closer to me. And I shivered from his coldness. I knew that I must have pissed him so badly.I hurriedly shook my head. “Nothing. I just need your help. Is that bad?“ I asked and wore a pitiful look. Who said that I could not act pitifully?“Didn't you say that you would do everything by yourself? Are you giving up in the first ten minutes?“ He asked.I rolled my eyes at him. “Who said I was giving up? I want you to give me the passcode to your ruined laptop,” I said. Did he think that I wanted to work on the whole project with him?“My passcode?