She was too embarrassed to say she’d had enough. So, she just said that to make Cecilia shut up.
Cornell’s face was taut and cold as he kept his eyes on the road.
Audrey’s heart sank. She felt he hated her even more now.
Fortunately, their marriage was nearing its end. She wouldn’t have to put up with this for long.
She chose to shut up.
They soon arrived at the Clement family house.
They intentionally stopped by when Kyler would be having his afternoon nap.
Luciana had been informed of their visit. She was already standing by the door to welcome them when they arrived.
She gave Audrey a big warm embrace.
With her hands on Reagan’s face, Luciana said, “Oh, my! You’ve lost a lot of weight since the last time I saw you. It’s Cornell’s fault, isn’t it? I told him to take care of you. But look at you. You poor little thing…”
Cornell’s handsome face darkened.
“Luciana, can I talk to you alone?” Audrey immediately changed the topic.
Luciana frowned and her heart skipped a beat. She had guessed what this could be about.
She sighed.
“Sure.”
Then she took Audrey away for a talk.
After sitting down in another room, Luciana held Audrey’s hand and said gently, “What did you want to tell me, dearie?”
“Luciana, it’s a pity we haven’t met each other for the past two years. Well, I…” Audrey began.
Luciana waved her hand and interrupted, “Oh, dear. What are you talking about? There’s plenty of time we could meet and get along with each other. You’re my beloved daughter-in-law. I have been living abroad with my husband and never came back to see you. Anyway, I hope it’s not too late. Now that I’m back, we’ll become closer and could do everything we missed out on.”
Audrey’s beautiful almond eyes were tinged with a faint sadness.
“It pains me to say this, but I’m afraid that won’t do.”
Luciana’s heart sank.
“Audrey, have you already made up your mind? As Cornell’s mother, I know that he might look very indifferent, but deep down in his heart, he cares about you.”
Hearing that, those that happened in the past few days flashed through Audrey’s mind. She felt that Cornell probably had a Little bit of feelings for her.
But that was pointless now.
Cecilia’s return made Audrey realized something.
She wished to save herself from being humiliated more than ever before.
Even if Cornell indeed had feelings for her, it must be nowhere near what he felt for Cecilia. Maybe what he felt for her was nothing but lust.
She couldn’t bear any suffering Cecilia inflicted on her anymore and the thought that Cornell cherished Cecilia tortured her every single passing second.
With a bitter smile, Audrey said, “Luciana, to be honest, I am just an ordinary woman. I just want to be loved.”
All she wanted was for Cornell to be faithful to her and love her wholeheartedly.
She wanted him to stick by her side like every good husband would.
Audrey was so straightforward that Luciana didn’t know what to say anymore.
Cornell probably hadn’t realized how precious Audrey meant to him at the moment.
Luciana actually had a ton of excuses to prevent them from getting divorced. But now that Audrey had opened up to her, she didn’t have the heart to make such a sweet girl suffer the same thing she did in the past.
She patted the back of Audrey’s hand and said gently, “I feel your pain. It must be tough for you. I apologize on Cornell’s behalf for not taking care of your feelings.”
“You don’t have to apologize. He didn’t do anything wrong to me.”
Love wasn’t a crime. Yet, it hurt that she wasn’t the one he loved.
But she couldn’t demonize him because of that.
Luciana’s eyes turned red.
“It’s not in my place to tell you not to divorce him. The ball is in your court, Audrey.”
Audrey took off the bracelet Luciana gave her a while back and handed it to Luciana.
“Thanks for your kindness. I’m afraid I can’t be your daughter-in-law anymore.”
Instead of taking it, Luciana put the bracelet back on Audrey’s wrist and said affectionately, “I didn’t give this to you just because you were my daughter-in-law. Even if you are not my daughter-in-law anymore, I will still treat you as my child. Do you plan to cut ties with our family after the divorce? Will you stay away from me and Kyler since the divorce?”
Luciana’s words seemed to hit the nail on the head.
Remembering how Luciana and Kyler had been so good to her, Reagan’s heart ached like hell.
She couldn’t help but burst into tears while holding Luciana tightly.
She felt lucky to have such a sweet mother-in-law.
She also cried for her lasting love for all these years…
After a long time, Audrey wiped her tears and said sincerely, “Thank you for your understanding, Luciana!”
Luciana patted her on the back and said, “Audrey, I’m still your family even after the divorce. Keep that in mind, okay?”
Audrey was about to say something.
Suddenly, they heard a knock from behind.
Kyler appeared while hitting his walking stick on the ground.
“What’s this I’m hearing? Who is getting divorced?”
Audrey was taken aback.
Luciana was even more flustered. She walked over and reached out to hold Kyler’s arm.
“It’s nothing. Audrey and I were just having a chit-chat.”
Kyler shook off her hand and scolded, “Don’t try to fool me. Do you think my brain isn’t working anymore just because I’m old?”
“Kyler, it’s not like that…” Audrey’s heart trembled and thought about how to explain it to Kyler.
Fury was written all over Kyler’s face. His eyes beamed as he growled, “I won’t listen to you. I want that brat to explain what’s going on!”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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