“It’s not a serious matter that people have been divorced now.” Boyce wasn’t trying to comfort her. It was just the way society was. And the divorce rate goes up every year. And there were a lot of divorced men and women, which meant nothing.
Wendy fiddled with this coffee cup, “When I was young, I used to believe in romanticism. And I would love for my partner to say he loves you. And I also wanted him to send me a bouquet of bright red roses once in a while. I thought only a man could do that would make me feel passionate and have fun. However, as time passed, the passionate life became a dull one. And when there are only trivial things left in daily life, most people can’t stand loneliness. For example, my carefully chosen husband betrayed me when our life got boring.”
She lifted her eyes to look at Boyce, “If I had chosen you, we would have lived happily ever after. And we might even have children now. Boyce, I really regret it. I regret that I was so blind at that time.” Boyce didn’t look at her, “It’s not your fault. It’s his loss for not appreciating you.”
And they weren’t meant to be together. They weren’t before, and they were even less meant to be together now.
“Boyce…”
“It occurred to me that I’ve still got some business to take care of. I’ll go first.” Boyce stood up.
Wendy pursed her lips. She thought to herself that she was in no hurry. As God had given her a second chance, she must take it.
“I’ll give you a ride.” She followed him from behind.
Boyce refused her, “We’re not going in the same direction.”
“But we did come here in the same car.” Wendy smiled, “Let’s go. You’re so cold to me, which makes me feel like you hold a grudge against me.”
Since she said such words to him, Boyce couldn’t find any more excuses. Because if he continued to reject her, it would make people think that he hated Wendy. After leaving the cafe, they got into the car one after another. Wendy asked, “Where are you going?”
Boyce was about to say that he was going to the police station, but he then quickly realized that he had been suspended. Thus, he didn’t have to go to the police station.
At that moment, the cell phone in his pocket rang. He took it out and saw Cormac’s cell phone number on the screen. Then he immediately answered the phone.000
Cormac Mendelsohn spoke when the call connected, he wanted him to forward all researched information on the crimes Declan Bailey had committed. Boyce Shawn heeded, “Understood.”
He left everything at home instead of the bureau to ensure that nobody would find out about it, it was safer that way.
He hung up after ending the conversation and looked at Wendy, “I still have some errands to run, you can head home first.”
Wendy said, “Alright then.”
She got in her car and fastened her seatbelt, then winded down her window and assured Boyce, “About that issue, my father will do everything he can to help you, and I really trust you.” Boyce did not intend to bother Officer Miller with his problems, and he wasn’t used to Wendy’s sudden wave of enthusiasm.
Out of politeness, he thanked her.
After all, someone cared for him.
He waited for Wendy to drive off, then flagged for a taxi at the side of the road to get a ride home.
After he retrieved the important documents from his place, he gave Cormac a call to know where he was so that he could send them over to him, but Cormac advised him to mail the documents via internet instead.
Without a question, Boyce had forwarded every detail he possessed about the matter to him.
The next two days passed by peacefully with no sudden movements. Boyce wasn’t allowed to work either as he was being investigated.
Cormac hadn’t returned to the villa for the past two days as well, even Loredana Flores was clueless on what he was busy with. He only called to tell her that he had some matters to settle and won’t be back for two nights, this made her worried.
Even though the days that passed seemed serene, there were some other things that happened. Jayden Mendelsohn and Kevin Forbis arrived back in City B, Theresa Gordon’s wound had healed much better and she could walk on her feet again. She was anxious to travel back to city C, but only when Jayden and Kevin returned did she learn that Loredana and Cormac were going to get married.
She decided to stay behind for a little longer, until Loredana’ and Cormac’s wedding was over.
“What will you be wearing?” Theresa asked.
Loredana froze for a moment, she was slow to what Theresa had asked her, “What do you mean by that?”
“Your wedding, are you going to be in a wedding gown, or will you wear a Chinese-style dress?” Theresa curled up in the sofa and gnawed an apple.
Suddenly Loredana answered, “I don’t know, he’s arranging everything.”
Theresa was speechless.
“Aren’t you looking forward to your own wedding?” Theresa expressed her confusion. Wasn’t it every woman’s dream to have a romantic and memorable wedding of their own? Why did she not seem excited at all?
It’s not that Loredana was unhappy or disliked getting married. As a matter of fact, because she went through so much, everything had already quiet down for her.
“If this was seven years ago, I would be so excited that I wouldn’t get a wink of sleep. Marriage is a huge deal for a woman, but see, me and him have already been living like a married couple all these years. Marriage now is just for show and to announce our relationship to the outside world,” said Loredana.
Theresa gave it more thought and realized where she was coming from. Loredana and Cormac were already spending their lives together like a married couple, not to mention they were also a father and mother of two children. Theresa gazed at her baby bump and touched it, “The two of you really resemble an old couple, you’re already on your third child.”
“Why didn’t he ask me to design your wedding wardrobe, does he not think highly of me? Are my designs poor to him?” Theresa had wanted to be Loredana’ designer.
Loredana looked at her, “I guess he didn’t want to trouble you, and you’re still wounded. I told him to take full responsibility of this.”
“Alright.” Theresa glanced at the time, “Why haven’t the two kids come back yet?”
After Jayden and Kevin rested for a day from when they came home, they took the two children for a day out today. It was noon when they left, and now night had almost come.
“Will they be back for dinner? It’s almost six o’clock,” Theresa asked.
Loredana was none the wiser, they didn’t leave her a note on whether they will be back in time for dinner.
“Your husband hasn’t returned home for two days. Did something happen?” Theresa asked again.
Loredana didn’t think too much about this because she knew very well that even if something happened, she wouldn’t be of much help. All she could do was to take good care of the family so that there was no need for him to worry. That was why she chose not to pursue the issue any further.
In fact, even if she didn’t ask, she could predict that it had something to do with Declan Bailey. After all, this was the only matter that had not been completely resolved.
What she didn’t expect was that Declan would frame Boyce, and he was under investigation.
That evening, the two children only came home after they had dinner, Cormac didn’t return either. Only Loredana and Theresa had their meal together.
Theresa uttered, “Usually the two kids would be at home. It feels so quiet without them around.”
Loredana also felt that this villa was huge, but it became fully occupied now that Jayden and Kevin were home. The two children had moved to their rooms upstairs, so they were given the vacant bedrooms downstairs to stay in.
Jayden and Kevin initially planned to move back into the old house, but Loredana was afraid that Jayden would be affected by Victoria Forbis’ presence. In the end, she had let them live in the villa. With the frequent company of the children, the two elderly would feel less lonely.
“Have you called Uncle?” Theresa ate a braised eggplant.
It was Loredana’ wedding, and Oscar Adams should be notified about this.
Loredana spoke, “I’ll call after dinner.”
Ever since a caretaker was hired, housework became much more manageable. The two children had grown up as well, there was no need for Loredana to bathe them and help them with other things anymore. Even though she was more relaxed now, but she felt more tired as the days went by.
Perhaps it was due to the growing months of her pregnancy.
After she showered, she laid on the bed and tried to called Oscar, but it didn’t get through to him.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.