He kicked the door open, put Audrey down, and closed it.
Audrey looked at Cornell warily. And when she saw the expression on his face, she subconsciously stepped back.
She had been hurt by him over and over again. And because of this, she had become instinctively cautious of him. It was as if she always wanted to protect herself against him.
But Audrey didn’t know that her reaction hurt Cornell. He felt like someone stabbed his heart with a sharp knife.
“Don’t you even want to explain?” Cornell asked, looking at Audrey viciously. As he spoke, he approached her step by step.
Audrey retreated bit by bit until her back was pressed against the cold wall. She had nowhere else to go. So, she took a deep breath and told herself to calm down. What was she afraid of, anyway? She didn’t do anything wrong.
“Cornell, be sensible, please. Henley and I just met by chance. What is wrong with it?”
“By chance? You met by chance?”
Cornell remembered the scene when Henley hugged Audrey and rubbed her hair dotingly. His eyes turned red as anger surged in his heart.
He leaned forward, but Audrey blocked him with her arm without hesitation.
There were still bruises on her arms. Her arms were clenched so tightly by Luciana when she was about to fall earlier. At the sight of these marks, Cornell couldn’t help blaming himself. With effort, he tried hard to hold back his anger.
After calming down, he opened his mouth, wanting to explain something.
“Just now…”
But before he could finish his words, Audrey turned her head away.
Obviously, she didn’t want to hear anything from him.
She always believed in people’s subconscious reactions because they were hard to deny.
Needless to say, Cornell would never push Cecilia away. He would never abandon Cecilia to save someone Like her.
At the thought of this, Audrey’s disappointment in Cornell grew even heavier.
It was said that a couple learned to love and treat each other with kindness even more after marriage. But the situation between Audrey and Cornell was different. Cornell never learned to love Audrey. He would even choose another woman over her when it came to a dire situation.
Audrey swallowed her bitterness and said in a trembling voice, “I know you badly want a divorce. I have already talked with Luciana, and she has agreed to it. But for Kyler’s sake, you have to wait for one more month.”
Audrey could feel Cornell’s urgency, so she told him about her conversation with Luciana just now.
Today, he pushed her down the stairs, and she almost lost her life.
If she refused to divorce, it was hard to imagine what would happen to her next. What if he killed her directly to make way for Cecilia?
Cornell listened to her with a somber expression.
Audrey continued, “One month is not too long, so I hope you can put up with it for Kyler’s sake. Don’t worry. I won’t disturb you and Cecilia during this period. You are free to do whatever you want. But if you can’t wait for one month…”
Before she could finish her words, Cornell directly cut her off.
He looked at her coldly and said, “Yes, I can no longer wait. What else can you do?”
Audrey remained silent. Her eyelashes flickered violently.
She was right all along. Cornell couldn’t wait to divorce her and be with the woman he loved.
She, on the other hand, foolishly waited for his love for ten years.
She was too stupid to believe that he could learn to love her.
Audrey suppressed the sadness in her heart. She took a deep breath to calm herself down, thinking about how to make both sides happy.
However, she didn’t know that Cornell was only infuriated by her words. He questioned her furiously, “You can’t wait to divorce me so you can be with Henley, right?”
Audrey frowned after hearing what Cornell said.
It was Cornell who desperately wanted to divorce her. This matter was between the two of them. How could he implicate Henley?
Just now, Audrey almost died after Cornell pushed her down the stairs.
But she was generous enough not to lose her temper and make a fuss in front of the public. She let the matter go just like that.
But now, Cornell still dared to criticize her? Was there something wrong with his brain?
She sneered, “Cornell, do you expect me to remain single after we divorce? You can lead a happy life with Cecilia. Why can’t I find someone who really cherishes me?”
The words she said made the blue veins on Cornell’s forehead throb violently.
He suddenly grabbed her chin and said coldly, “Have you forgotten what I told you? Do you really want him to disappear from Ardlens?”
Audrey trembled in anger. Cornell was really going too far. She gritted her teeth and said, “Cornell, I will say it for the last time. Henley and I are just friends. He treats me as his younger sister. Nothing more.”
Younger sister? Did Audrey really expect Cornell to believe it?
Cornell sneered. He was a man. How could he not know? It was very obvious that Henley had a thing for Audrey.
Cornell’s eyes fell on Audrey’s curvy body, and his Adam’s apple bobbed up and down. She looked extremely tempting in her dress, and it was almost driving him crazy.
Moreover, she didn’t like going to banquets or parties. But tonight, she attended the party dressed to kill.
Cornell linked all the signs together. And his conclusion made him extremely grumpy.
He looked at Audrey with narrowed eyes and approached her step by step.
“So, you came to this party because you wanted to have a tryst with that man.”
Audrey was so furious that she was about to explode. She had already explained, but Cornell didn’t believe her at all. He even slandered her.
Well, why did she still expect him to believe her?
After all, this was not the first time he treated her unjustly. In fact, she had been nursing a grievance about him.
Audrey felt ridiculous. Cornell was accusing her of hooking up with another man.
But the truth was he was the one who was unfaithful to their marriage. How dare he blame her!
At this moment, Audrey could no longer restrain herself. The anger that had accumulated in her heart for a long time instantly exploded.
She didn’t care about anything anymore. She roared, “Cornell, how can you be so shameless? You always ask me to stay away from Henley because of your baseless accusations. What about you? Don’t you and Cecilia have a relationship? Have you ever thought of your marriage before you had an affair with her?
I’ll tell you once again. There is nothing between Henley and I. We are not guilty of anything, and we have nothing to hide. We are not cheaters like you. We are already in the twenty-first century. Your allegation against me is a typical double standard. You accuse me of something that you’re actually doing. Don’t you know that?”
Audrey was so angry that she almost burst into tears.
It was clearly Cornell and Cecilia who ruined their marriage.
Everything was their fault. But why was she the one being bullied?
Was it because she loved and cared for Cornell?
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