Finally, he raised his head and looked at her.
Her little face was slightly red and shy, “Hudson. I’ve just made some soup. I didn’t expect you to come back. Are you hungry?”
Hudson froze. At that moment, his sight slowly moved away from her face and turned to the dining table.
He stared for a minute then withdrew his sight and looked at her again. Suddenly, the coldness seemed to be warmed by the sun, which made him feel coy. “Yes!”
He didn’t say anything. As the expectation on her face made him unable to bear to reject her. He walked straight to the dining table and sat down.
She hurriedly went to get the soup.
Hudson smelled the strong aroma in the air. It was like the smell of chicken soup, added with ginseng, which stimulated his appetite.
“Hudson, this is good for your body!” she said.
Such concern made Hudson’s heart warmed again.
His father used him and ruined his love. The woman he loved the most now didn’t love him. It seemed that he had nothing left, only this strange girl by his side. What was love? Hudson looked down at the bowl of soup. He was disoriented and confused.
Then, he heard Winnie saying, “Hudson, I’ve been waiting for you to come back!”
He didn’t come back in these few days and she didn’t leave.
“I’ve seen that the video is no longer online. Since it’s gone, I’m sure that it won’t be long before everyone forgets about it! I’ll go back tomorrow!” She sat across the dining table, said in a low voice.
"You, you want to leave?” He was startled.
After that night, he didn't say anything and just disappeared for a few days. She kept waiting for him to come and say something, but he didn’t. The sourness in her heart made her want to cry. She didn’t want to leave, but she just wanted him to ask her to stay.
As soon as she was silent, he spoke again. "Let's remarry!"
She froze. Her eyes were sore. She tried hard to hold back her tears, but she couldn't stop them from rolling down.
"The soup is good!" He said in a deep voice. "Is there more?"
Winnie shuddered. Then she immediately nodded and wiped away her tears. "Yes, there is! I'll get it for you!"
She took the bowl, filled it, and handed it to him. He took the bowl and placed it on the table. He grabbed her hand and she looked at him in surprise. He raised his head. Their eyes met. And there was a moment of silence. They just froze for a long time. She gently turned away her face. Her eyes were red and moist.
"Please don't leave," Hudson said softly.
Winnie bit her lip and nodded gently. "Okay!"
Hudson let go of her hand. Then, he lowered his head to drink the soup and he finished it.
"Do you still want it?"
"No!" Hudson said.
Winnie nodded.
"Winnie!" Hudson suddenly spoke.
Winnie looked up. He looked at her and asked, "If I have nothing, would you still be willing to be with me?"
She was puzzled. However, she still nodded without any objection. "I'll stay with you as long as you want me! It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor. To me, you’re who you are. All I want is you, not your eminent background!"
Hudson looked quietly at Winnie who sat across the dining table. His heart was aching violently. He seemed to be in distress now.
The next day, Hudson took Winnie to reapply for the marriage certificate.
After sending Winnie back, Hudson went to the company.
It seemed that Christ had also received the news. He immediately rushed to the company happily, “Hudson, I heard that you and Winnie got remarried. Is it true?”
Looking up at his father, Hudson expressionlessly threw the marriage certificate that he had just received in front of him. “Yes! We remarried!”
“That’s right! Winnie is a good woman and she is the one who suits you the best.” Christ said with a laugh. “You should speed up the process with the purchase of the land in J City. I hope it can start with the construction by this winter.”
Hudson didn’t say anything. He just lit a cigarette and took a drag on it. Then, he glanced at Christ and said softly, “Esther isn’t my sister, is it?”
He was stunned. “You, you knew about it?”
Hudson, whose eyes were red, mockingly sneered. He finally realized that he was the dumbest man in the world. He had lost the only woman that he had ever loved just because of his father’s conspiracy. Due to his father's dirty tricks, he was forced to be with Winnie.
"You’ve reached your goals! Are you satisfied now?!" Hudson said.
"Hudson! You'll find out later that I did it for your good!"
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the writing is quite childish, but maybe it's just the translations...