A Moment in Destiny novel Chapter 646

“You have your reasons!” Winnie’s eyes were fixated, and she said sharply, “Please, sign!”

“I won’t sign this, Winnie!” Hudson persistently refused.

“What do you want?” Her tears looked as though they were about to fall again, “Hudson, if you won’t sign this, I will jump out of this window. Do you think I won’t do it?”

“No—” Hudson could see the determination in her eyes, “Winnie, can I sign this later? How about you take some time to think it over some more?”

He wanted to discuss with her, but in her current state, she was in no mood for discussions.

“Are you going to sign or not?” She said in an even sharper voice.

Looking at her twisted face, Hudson was afraid of upsetting her to the point of her doing something silly, “Fine, fine, I’ll sign!”

With his hand shaking, he signed his name.

After he was done signing, she suddenly calmed down and shut her eyes. She gave it her all to finally proclaim her freedom; she should feel happy, but why did she feel so sad instead?

On the other hand, Hudson’s heart ached immeasurably.

“Winnie…” Hudson tried to say something after he was done signing, but Winnie interrupted him.

“Please, get out!”

“You’d better leave!” Ethel walked in and patted Hudson on the shoulder, “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of her!”

Hudson walked out the door, but he remained there and didn’t go further.

At the sound of the door closing, Winnie’s heart felt like it was about to fall apart.

Where was her so-called “husband” while she was struggling through life and death?

He was off running around with his lover while she laid on the operating table by herself, full of blood. She didn’t need this kind of marriage. No matter how deeply she loved him, it didn’t matter anymore!

Ethel said nothing but sat on a stool next to the bed and accompanied her silently. He was well aware of how depressed Winnie must feel.

Winnie turned her face away, just as tears began to stream down her face.

Hudson did not leave; he lied against the wall next to the door and listened.

This time, he knew that he had hurt Winnie far too deeply.

He knew that if he did not let go of Esther, then he couldn’t be together with Winnie anymore. But how was he supposed to let Winnie go in her current state? Now, he realized that he couldn’t let go of Winnie either!

When Esther awoke, quite some time had already passed. The room was slightly filled with light from the setting sun and was incredibly quiet. When she opened her eyes, there was no trace of Elijah anywhere around already.

She got up slowly; her body felt tired all over but quite refreshed. Elijah had showered her and tidied up the room all while she slept. She must have been so tired that she didn’t recall any of it.

When the sun’s final rays disappeared, she opened the door and headed out. The room to the study was half open, and she could see the one she longed for hard at work.

“Are you crazy? Don’t you want to get some rest?” He didn’t sleep one wink last night, and they were tired up all morning. Looking at Elijah’s face right now, Esther suddenly felt perplexed. Hadn’t he need to sleep at all?

“Oh, so you’re awake?” Looking at her scrunched up the tiny face by the door, he got up from his computer, pulled her over to him, and made her sit on his lap as he sat on the sofa. “Are you hungry?”

“I’m hungry and want to eat something! How come you won’t take a rest?” She asked concernedly.

“I’m not tired!” Elijah placed his head on Esther’s shoulder. In his deep dark eyes, there was a hint of nostalgia. Three years; will three years be enough to whitewash the past? Was it enough time to make the criminal organization into a legal entity? He would surely miss her dearly in three years. Will she wait for him?

“Is Hudson here yet?”

“He went back to America again!” Elijah said as he handed her his phone. “Not sure why, but you can call and ask!”

Esther didn’t make the call, but asked Elijah, “What happens to Christ? You seem to know something about my mother’s death, don’t you?”

Esther thought to ask now that she had calmed down.

“The results from the investigation were that Christ had something to do with it. He wouldn’t let your mother bring you back to America, so your mom resorted to extreme methods at the time. You were incredibly terrified to the point that you lost your memories!” Elijah explained the matter in simple terms, but there was a mixture of complicated feelings in his eyes. Esther didn’t manage to catch on to this.