However, Theresa had been hiding her emotion very well. Armand couldn’t tell anything.
She looked pretty calm and he couldn’t tell if she was happy or angry. She whispered, “Okay.”
The strength that Armand’s faked instantly collapsed. He wondered if she could let go of him so completely.
For a moment, bitterness and soreness surged in his heart. He forced a smile, “All right.”
He pulled out his cell phone and called his coworker. The call was answered pretty soon, “Please bring the divorce agreement that I asked you to draft last night to the cafe opposite our firm.”
His coworker answered. He hung up the phone.
Theresa could see something emotional flashed through his eyes. However, when Armand put down the phone and looked over at her, his eyes were quite calm.
“Is Mrs. Bernie sick?” Elizabeth behaved way too weirdly.
She didn’t address Elizabeth as Grandma because she still had a knot in her heart.
Armand hummed, “She has Alzheimer's disease.”
Theresa could notice his helplessness in his tone, “It’s alright. I just need to spend more time to take care of her,” he added.
Theresa was surprised, “How could it be?”
Not long ago, Elizabeth looked quite spirited. Theresa couldn’t understand why suddenly she was sick, seemingly quite serious.
Armand said, “She’s getting old. It’s quite normal.”
“It must be quite difficult for you.” He must be extremely careful when taking care of Elizabeth. Moreover, Armand was the only family for his grandmother. No one else could share the burden with him.
Armand’s lips parted, “When I was little, she brought me up. Now she’s aged, I should take care of her. It’s my responsibility. My grandpa passed away quite a long time ago, and my parents were gone embarrassingly. She has suffered a lot of difficulties in her life. I understand her, so I’ve been always obedient and respectful to her. It’s just you have been wronged so much.”
Probably Theresa had already let go of it until now, so she didn’t want to be bothered by their past, “Let’s just forget the bygones.”
“However, the harm for you can’t be erased. I apologize to you on her behalf.” Armand stared at her deeply.
Right then, the waiter served their drinks. Theresa wanted to tell him that she wouldn’t blame Elizabeth since they had broken up. However, when the waiter approached, she swallowed her words back. Then she picked up the water and took a sip.
Armand thought for a while and added, “After we divorce, if you can meet a good man who can take care of you...”
“I’ll consider marrying him,” Theresa interrupted him.
Armand lowered his head, “After all, it’s all my bad.”
“Please stop saying such words,” Theresa turned around and peered out of the window, “Why hasn’t your coworker come yet?”
Armand said, “I don’t know. Let me call him again.” After that, he picked up his phone. When he was about to dial the number, his phone started ringing. He swiped to answer, only to hear the exclaims from the other end of the line, “Bad news, Mr. Bernie. Bad news! Your grandmother rolled down the stairs.”
“What happened?” Armand immediately stood up.
“She said she was thirsty, so she asked me to pour her a glass of water. While I was getting her the water, she went to the stairs and fell from them.”
“I got it.” Armand hung up the phone.
“What happened?” Theresa faintly overheard that someone fell.
Armand didn’t hide it from her, “Grandma fell from the stairs. I must go back.”
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