Jane couldn’t help sighing, “Just six months after they got married, Dora noticed that Calvin had cheated on her. What’s worse, Calvin’s family then learned about Dora’s story back in college. After that, Calvin even brought his mistress home, and that woman was pregnant. Six months ago, Dora filed for a divorce. But Calvin’s family strongly required that Dora had no right to claim for any property after divorce.”
While speaking, Jane wiped off her tears, “My poor little girl! Ever since she married him, she had been busy taking care of his family for the past two years. She felt like being a nanny 24/7! But now look at what they’ve done to her! They even smeared her by saying that Dora had been eying for their property. They even said that if Dora refuses to divorce with no property claim, they will air her dirty laundry out all over the town!”
“Though it doesn’t matter to me and her father even others are gossiping about us, for the sake of Dora, we did want to compromise. But Dora refused, insisting that she had to take back what belonged to her as she had been spending every penny she earned from the bank on the family during all these years. She could never just let it go. That was why she hadn’t divorced till now.”
Jane continued while sobbing, “Perhaps someone told them that Dora made a fortune recently and she bought a house in J City. So they all came to her, claiming that they should have a share of her house as she hadn’t divorced yet. And for the same reason, they insisted that they had the right to own half of her fortune. Thus, they have been pressing me for the whereabouts of Dora.”
Driven by rage, Jane slapped Calvin on his face at the gate of the department. However, he pushed her away to fight back. That was why Jane stumbled down and sprained her own ankle.
However, Jane didn’t want to disturb Suny about it.
She felt like Suny had been bothered by their family issues.
“Miss Holland, we will get it fixed.”
A tinge of coldness flashed across Suny’s eyes. But soon it faded away when she looked at Jane once again, “Okay, I got it. But Jane, do you still remember we have a deal?”
As an aging lady, Jane found it hard to keep a clear track of her memory. She replied with a confused look at Suny.
Suny smiled, “I promise you to help Dora divorce her husband.”
Not until then did Jane recollect it. She answered awkwardly, “Oh, sorry, Miss Holland, I am sorry to bother you because of such a trifle.”
“Jane, don’t mention it. Dora is my friend. I can’t bear to see her being bullied. Don’t worry. I promise that Calvin and his family will no longer pester you and Dora again.”
While speaking, Suny took a look at Jane’s ankle, “If the hospital is not your option, I will tell my secretary to bring you some ointment. If you still find it painful after using it for three days, you have to turn to a doctor.”
As Suny knew about the whole story, she decided to leave.
Then she headed to Dora’s ward.
Dora was painting when Suny arrived. With bright sunlight shedding in, Dora was painting attentively on the balcony.
The nurse was about to utter when seeing Suny coming in. But Suny gestured to hush with a smile. Then she walked in.
Her footsteps sounded soft as she wasn’t wearing high heels today.
Suny sat down on a couch nearby. She put away her clutch and tilted her head to stare at Dora.
About ten minutes later, Dora finally noticed her when she raised her head. She froze surprisedly when seeing her, “Suny, what brought you here?”
Suny smiled to answer, “Just dropping by.”
“Are you painting portrait again?”
Suny stood up and walked over. Then she saw a nice portrait of the hero in A Love Poem.
Dora smiled awkwardly, “It’s been a long time since I painted last time. I feel like being rusty.”
“It’s okay as long as your boss deems it a good one. From my perspective, it looks good.”
Suny had never read about A Love Poem before. Everyone had their own taste in art, but it didn’t mean that a comic adapted from fiction would be likely to appear much different.
But in fact, it was a challenging job for the painter to create a new image according to the fiction itself.
Suny soon recognized the role at the first sight of the portrait. Undoubtedly, Dora had got the point.
Now Dora only needed to finish the loose end.
Hearing that, Dora seemed to be thrilled, “Really?”
“Of course!”
Dora smiled delightedly, “Suny, I’m so happy!”
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