Glancing at the policemen standing at the door, Sara nodded and went in.
Chole seemed to know that she would come. She nodded at Sara, which made her scared.
"How are you feeling these days?" Sara put the fruits and flowers she bought on the nearby cabinet and greeted with soft voice.
"Thank you." Chole smiled, pretending to be relaxed.
"Why are you here so soon? What happened?" It seemed that Chole was aware of something.
"Something did happened, so I want to have a talk with you." Sara was a little nervous. After all, this time was different from the last time. She came with a purpose. Although she had a purpose last time, it was not as clear as this time.
Therefore, Sara was very nervous. She was afraid that the conversation would end up in an unexpected way. .
"Do you know the reason of the explosion?" Panic flashed through Chole's eyes. No, the truth wouldn't be like that.
"Yes, I know. Anyway, it's not something supernatural. So it's normal for the police to find out the truth. " Sara said tentatively, trying to see if Chole's emotion was effected by her words.
Chole just looked at her indifferently without any abnormality.
"You are right. The police are good at detecting. So what is the result? " Chole looked up at her. There was no emotion in her eyes.
"The result shows that Jim roasted potatoes in the factory, which led to the explosion in the end." Looking at the expression on Chole's face, a hint of surprise flashed through Sara's mind.
"No way." Chole screamed loudly, "He promised me. It's impossible. It can't be like this."
Chole gripped her fists in pain. No, it was absolutely impossible. It couldn't be. He had promised her.
"What did he promise you?" Hearing that, Sara frowned slightly. It seemed that the whole thing was more complicated than she had imagined.
"No, I don't know. I know nothing. Don't ask me." Chole pulled her hair painfully, feeling that she had never been so painful since she knew that she had lung cancer.
"What? Don't be so excited. You can talk slowly. " Suppressing her excitement, Sara felt something was wrong.
"The truth is not what you think. You don't understand at all. " Despair flashed through Chole's eyes. If she couldn't defend Jim's dignity, she would rather die.
"Calm down. If we have any misunderstanding, you can tell us." With a gleam shining in her eyes, Sara felt an unbearable sense of oppression.
'Did I make a mistake coming today? Why do I feel that I am torturing Chole? '.
"I don't know what you are thinking about, but I can only say that you will never know the truth." Chole suddenly burst into laughter and tears. She choked with sobs and couldn't say anything after seconds.
Sara felt terrible and couldn't tell her feeling at this moment. She knew that the issue would cause immeasurable damage to the heart of Chole, but she had to mention it again and again and hurt her for more than one time.
'Is it true to behave like this? Could she really do this to the woman before her? Was she really going to hurt a person in order to know the truth?
Chole's crying filled the room. Maybe she had cried secretly after knowing her illness, or maybe she had cried secretly after knowing about the explosion. But it was the first time for her to cry in front of others.
The police had been standing outside the door, nervously observing the situation. But judging from the current situation, they might have made a wrong judgment. There was almost no danger for Chole. Perhaps everyone thought the things too bad.
Jacob came too as he was worried about the safety of Sara. At this moment, he was waiting outside with his heart hanging in his chest. He didn't know what would happen next.
But when he heard Chole's pathetic voice, he finally understood that the woman had experienced much more than he had imagined. One who had never suffered great pain was unqualified for talking about the life.
People should not value the life of others as they have not live the lives of them.
Maybe he was a little abrupt that day and judged the woman just by a few words. If he had experienced such accident in his life, perhaps he would not do better than Chole.
Although it was useless to say that now, Jacob still hoped to hear a different voice from Chole.
"In fact, I lied." Chole's eyes were full of sadness.
"What lie did you tell?" Sara was puzzled. She always felt that this woman had too many secrets, which made people want to understand, to uncover, and to see the most real side of life.
"I said that we got DINK because we were poor. In fact, that day, I just wanted to keep my dignity. I'm infertile. " Tears streamed down Chole's face. Even so, her husband didn't abandon her.
That was why they couldn't go back. They couldn't go home after leaving the countryside. They had no home after they leave. Because her mother-in-law would never allow her husband to be with a woman who couldn't give birth to a child. An infertile woman was unacceptable in the countryside.
Rural people described women who couldn't have children as hens who couldn't lay eggs.
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