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“Clearly, he doesn’t love me,” I thought when I heard Nicholas say those words.
It seemed that once I saw things clearly, I could find evidence of how he didn’t love me everywhere. Nicholas had no patience left for me.
I fixed my gaze on Nicholas as if trying to see through him. However, I looked away after a moment. I didn’t want to probe any further as I had lost all hope in him.
Seeing that I didn’t move, Nicholas grabbed my wrist and dragged me away. When I realized that Nicholas was taking me to the walk–in wardrobe, I tried to resist. I no longer wanted to step inside after thinking about what he did there this morning.
Nicholas‘ expression darkened and he spoke coldly. “Ariana, how can I take you to Hawk Manor in this state?”
I glanced down at myself. My neatly ironed clothes were now wrinkled all because of what he did earlier. Indeed, I couldn’t
wear them anymore.”
Since the issue between Nicholas and I wasn’t properly resolved yet, it wasn’t the proper time to let his parents know about our divorce. I still had to go meet them.
I persuaded myself to compromise and said, “Why don’t you pick out something for me to wear?”
Nicholas’replied sarcastically, “You’re even giving me orders
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now?”
I asked in a calm tone, “Is it too much to ask you to pick out an outfit for me?”
I had never enjoyed any sort of service from him before. I was the one who managed his life meticulously after our marriage. Now that we were going to get a divorce, I wished to make it up to myself somehow.
Soon, Nicholas draped a bluish–white gown over my head. His words were cutting as he spoke coldly, “I’ll only do this once. Other wives don’t get treatment like this.”
Other wives might not get special treatment, but Claudia did. Nicholas personally waited on his stepsister’s hand and foot, but doing it for me meant doing me a favor.
In other marriages, husbands even washed their wives‘ feet. What was the big deal about picking out an outfit?
I pulled the dress off my head and turned to go to the bedroom upstairs. Nicholas stayed behind. He clearly preferred to be in the walk–in wardrobe.
The gown was made of satin and embroidered with intricate patterns of moons and flowers. I felt like I was walking amongst a sea of flowers when I put on the gown. It made my movements light and graceful.
I stood in front of the mirror and admired my sexy curves, which contrasted with Claudia’s petite frame. At the age of 26, I was at the most beautiful stage of womanhood. The fitted gown suited me well as it clung to my figure and showed off
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my feminine curves.
I simply pinned up my long hair with a hairpin and took a matching scarf before heading downstairs.
Nicholas was sitting on the couch. He was dressed in a crisp suit, and he had an indifferent expression on his face. He heard the sound of footsteps and stood up to look at me.
His features were impeccably perfect separately. Together, they highlighted his dignified aura. Nicholas succeeded in drawing my full attention just by standing there. to
Unlike me, there was no amazement in Nicholas‘ eyes. He casually fiddled with a string of rosary beads in his hand.” Aren’t you going to put on any jewelry? My mom will think that the Hawk family is going bankrupt!”
After saying that, Nicholas left me to go start the car in the courtyard.
Nicholas‘ parents were always kind to me. Thinking about how he might get scolded for this amused me slightly. In actual fact, I just wanted to avoid entering the walk–in wardrobe. I followed after Nicholas silently.
When I opened the car door to the passenger side, Nicholas stopped me. “You sit in the back.”
“Why?”
“We’re stopping by the hospital first. Claudia isn’t feeling well, so let her sit in the front,” he replied.
My fingers clenched the door handle so hard that my knuckles
turned white. The smile on my face instantly vanished.
In those few seconds, it felt like my world was hit by an earthquake. I got into the backseat while feeling shattered and broken–hearted. I couldn’t help but feel suffocated under the rubble while others stomped all over the broken pieces of my life triumphantly.
I used to call her a little troublemaker out of affection back then, but now I could see how skillful Claudia was in
Frances gave me a warm hug when we arrived at Hawk Manor. She pulled me into the kitchen. Seeing my injured hand, Frances gently blew on it and asked with concern, “What happened? Does it hurt?”
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