“Do you think it’s that easy?” Marley harshly interrupted her and said, “A divorce? Do you think getting married is child’s play? We got married very suddenly, but it didn’t mean that we should get a divorce so quickly.”
Sylvie quivered, she thought about something to say, but as words were about to come out of her mouth, she stopped. She swallowed her words, pursed her lips, and stayed quiet.
He stared at her and was waiting for her reply.
After a brief pause, she said, “The marriage was a mistake. Why should we continue pestering each other because of this mistake? Am I right?”
Marley felt faint upon hearing her. He was about to take a drag off his cigarette, but he slowed down his action.
Her face was fair, her voice was soft and gentle. She always looked so obedient and it still made him jump every time and gave him uncontrollable desires. He took a deep drag and smiled vilely, “What will you do if I say that I want to continue our mistakes until the end?”
Sylvie felt awkward, she smiled plainly, “I just want a divorce! That’s it!”
She just wanted to be free! She thought that they should just walk their own paths!
“I’m sorry, I’m leaving! Goodbye!” she said softly. She then started to walk into the apartment building.
Marley stared at her back as her small figure moved closer and closer towards him, and then, she passed by him with her head hung low. He clenched his fist slightly as if he wanted to do something with his hand, but his hand froze up mid-air.
She was about to go into the corridor. He quickly took large strides and walked over, “Wait!”
Sylvie was forced to halt in her tracks again, “Mr. Hughes, do you need anything from me?”
“Did you read the newspaper?” he suddenly asked.
Sylvie nodded calmly, “Yes, I saw it!”
“What’s on the newspaper isn’t real!” he said desolately.
But Sylvie smiled and said, “That’s none of my business!”
“Sylvie, I won’t get a divorce with you!” said Marley again.
“Not everything will go as you wish!”
Marley was stunned by her words and couldn’t say anything back.
“Marley, let’s get a divorce. Don’t make life difficult for us.” Sylvie’s tone of voice was so calm it made him shiver.
Marley’s whole body tensed up. He looked at Sylvie coldly and stared at her for quite a while.
“Sylvie stared at him as well, her eyes unfocused and empty.
Marley called her
like he was about to grab her hand. She couldn’t help but said, “Marley, don’t touch
like he was struck by lightning. He
face was gone.
shivered. She felt scared looking
said today. You won’t believe anything I say today, and I will
divorce!” Sylvie
grabbed her forcefully and yanked
had gone mad, Sylvie threw the shopping bag she had in her hand
in the bag fell out. Cucumbers, tomatoes, kale, and
voice trembled in despair, “Marley, I don’t care about what you think, I want a
Even without looking into the mirror, she knew that her face was probably
lost control like this
her more irritable, or if it was because she was
no noises around them. She could only hear her heart beating intensely, echoing in her body. The valley of her heart was so deep and empty, she couldn’t tell where the source of the sound
Marley’s phone rang. It broke up
up the phone and the first thing he
even smaller pieces hearing him said
outcome, but even
thought about the memories they
a man she loved for 5 years out of her life. She finally
and picked up the vegetable. She walked into the lift when he was still on his phone and was about
said, but his tone of voice sounded helpless yet gentle. She assumed he was comforting Jemima! She
out his hand abruptly and stopped the door from closing. He said to
hung up and walked into
trying
was quiet as
meant that she cared about him. And the more she cared about him, the easier she would lose
lift, the atmosphere was
saying anything. He just stood next to
the urge to throw it at him again. She turned her face away but she met his eyes through the reflection
in the lift. He looked at her as
her with a complicated look in his eyes. Why was she stabbing his heart with a knife like this
hurting each other, was there
self-depreciatingly. He tried to think about the time when he got married to Sylvie. He was touched by what she did for him But he was also angry at her cruelness, furious at the fact that she gave Jemima a cheque
look a tad bit guilty.
deep eyes dimmed. There was a hint of sorrow in them and he laughed as he shook his head. From the start, he and
meant that both of them turned into adults. But then she mentioned breaking up and
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