Attracted By My Ex-wife

The night was quiet and a Rolls-Royce could be spotted parking in front of the building of the NJ Community. The window was acutely opened by Kevin, and he dangled his arm outside the window glass as he waited for Anne's return.

On her way home, Anne caught a glimpse of Kevin's car from a distance. She wanted to avoid the confrontation, so she turned around and left the NJ Community. She decided to go to the hotel.

The dusk ate the heavens gradually as the clock ticked midnight. Kevin waited patiently, but there was no sign of Anne's arrival. He tried calling her, but her phone seemed to be dead.

In the deluxe hotel, the warm and toasty lights beamed the interiors to a glow. There was a beige table in the middle of the hall on which a cold bottle of red wine enjoyed an ice bath. Anne poured a glass for herself as she spun the dark crimson drink into a little whirlpool. She slowly drank up the wine and made herself tipsy to gain drowsiness.

Out of the blue, a message buzzed from her phone. It read, "Anne, I'll arrive tomorrow."

All of a sudden, Anne sighed to tranquility. Alas, she had found a reason to relax. However, it occurred to the problem she had was not something that could be solved by Sam.

Around four o'clock in the afternoon,

the bright sunshine grazed the wide French windows of the airport and into the four corners of the airport.

With a smile on her lips, Anne stood in the most conspicuous spot and waited for Sam.

The weather was perfect and fair. His flight had no delays and arrived at A City on time.

In a sea of faces, Anne saw Sam. They made their rendezvous, and Anne said, "Long time no see."

"How are you?" asked Sam.

As soon as they met each other in a long while, Sam saw the hidden melancholy in her smile.

"Nothing much. Let's go now," said Anne.

Sam asked no more questions. In the front seat, Sam said, "I heard that you've made an acquaintance with a man named Ian Qi while I was abroad."

Upon hearing the name, Anne thought of Ian and said, "I did. He has a strange temper, but he is a gentleman. I have encountered a lot of difficulties in the past, but Mark and Ian were there to help me during my low days."

"That's good to hear. I feel relieved that you have someone to look after you whenever I'm not around," said Sam in relief.

In a blink of an eye, the easygoing expression on Anne's face disappeared. She said, "I hope no one will take care of me ever again. That way, I can easily solve many problems on my own in times of adversity."

"Why do you keep owning all the responsibilities? You do realize that you are not isolated in this world. Friends help each other." Sam gave his shot at persuading Anne.

Anne had a habit of not needing anyone. If he didn't know her history, he would believe that she could truly deal with all her difficulties,

but she didn’t want to talk about it with him any longer. She diverted the discussion and uttered, "Emily said she wanted to celebrate your return today. Why don't we go to eat some hot pot together?"

"She knows that I'm back?" Sam frowned. With the thought of Emily, he felt that the girl was too enthusiastic sometimes.

"Of course, even if I don’t tell her, she will eventually know by herself. Will you go or not?" asked Anne calmly.

"Yes, of course, I'll be there. It's rare for you to go out partying. Let's have fun together," said Sam.

pot restaurant was filled with the smell of the hot spice steaming from the boiling broth. The place was always bustling with enthusiasm, unlike

often came here, so he was unfamiliar with the place, but Emily was a patron of such a

place since her mother often took her there when she was

you don’t like spicy seasoned foods, let's eat something savory for tonight!" said Emily in

arrived at the table. The steaming venue has always reminded Anne of

you here?" Hearing Ryan's voice, Anne turned to

It's been a while since I ate at this place,"

to eat here when you were a child. Indulge yourself, you'll miss

Why are you here? I remember

into this place over and

Emily were lost in their

accompany my friends now. Enjoy yourselves!" Ryan bid his

that he

"Anne, I didn't know that you and Ryan

Sam feel an inkling of remorse, but he managed to conceal it

some weight. How did you do that?" Sam had been constantly picking up food for Anne. Emily noticed his steady gesture and felt a little uneasy, but she accepted the

long way to go, but she was patient to

since you

ask Kevin and see

Anne refuted indifferently, "There's no need for you to look for him. I'm over him. The results of my physical

else's tragedy. At this point, she realized how

Sam could still sense the lingering sorrow in

looked away and happened to meet the

many things to happen while he was

will be

of his words. She was dumbfounded while she munched on her food. After a few moments of silence, she said, "I'm

drive you there," said

have to. I can go there myself," Anne refused

dressing room to freshen up. The room was empty since it was late in the afternoon.

her outfit, Anne went

was there waiting for her

are you hiding from me?" Kevin questioned

never knew the reason why she chose to keep him out of her sight since she had agreed to consider his proposal about starting things over. This game of hide-and-seek made him

If you have no more reason for being here, please leave and let me finish my job." Anne's dismissive tone

days ago. What's with the sudden change of mind?" asked Kevin as he was persistent to squeeze

sorry. You're already engaged with someone else. You're not good for me anymore."

Anne was in the heat of the moment and she had already went inside her office and shut the door.

and then he left the Claire Jewelry City without saying

the afternoon, and the diners of the hotpot restaurant had already filled

on the table as they were about to leave, but Emily opened her mouth to halt their

can we go out for a little stroll outside?" asked

pondered. After a puzzling second, he said, "If the walk is that not that