Beyond the Divorce

"You're so thoughtful," I exclaimed. "It's rare for you to think about things for him like this."

"He said he'll stay at my place and sell the house where we used to live together. He wants to buy a new house. He said although that place holds memories for us, those memories are unfair to me, so he insisted on selling it." "That's true. That place might be bigger, but Oliver's right. You shouldn't object to that either. Don't discourage his enthusiasm. After all, you're getting married," I said to Lauren.

Actually, as an outsider, I knew full well that although many were expecting them to get married, there would still be some opinions from the public.

Once Lauren really got together with Oliver, she might receive some blessings, but it wouldn't be much. After all, Oliver, with his financial power and influence in the city, was a man women in Foswood flocked to.

Whoever he married would become the enemy of the public, and most people would be jealous of them for a while.

I had chosen to keep my marriage low-key for this reason, too. I didn't want to stir up any trouble.

but it's big enough for the two of us. Compact living creates an atmosphere. What would we have done in such a big house

how sincere he is about me. After all these years, it's all about the affection we have for one another." Lauren's tone was

are finally going to be happy. Don't do anything to ruin this again," I reminded Lauren. "At the very least, you need to live up

really have to thank

that everything is fine, you should take good care of yourself

"Yeah. Oliver is in a great mood. He told the two of us that he's on vacation for the first time in many years. He even gained weight recently." Lauren laughed as

you two anymore. Finally, there's a perfect ending for all of

is back?" Lauren asked. "She's been missing

"I just saw her, and she seems

was curious. "What could