Chapter 386



"You said that you wanted to call Rose, you silly," Sydney said, not sure whether to laugh or cry.

Seeing Theodore right now both made her heart ache and gave her the urge to laugh out loud. He had it coming, really.

"Oh, yes. I wanted to call Rose." Theodore suddenly laughed, his pale and haggard but still handsome face suddenly filling with hope.

This time, he dialed the right number and finally called Rosalie. However, all he heard was the sound of the automated voice over the phone. "Sorry, the number you've dialed is unavailable. Please try again later..."

Theodore listened all the way till the automated voice message ended. The phone went back to standby mode, and fell from his hand to the couch with a plop.

He suddenly smiled bitterly and helplessly.

"I remember it now," he said. "Rose divorced me. She's no longer my wife."

He felt as though he had woken up from a dream, and realized a fact that he didn't want to realize.

Theodore was stunned with disbelief.

Sydney reminded him exasperatedly, "Silly boy, you have to be clear about the facts. Rose didn't divorce you. You divorced her, did you forget that? You were the one who insisted on the divorce."

state right now, but she couldn't go against her conscience and

self-derisively. "Right, I was the one who asked for the divorce. But

the cushion as he said in a trembling voice, "Mom, she doesn't

she say that

looking like a lonesome

in love with me even after ten years, what else can I do? I've already given her a divorce. Why did she have to block and ignore me? Why does she not even want to see me? I thought she

in

sorrow in his voice made Sydney raise her hand and pat his

really my

with each other so we can talk things through and become closer, but the ones who really need to talk are the two

the wet jacket off

to

"Many times," Theodore's voice

shut

her didn't, either. She didn't let me hold her hands, and she kicked me

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