Ex-wife, Please Come Back

Jacob opened up his mouth for a second before closing it again. He wanted to ask her about the details, but then he suddenly remembered what happened and felt as if questions regarding that would be inappropriate.

Alice was no longer a child after all. Perhaps she knew what she was doing. Several questions bothered his mind. He seemingly wanted to ask her topics deemed uncomfortable such as if she and his cousin really loved each other, or if she hadn't thought that it was too soon to talk about getting married.

He pursed his lips, obviously deep in thought. Based on how he knew Alice, it would be a question on how long she and the man had already known each other. Maybe the reason they decided to get married was because of the realization that none of their feelings for one another seemed to have faded away.

And so, Jacob just kept his mouth shut. The smartest thing to do was to not ask her about anything.

"Aren't you the least bit curious as to who I'm going to marry? Don't you even want to know whether I truly love him, or if he has been treating me well?" she asked as her voice started to waver. The indifference in his tone was clearly evident, and this made her feel a gradual pain in her chest.

Alice clenched her jaw and held her breath over the phone. His reaction made her even more inclined to back out from the type of life that she was about to enter. Being treated like any other stranger by Jacob would probably break her heart more than it already had been.

Determined to remain distant, Jacob didn't answer her question. His eyes then travelled towards the sky outside. Judging from how the light touched the clouds, it was probably already afternoon. "I'm sure you had already thought over it before you made your decision, which is why I don't see any need for me to be asking you. Twice over, I wish you happiness," he stated.

Hearing this, her grip on the phone tightened as she bit her lower lip. Everything was happening as expected, yet she somehow didn't know what to do next.

It was pretty obvious that Jacob really didn't love her anymore. There was not even a single hint that showed he cared, not even when he heard that she was about to get married.

The world was so cruel that no one could be strong enough to live alone.

Jacob hung up the phone and let out a deep sigh. If he had let slip any word that sounded like he cared about her well-being, the woman would have definitely kept on annoying him in the future.

It was better to have made things clear. He didn't care if he would be branded as a cheat. It wasn't any big deal to him at all.

After a while, he stood up and went to the kitchen to grab a can of Diet Coke. As he quickly pulled the tab upwards, a resounding snap of the metal breaking open filled the air as the sizzle of the carbon liquid followed. Jacob wasted no time and brought the drink up to his lips, finishing it all up in one big gulp. It wasn't until then that he finally felt a little bit relaxed.

His eyes suddenly flitted towards the clock. He grabbed his phone and checked it, knowing that it was already time for Sara to return.

perfectly understandable to him since he knew that they had their own concerns and he couldn't

as well. He would have never made any decision on a whim. One single

escaped his lips as his

with him, he had no idea what to do next. Although

a good thing if she was indeed with someone else. That

them a while ago honestly

on the sofa for a while and browse some channels on the TV when he heard the door open. His head immediately shot up and he directed his gaze towards the door

that her shoulders looked like they were pulling her down while she struggled to take off her shoes. Seeing

it was getting heavier and heavier

a frown as he felt her warmth pressing against his. "What's wrong? How come you are so tired?" As he stretched out his arms and wrapped them around his wife,

just too many things I had to deal with at work," she muttered as a small smile appeared on her lips.

sudden, she didn't feel so sleepy anymore as she focused her eyes on

Jacob hummed. His long fingers reached out to her nose as he gave her a light pinch. She didn't

She decided to ask. As if she was like a mistress, she shoved her bag to the side and lay down on the sofa with her feet up.

teasing grin which resulted in disapproval gleaming in her eyes. He really enjoyed messing with her and seeing

an opportunity to tease his wife, he seized it every

fun of me? Get over here!" she growled. Although she was only pretending to be angry, she grabbed a pillow from the sofa and raised it over her head, gaining enough momentum to shove it at Jacob. However, as soon

It's my fault. I won't let my dear wife suffer from work anymore. I..." His voice trailed off as he

brow in surprise before

that you shouldn't be doing?"

always act like this, don't I?" The corners of his mouth twitched.

gave him an

snapped. Jacob was unable to move when

he didn't plan to move at all. A soft sigh escaped his lips as