Master Odell’s Secret Ex-wife

Isabel held onto Roland's hand firmly during the entire drive home after leaving the hospital.

It was because Roland’s hands were cold and rigid.

Isabel sat with him and tirelessly rubbed his hand to keep them warm. After one hand was warm, she would shift her attention to the other.

By the time she managed to warm the other hand, the original hand would turn cold again.

She decided it was easier to take both of his hands and caress them with the warmth of her palms.

Roland looked at her with a gentle glow deep within his eyes.

“Thank you, Isabel,” he said softly.

Thank you for loving him, and for sticking by his side all this time despite circumstances.

Isabel smiled. “I’m just warming your hands, it's no big deal. Still, you’re welcome."

Roland smiled faintly and left it at that.

Soon, his hands began to warm up off of the heat of Isabel’s palms.

When Isabel felt that his hands were no longer freezing, she prepared to pull her hand away. That was when he suddenly seized her hand.

unlikeable like my father?”

her temper flaring slightly. "What do you mean by that? Can’t you sense my

that's not what I

figure out what

competent and loyal man. I don’t think there are too many men in the world who can compare to you.”

seemed to sparkle when he heard

as if expecting

I know that it's not just me. Your mother and everyone in my family is very fond of you and as you know, my family has

faint yet beautiful smile of his.

men, which goes to show how much she’s

only unlucky to have someone as ruthless and

teasingly, then she spoke in a faintly serious tone, “So, don’t you ever go having ideas like that. I’ll get mad for real next

"Got it."

face and kissed him gently on

waist just as she was about to pull away. He held her tightly and kissed

…

immediately carried Isabel into the bedroom.

spent quite the night together. The next morning, Roland went off to work.

became