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.

you think I’m just naturally unlikeable like my

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

that's not what

could not figure out what was on his

a competent and loyal man. I

eyes seemed to sparkle when he heard

a look on Isabel as if expecting her to continue to list his

just me. Your mother and everyone in my family is very fond of you and as you know, my family has extremely high standards. If you ask me, the

giddy and flashed that faint yet beautiful smile of his.

husband has passed for so long, she never bothered to find some other men, which goes to show how much she’s in love with your father. I think that says something about your father’s

unlucky to have someone as ruthless and cruel as Master Rockwell for a

at them teasingly, then she spoke in a faintly serious tone, “So, don’t you ever

"Got it."

made a face and kissed him gently on

threw his arms around her waist just as she was about to pull away.

…

returning to their home, Roland immediately carried Isabel into the

next morning, Roland went off

became rather