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.

think I’m just naturally unlikeable like

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

that's not what I meant."

figure out what was

competent and loyal man. I don’t think there are too

to sparkle when he heard this.

look on Isabel as if expecting her to continue to

"And 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 extremely high standards. If you ask me, the only

faint yet beautiful

her 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

someone as ruthless and cruel as Master

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

"Got

made a face and kissed him gently on the lips. “Good.”

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

…

immediately carried Isabel into

next morning, Roland went off to

suddenly became rather