Master Odell’s Secret Ex-wife

They ended the call shortly after that.

Isabel glanced at Martha and was hesitating if she should break the news right away.

Martha seemed to have sensed her staring and suddenly turned to her with a flash of concern. "Isabel, what's wrong?"

Isabel took a deep breath and broke the news. "Auntie, Master Rockwell just passed away."

Martha's eyes widened. After a lengthy silence that lasted more than ten seconds, she started to break out in tears.

She covered her face with her hands and expressed amid bouts of tears mixed with laughter, “Wonderful! About time! I hope he enjoys life in the underworld. God knows that someone like him will never deserve a spot in heaven!”

Isabel did not know whether she should celebrate with Martha or console her.

Soon, Martha began to collect herself.

She briefly wiped away her tears and joyfully took Isabel's hand. "Isabel, let’s go shopping! I’m in such a good mood today, I’m going to go on a shopping spree!”

"Okay. But Roland will be home and I told him that we’re eating barbecue and having some beer to drink tonight. How about we go shopping together after dinner?"

“Alright, whatever you say, let’s go shopping after dinner!”

…

Roland returned

their barbecue session, especially Martha who drank so much

they were helping her back to her room, she was endlessly mumbling

of the bed with Roland and

of hot tea and eventually dozed off into

corridor and returned to Isabel's room.

looked at her with longing eyes. "Isabel, can

to refuse him, especially since the

finger and smiled flirtatiously. “I suppose you can, since we haven’t been together for

smiled smugly before pushing her onto

…

night, after they had

in Roland’s arms with her eyes shut, she was about to pass out from exhaustion.

tapped

asked

her forehead again and said softly, "Isabel, there’s something I want to tell

“What is it?”

company tomorrow, there’s an agreement I need

hardly had the energy left to process what was said,