Sweet Divorce

As the photos and paper fell on the table, time seemed to stop.

Then almost at the same time, Amelia and Rita’s eyes were drawn to the photos.

Amelia could not make out the words on the paper due to the distance, but still, she got nervous.

Her heart beat fast, anxiety and fear magnifying inside her.

Her body acted fast than her mind. She scrambled up and reached for the photos and paper. “Bullshit! Who are you? You are trying to deceive my granddaughter, aren’t you?”

Amelia didn’t even spare a look on the paper, she just tore them into pieces and threw them on Michael. “Get out!”

Rita seldom saw Amelia to be so furious before, she squinted.

The fragments slapped on Michael’s face. But he didn’t get mad, instead, he smiled. “It’s just some paper, why do you get so anxious, Mrs. Amelia?”

Rita kept silent, her eyes fixing on Amelia’s face to catch every minor change of emotion on it.

Amelia had to yield under Rita’s stare.

She straightened her back after a few seconds and snorted. “Who told you that I am anxious? I just don’t want my granddaughter to get coaxed by you.”

She said toughly whereas in fact she was insecure.

She then grabbed Rita’s hand and then tried to leave. “Don't listen to him, Rita. Let’s go home.”

But Rita did not even move an inch.

Amelia paused, “Ri…Rita?”

“Grandma…if it’s not true, why are you so afraid?” looking Amelia in her eyes, Rita asked.

Her tone was rather neutral, but Amelia still sensed some coldness in it. That intensify her anxiety.

“Rita is right, why are you so afraid?” Michael said, “A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.”

Michael’s sarcastic tone irritated Amelia, her face sagged down gloomily.

Amelia chose not to answer, but Michael plucked out some more pieces of paper form his coat. “The ones she tore were copies, these are the originals. Originals of the paternity test.”

“Paternity test?” Rita pause, puzzled.

in her hands, his tone softened. “Have a look, Rita. And then you’ll understand

lowered her eyes at

saw what the paper said, her hands shook

Brown is not related to Noah Brown or Zoe Duncan by blood, the

not her dad

She’s not a Brown.

the report, Rita’s head

not!” when the hoarse voice of Amelia rang again, Rita

of the paper, she murmured. “SK hospital… Michael, if I’m not mistaken, you worked atSK hospital when

“Right.” Michael nodded.

difficult for you to forge

him in a way that as if she was to look in to his heart to find

second at her gaze, then frustration spread

Rita doesn’t believe him.

father to do the test with

her, Rita

she drifted off, Michael

lied to the Burkes, may I’ll lie to someone else in the future. But I will

was gone. Rita felt conflicted looking

however, was relieved. “Rita, I knew

bewildered as she watched Rita walk out

She said curtly, and

the room, the calmness

outside the restaurant after

you just tell Rita who her real parents are, and… and how her mother died in a car accident because of Liam Wilson.” Puzzled, Ralph looked at Michael

He wanted to.

But…

Rita didn't believe him.

to tell her

and Liam were foes competing for

little credence if Michael said

not to reveal all the truth

the clue he just provided Rita, she would soon find out the truth herself. The truth that Liam took her

do now

back to her apartment after leaving the

pillow in her bed, looking at

suddenly, her phone rang and