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.

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

eyes at the

saw what the paper said,

to Noah Brown or Zoe Duncan by

meant she’s not her dad and

She’s not a Brown.

at the report, Rita’s head

the hoarse voice of Amelia rang again, Rita

were than fix on the seal at the right corner of the paper, she murmured. “SK hospital… Michael, if I’m not mistaken, you worked atSK hospital when you

“Right.” Michael nodded.

so difficult for

that as if she was to look in to

for a second at her gaze, then frustration spread in his

Rita doesn’t believe him.

smiled wryly. “If you don't believe me, ask your father to do the test

her,

she drifted off, Michael whirled to leave

around and added. “I lied to Lillian, I lied to the Burkes, may I’ll lie to someone else in the future. But

Rita felt conflicted looking at where Michael

however, was relieved. “Rita, I knew you wouldn’t believe

was bewildered as she watched Rita walk out the

She said curtly,

room, the calmness on her face was slowly replaced

in his seat outside the restaurant

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 through the rear

He wanted to.

But…

Rita didn't believe him.

to tell her

he and Liam were

it little credence if Michael

to

he believed that with the clue he just provided Rita, she would soon find out the truth herself.

to do now was to

went back to her apartment after

a pillow in her bed, looking at the report

and jarred