Sweet Sorrow

Early the next morning, Nicole was waiting at the door of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

Austin arrived there late, almost an hour since Nicole got there.

"Let's go," Nicole said coldly.

However, Austin didn't budge. He grabbed Nicole's arm and said with his head down, "Nicole, I just want to say that I'm really sorry."

His words made Nicole burst into tears again.

"You know I love you," he continued with tenderness and reluctance in his eyes.

But after what happened yesterday, these sweet words sounded so ironic.

"You really make me sick," Nicole said with a smirk.

With a frown, he gave Nicole a meaningful look, and let go of her hand. Nicole went ahead inside, and he quietly followed behind her.

Blinking, Nicole tilted her head up, trying to prevent the tears to fall down from her eyes.

'There is nothing to cry about.

He's not worth it.'

The process was quick and easy, and so they came out of the building soon enough.

Nicole walked out of the Civil Affairs Bureau with the divorce certificate and felt very sad.

A year ago, when they came to get the marriage license, Austin excitedly embraced Nicole, beaming widely at her with so much love in his eyes. "This is my wife!" he kept announcing proudly to everyone they passed by on the street. That memory was still so vivid in Nicole's mind, as if it had happened just the other day.

However, everything had changed.

The two of them stood outside the building in an awkward silence. "Where are you going? Let me drive you," Austin finally said.

Nicole shook her head and strode forward.

"No need for that. We are over."

"Nicole!" Austin shouted behind her.

Nicole stopped but didn't turn around.

"Don't get mad at Sabina, okay?"

It was like a sharp sword stabbed into Nicole's chest.

"This was all my fault. She really had nothing to do with this. If you have anyone to blame, it should be me," Austin said in a strained voice.

turned around, a mocking smile forming on her lips. "Don't worry. I don't blame either of

hurriedly left, leaving Austin

one else to blame,' she thought

no one to blame but

blamed herself for trusting his promise and being moved so easily at such a

to get married. This experience

around the

walked slowly, with no purpose

hotel. There was a poster beside the

no one to depend

took a deep breath, straightened her back and

asked some basic interview questions and then brought Nicole

right? Have

general manager was a kind young man in

name is Nicole Du. I saw your hotel recruiting new employees. I think I'm quite suitable to work

eloquently

general manager smiled, "Well then, Miss Du... Do

Nicole was stunned.

I don't," she answered, shaking her head

to train new staff. It would be a lot more difficult if

general manager shrugged and

I have just recently gotten divorced. I don't think I would want to be in a relationship anytime soon. Plus, I don't have any children yet. That's

so frank. He

okay. I'm

toughness in Nicole's eyes. "Miss Du, when

soon as today!" she said

and other formalities," the general manager said to the lobby manager without

until she

that everything would

to the performance during your probation period. The company will equip you with five social insurances and the housing fund..." The

salary and free food and accommodation, Nicole couldn't catch everything that he said to

just those were

to pay for

raced with

divorce immediately. Afraid that her mother

the hotel was easier than Nicole

and polite, and all the hotel colleagues were fond of her. She soon became a part of the

arranged to clean up the presidential

When she looked up, she saw a man standing

the phone, frowning slightly. He seemed to have encountered something that made him unhappy. His thin lips were tightly closed. After a while, he

corridor shone on him, and his side shadow was tall and straight. The well-tailored suit made him look as fair and handsome as

'Jacob...'