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.

lip and turned around, a mocking smile forming on her lips. "Don't worry. I don't

she hurriedly left,

else to blame,'

to blame but

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

each other for one year before they decided to get married. This experience should be

the corner, Nicole slowed

with no purpose

to walk in front of a hotel. There was a poster beside the door saying that they had a

she had no

a deep breath, straightened

manager of the hotel asked some basic interview

right? Have a

surprise, the general manager was a kind young man in his early twenties. There was a faint smile

to meet you. My name is Nicole Du. I saw your hotel recruiting new employees.

said eloquently with

"Well then, Miss Du... Do you currently have a

Nicole was stunned.

answered, shaking her head

good. It takes time for our hotel to train new staff. It would be a lot more difficult if

manager shrugged

fact, 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

He said with pity, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pried so

okay. I'm over

eyes. "Miss

I can work as soon as today!"

regulations and other formalities," the general manager said to the lobby

still confused until she got

didn't expect that everything would go

months. When this happens, your salary will be adjusted according to the performance during your probation period. The company will equip you with five social insurances and the

her salary and free food and accommodation, Nicole couldn't catch

just those were

those perks, she could easily just use her salary to pay for

thoughts raced with

didn't tell her family about the divorce immediately. Afraid that her mother would be

was easier

were fond of her. She soon became

was arranged to clean up the

elevator. When she looked

that made him unhappy. His thin lips were tightly closed. After a while, he simply said a few

yellow light in the corridor shone on him, and his side shadow was tall and

'Jacob...'