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.

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

that, she hurriedly left, leaving Austin

is no one else to

no one to blame

his promise and being

only known each other for one year before they decided to get

the

with no purpose

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

now on, she had no one to depend

a deep breath, straightened

manager of the hotel asked some basic interview questions and then brought Nicole to the general manager's

Have

a kind young man in his early twenties. There was

your hotel recruiting new employees. I think I'm quite suitable to work for your

said eloquently with

then, Miss Du... Do you currently

Nicole was stunned.

I don't," she answered,

takes time for our hotel to train new staff.

shrugged and said

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

that Nicole would be so frank. He said with pity, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have

I'm over

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

soon as today!" she

other formalities," the general manager said to the lobby

still confused until

would go so quickly and

a regular employee in three months. When this happens, your salary will be adjusted according to the performance during your probation period. The company

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

were enough for

just use her salary to pay for her mother's

raced with

the divorce immediately. Afraid that her mother would be worried

hotel was easier

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

arranged to clean

the cleaning car out of the elevator. When she looked up, she saw

man was on the phone, frowning slightly. He seemed to have encountered something that made him unhappy. His thin lips were tightly closed. After

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

'Jacob...'