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.

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

she hurriedly left,

no one else

one to

promise and being moved so easily

before they decided to get married. This experience should

she turned around the corner, Nicole slowed

with no purpose

front of a hotel. There was a poster beside

had no one to

breath, straightened her back and

the hotel asked some basic interview questions and then brought

right? Have a seat,

general manager was a kind young man in his early twenties. There was a

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

eloquently with great

manager smiled, "Well then, Miss Du... Do you currently

Nicole was stunned.

answered, shaking her head

for our hotel to train new staff. It would be a

shrugged and said

In fact, I have just recently gotten divorced. I don't think I would

He said with pity,

okay. I'm over

general manager admired the toughness in Nicole's eyes. "Miss Du, when can you come in

can work as soon as today!" she

other formalities," the general manager

until she

would

for free here. Your salary of probation period is 3,000. You'll become a regular employee in three months. When this happens, your salary will be adjusted according to the performance during your probation

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

just those were

use her salary to pay for her mother's medical expenses and her

thoughts raced

immediately. Afraid that her mother would be worried about her, she stayed

the hotel was easier than

was quick and polite, and all the hotel colleagues were fond of her. She soon became

entering the hotel, Nicole was arranged to clean up the presidential suite on the eighth

cleaning car out of the elevator. When she looked up, she saw a man standing not far

to have encountered something that made him unhappy. His thin lips were tightly closed. After a while, he simply said a few words over the

light in the corridor shone on him, and his side shadow was tall and straight. The well-tailored

'Jacob...'