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.

smile forming on her

she hurriedly left,

else to blame,'

one to

trusting his promise and being moved so easily at

for one year before they decided to

around the corner, Nicole

slowly, with no purpose

hotel. There was a poster beside the

now on, she had no one to depend on but

a deep breath, straightened her back

interview

right? Have

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

Du. I saw your hotel recruiting new employees. I think I'm quite suitable

said eloquently with great

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

Nicole was stunned.

don't," she answered, shaking

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

manager shrugged and

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

He said with pity,

I'm

eyes. "Miss Du,

work as soon as today!" she

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

was still confused until she got her

would go so quickly

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 period. The company will equip you with five

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

just those were enough for

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

thoughts raced

that her mother would be worried

was easier than Nicole

and polite, and all the hotel colleagues were fond

arranged to clean

When she looked up, she

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

on him, and his side shadow was tall and straight. The well-tailored suit

'Jacob...'