Under Scarlet’s still gaze, Ellen froze mid–motion. The atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.
Emily, on the bed, looked like she was about to take her last breath. “Who knows how many more chances I’ll get to eat KFC in this lifetime…”
Scarlet didn’t cause a fuss or accuse her of faking an illness. She simply said, “If you’re really craving it, you can have a couple of bites. But you can’t eat too much of these things. You need to be mindful of your own health.”
When Emily sensed something off in Scarlet’s tone and noticed the bag in her hand, she panicked. She sprang upright, as if she had miraculously recovered. “Where are you going with your things? Are you leaving?”
“Do you already know about William and me getting divorced?” Scarlet asked.
Emily couldn’t keep up the act anymore. She threw off the blanket and got up from the bed. “You two were doing just fine before. Why divorce? Did that little brat bully you again just now? I’ll beat him to death!”
Scarlet quickly stopped the furious Emily from storming off to discipline her grandson. “We were never fine to begin with, He doesn’t love me, and I don’t love him anymore. I only married him because of you. We agreed on three years. And now that your health is okay, there’s no need to force it anymore.”
“Who says he doesn’t love you? Don’t listen to the nonsense other people say. I know my grandson…”
“He told me himself,” Scarlet said.
“What?” Emily nearly lost her breath.
Scarlet helped her lie back down in bed. She sat beside her for a while, then spoke softly. “Grandma, these three years have been really hard for me. I wasn’t happy at all. Please don’t force me anymore, okay?”
Seeing how quiet and composed she was, Emily’s eyes reddened with heartbreak. “How did this happen…”
Scarlet smiled at her, deliberately lightening her tone. “Even though we’re getting divorced and I won’t be part of the Cooper family anymore, you’ll always be my family. I’ll come and see you often. If you miss me, just call me. What we have has nothing to do with them.”
She tucked the blanket around Emily, picked up her bag, and got up.
Emily threw off the blanket and stood up. “I’ll walk you out.”
Scarlet couldn’t argue, so Ellen helped drape a thick coat over Emily’s shoulders, Lester was already waiting in the courtyard. The heater in the car was on, so it wasn’t cold at all.
Emily walked Scarlet all the way to the car, repeatedly instructing Lester to make sure Scarlet was safely delivered right to her doorstep before returning. She held Scarlet’s hand and kept talking, offering reminder after reminder.
In the end, when she truly had nothing left to say, she finally let go reluctantly. “Text me when you get home.”
Enduring her hurt, Scarlet replied, “I know. I’m leaving now, Grandma.”
Once the car pulled out of the courtyard and Emily’s figure disappeared from the rearview mirror, Scarlet could no longer hold back her tears. She bent forward and covered her eyes. Tears slowly filled her palms and spilled through her fingers.
When the sobs lodged in her throat finally broke free, the muffled sounds made Lester glance back several times.
As a driver, he wasn’t supposed to comment on his employers‘ private affairs. However, Scarlet was about the same age as his own daughter, and watching her cry like that made it impossible not to feel moved. “Mr. Cooper actually cares about you a lot..
Scarlet pressed her sleeve to her eyes and gradually calmed herself. “Lester, you’re the only one in the world who says that.”
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Lester let out a quiet sigh. He didn’t know how things had ended up like this. The couple had been so affectionate right after getting married, and it was obvious they both cared deeply for each other.
He thought of that time Scarlet got drunk at a bar and William went to pick her up. On the drive home, William held her the entire way as she lay in his lap. Scarlet was so drunk that she wasn’t aware of how he had cradled her, pinched her nose, caressed her face, and talked to her while she slept soundly against his chest.
He had said, “You’re dead asleep. I could sell you off, and you wouldn’t even know. Scarlet, if I sold you off, would you be able to find your way home?”
Then, he changed his mind, leaned down, and kissed her lips. “Never mind. I won’t sell you. You’re so stupid. I’m afraid you wouldn’t make it back.”
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