Under Scarlet\u2019s still gaze, Ellen froze mid\u2013motion. The atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emily, on the bed, looked like she was about to take her last breath. \u201cWho knows how many more chances I\u2019ll get to eat KFC in this lifetime\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet didn\u2019t cause a fuss or accuse her of faking an illness. She simply said, \u201cIf you\u2019re really craving it, you can have a couple of bites. But you can\u2019t eat too much of these things. You need to be mindful of your own health.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Emily sensed something off in Scarlet\u2019s tone and noticed the bag in her hand, she panicked. She sprang upright, as if she had miraculously recovered. \u201cWhere are you going with your things? Are you leaving?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you already know about William and me getting divorced?\u201d Scarlet asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emily couldn\u2019t keep up the act anymore. She threw off the blanket and got up from the bed. \u201cYou two were doing just fine before. Why divorce? Did that little brat bully you again just now? I\u2019ll beat him to death!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet quickly stopped the furious Emily from storming off to discipline her grandson. \u201cWe were never fine to begin with, He doesn\u2019t love me, and I don\u2019t love him anymore. I only married him because of you. We agreed on three years. And now that your health is okay, there\u2019s no need to force it anymore.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho says he doesn\u2019t love you? Don\u2019t listen to the nonsense other people say. I know my grandson\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe told me himself,\u201d Scarlet said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d Emily nearly lost her breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet helped her lie back down in bed. She sat beside her for a while, then spoke softly. \u201cGrandma, these three years have been really hard for me. I wasn\u2019t happy at all. Please don\u2019t force me anymore, okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing how quiet and composed she was, Emily\u2019s eyes reddened with heartbreak. \u201cHow did this happen\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet smiled at her, deliberately lightening her tone. \u201cEven though we\u2019re getting divorced and I won\u2019t be part of the Cooper family anymore, you\u2019ll always be my family. I\u2019ll come and see you often. If you miss me, just call me. What we have has nothing to do with them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She tucked the blanket around Emily, picked up her bag, and got up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emily threw off the blanket and stood up. \u201cI\u2019ll walk you out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet couldn\u2019t argue, so Ellen helped drape a thick coat over Emily\u2019s shoulders, Lester was already waiting in the courtyard. The heater in the car was on, so it wasn\u2019t cold at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u2019s hand and kept talking, offering reminder after reminder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the end, when she truly had nothing left to say, she finally let go reluctantly. \u201cText me when you get home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Enduring her hurt, Scarlet replied, \u201cI know. I\u2019m leaving now, Grandma.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once the car pulled out of the courtyard and Emily\u2019s 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the sobs lodged in her throat finally broke free, the muffled sounds made Lester glance back several times.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As a driver, he wasn\u2019t supposed to comment on his employers\u2018 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. \u201cMr. Cooper actually cares about you a lot..\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlet pressed her sleeve to her eyes and gradually calmed herself. \u201cLester, you\u2019re the only one in the world who says that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Withdraw $50 today\u00a0<\/p>\n
X CLOSE\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 90\u00a0<\/p>\n
212\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lester let out a quiet sigh. He didn\u2019t 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u2019t aware of how he had cradled her, pinched her nose, caressed her face, and talked to her while she slept soundly against his chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had said, \u201cYou\u2019re dead asleep. I could sell you off, and you wouldn\u2019t even know. Scarlet, if I sold you off, would you be able to find your way home?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, he changed his mind, leaned down, and kissed her lips. \u201cNever mind. I won\u2019t sell you. You\u2019re so stupid. I\u2019m afraid you wouldn\u2019t make it back.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Withdraw $50 today\u00a0<\/p>\n
Under Scarlet\u2019s still gaze, Ellen froze mid\u2013motion. The atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.\u00a0 Emily, on the bed, looked like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-end-of-the-contractstart-of-his-obsession"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13576"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13614,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13576\/revisions\/13614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}