Chapter 8
Seven years ago, when they had just tied the knot, Helena had only set up one big bed in the villa, hoping it would help her and Calvin grow closer.
Now, with her gaze lowered, she said, “It’s late. If Kate plans to move in, it’ll have to wait till tomorrow. There’s no spare room tonight.”
Kate hesitated. “But it’s raining heavily outside…”
Helena said sarcastically, “I also biked through the storm. What? Can’t handle a little rain? How are you going to care for Calvin like that?”
Kate looked flustered. “That’s not what I meant.
Calvin stepped in front of her, his voice flat. “Kate doesn’t feel well. She’s staying. You’re already soaked–go get a hotel.”
Helena felt her chest tighten. She stared at him in disbelief, but he still looked cold and showed no sign of regret.
A few coughs suddenly burst out of her. A metallic taste filled her mouth. “Fine,” she said, then walked out without another word.
The driver was already waiting. She opened the car door, sank into the back seat, and said weakly, “Take me to the hospital.”
She was too drained to keep going.
After cleaning the wound and getting three stitches without any anesthesia, Helena lay in bed with an IV drip.
She didn’t open her phone to check the live camera at home like she used
- to.
Chapte
The moment she decided to give up, she stopped
and Kate were doing.
Maybe they were lying on the bed, or maybe they were just sitting close, going over historical research like a couple in sync.
Either way, Helena told herself it wouldn’t matter to her much longer.
Suddenly, her phone buzzed with an email from a lawyer.
“Hello, Ms. Ziegler. The updated divorce papers are in your inbox. If everything looks fine, you can sign and send them to the court tomorrow.”
Helena pursed her lips and replied, “Alright.”
Then, she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
The next day, her assistant hit a roadblock while trying to apply for her overseas residency due to the lack of relevant documents. Helena suddenly remembered they were locked inside the villa’s safe.
Without waiting around, she rushed straight there from the hospital. To her surprise, Kate wasn’t home. Calvin was alone in the living room, scribbling notes for his research.
Helena quickly noticed his wedding ring was gone. It only took one night of living under the same roof, and the ring already tossed aside.
Was
She let out a bitter laugh and asked, “Calvin, where’s your ring?”
He paused, then muttered, “Maybe… by the bed.”
“Is that so?” she replied, her voice steady.
Calvin pursed his lips tightly.
Helena used to care a lot about his wedding ring. One time, during
a
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business trip, he forgot it at a hotel. She drove there right away and spent. the whole night looking for it, but came up empty.
The hotel staff offered to pay for the loss, but she wouldn’t accept that. She went over everything in detail and wouldn’t stop until she got it back. The situation got so intense that the police even showed up.
Calvin had stood there awkwardly as a crowd gathered. He tugged at her hand a few times, trying to get her to leave, but she refused.
When she brought up the ring, she seemed completely overwhelmed, focused only on finding it. So now, he said reflexively, “I’ll go upstairs and check.”
But for the first time, Helena just replied calmly, “That won’t be necessary.”
