Chapter 8
In the following days, I embarked on a learning mode.
The matter of the divorce was communicated by my parents to Malcolm’s parents.
Just when I thought everything was over.
One morning, as I returned home after finishing breakfast, I saw Malcolm standing at my doorstep, covered in dust and dirt.
I looked at the date strangely.
It’s true that Malcolm was very dedicated to his career, working long hours on weekdays.
He would always choose the latter when anything clashed with a workday.
Even our engagement banquet was postponed because he had to work overtime.
But now, he has left his work and come here.
Malcolm looked at me, seemingly hurt by the indifference on my face, and tightly grasped my hand.
“Could you please stop making a fuss?”
What? I found it extremely ridiculous.
I pushed him away and wearily pressed my forehead.
“What are you still doing here? Haven’t you made it clear?” “Made it clear about what!! You fucking left me like trash and ran away.”
Malcolm excitedly interrupted me.
I looked at him in surprise, and Malcolm showed a rare vulnerability.
His eyes were red, as if tears were welling up inside.
He awkwardly turned his head and then took out a ring from his pocket.
He grabbed my hand and pulled it inside.
I didn’t argue with him and let him take me up.
It turned out to be the one I had wanted before getting engaged.
It happened to be Ashley’s birthday at that time, and even more dramatically, both of us chose the same ring.
The result can be imagined, Malcolm gave her the diamond ring.
“She was my mom’s goddaughter, which means she was my sister. What happened to her?”
It has been three years since the man who gallantly helped me retrieve my wallet has completely changed.
My feelings for him had long been exhausted. “Is it because of this ring?”
Malcolm looked at me with hope in his eyes.
My gaze shifted from the ring to his face.
Cold and distant, he said, “What I wanted was not this ring, but your choice when we were selecting it.”
“Malcolm, at such crucial moments, your choices have never been about me.”
