Chapter 7

Six months had passed in the blink of an eye.

My boutique inn finally opened as planned.

The afternoon sun was just right.

I often sat with a few friends, sipping tea.

We chatted about trivial matters, enjoying the moment.

Life after leaving Escent Roland had never been more peaceful.

Suddenly, my phone rang.

It was Olivia Sherwood, my best friend.

"Darling, it's time to come back."

"The divorce hearing is tomorrow."

"Alright," I replied softly.

That night, I booked a flight.

The next day in court.

Escent still refused to divorce.

Surprisingly, Sophia Lefèvre didn't show up.

Escent recounted our past.

The bangle, the gifts, every little detail.

The judge was moved.

The final verdict was to reconvene another day.

As I stepped out of the courthouse.

A white car suddenly sped towards me.

Sophia was at the wheel.

She pressed the accelerator to the floor.

Her face twisted in rage.

"Bitch! Die!"

"If you hadn't taken Escent from me."

"I wouldn't have impulsively married that scumbag."

"Quick marriage, quick divorce, now I'm a divorcee!"

"Why is it that even after you left."

"He still won't marry me?"

"He even blames me!"

"Did you cast a spell on him?"

The car was heading straight for me.

I stood frozen.

Unable to move.

Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared.

Escent pushed me out of the way.

The sound of impact was deafening.

He was thrown onto the road.

Blood pooled around him.

Security quickly controlled the scene.

Someone called the police.

I looked at him lying in a pool of blood.

My heart remained unmoved.

I turned to leave.

But he grabbed my ankle.

He pleaded, blood gurgling from his mouth.

"Wife, I was wrong."

"Please forgive me."

The movement aggravated his wounds.

Blood flowed faster.

I looked down coldly.

"Escent, I really want a divorce."

"Stop clinging."

"Your actions only disgust me."

He let go, stunned.

His lips moved slightly.

I pursed my lips.

Quickly got into Olivia's car.

I didn't want to stay a moment longer.

The next day, I flew back to the inn.

Six months later.

I returned to Yichun again.

This time.

The divorce decree finally came through.

That night, Olivia and I celebrated with hotpot.

"Those two got what they deserved."

"Escent was left half-paralyzed."

"Sophia was sentenced to prison."

I was surprised.

"Escent let her go to jail?"

Olivia gulped her cola.

"He hates her now."

"He blames her for everything."

"The divorce, his disability, it's all her fault."

"Besides."

"His parents won't let her off either."

I blinked.

Picked up some duck blood and ate it.

"Whatever."

"I'm single now."

"Let's go out tonight."

"Yes, ma'am!"

Epilogue

Another six months passed.

I heard an old piece of gossip.

About Escent and Sophia's past.

I heard that Eleanor Roland, Escent's mother.

Not only investigated Sophia.

But also consulted a fortune teller about their compatibility.

The fortune teller shook his head at their birth charts.

He sighed heavily.

"Not good."

"Their astrological signs clash."

"Their marriage prospects are very poor."

"This woman's birth chart."

"Will bring great misfortune to your son."

"There will be a major disaster in the Year of the Dragon."

"If they remain in contact."

"Great calamity will surely follow."

Eleanor was terrified.

That's why she sent Sophia abroad.

When I heard this gossip.

I was sitting in the inn's garden.

Playing chess with my boy toy.

Coincidentally.