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By the time Edmund woke up the next morning, it was already late in the day.
After he opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling for a while, he jumped out of bed immediately.
This isn't Cooper residence. It's one of the properties I bought a few years ago.
Suddenly, footsteps rang out from outside. A young woman in a beige knitted top and short grey skirt entered the
room upon hearing the movements inside.
“Are you awake?”
Holding a bowl of hot broth in her hand, she was none other than his legally married wife, Tillie.
Edmund's heart tightened the moment he saw her.
“Why am I here? Didn't we return to Cooper residence last night?” he demanded in displeasure. After that, he lay
down again, as soreness reverberated throughout his body.
Meanwhile, Tillie put the broth down on the table beside the bed.
“You were drunk last night and insisted on coming here. Hence, I have no choice but to comply.”
Laying in bed, Edmund finally fell silent.
After retracting his gaze from Tillie, he closed his eyes to rest briefly before sitting back up.
It was true that he disliked staying at Cooper residence.
After all, he was constantly irritated by the sight of Tillie. But since it was the holidays, he spent a few days there out
of respect for her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt looks like I was really drunk last night.
Edmund proceeded to the bathroom.
Just when he lifted the toilet bowl cover to poop, the wobbliness in his legs struck again. Also, the soreness in his
hips felt as if he had done something vigorous the night before.
It actually aches every time I move. This is really weird, for I didn't do anything yesterday.
After washing up, Edmund came out of the bathroom.
“Let's go.”
He grabbed his jacket and prepared to head back to the Cooper residence.
However, Tillie, who was in the living room, didn't follow him out as expected. Instead, she watched him come down
while remaining seated on the couch.
“Edmund, I need to talk to you.”
Talk? About what? Can it be that my sisters have caused trouble again? And that I need to clean up their mess?
Edmund's reflex was to think about his sisters, causing his expression to darken.
All these years, Tillie had managed the Cooper family affairs very well, to the extent that Edmund could delegate it
entirely to her. It was for the same reason that he had to constantly hear from her about the problems his useless
sisters caused.
Nevertheless, Edmund bore with it.
“What do you want to talk about? If they have gone overboard again, I'll teach them a lesson despite it being the
new year.”
“It's not them.”
A hint of disappointment descended upon Tillie's face when she saw his expression.
That's how he always is. Without a doubt, he only cares about the Cooper family and his own affairs. I have never
ever been a priority to him at all.
Lowering her head, Tillie brought something out of her bag.
“It's about this, Edmund. Let's get divorced.”
“What did you just say?”
Finally, she had managed to elicit a response from Edmund. When his gaze fell upon her, she saw for the very first
time the astonishment in his eyes.
“Divorce? Are you pulling my leg?”
“No, Edmund. I'm serious. My father's health is deteriorating. Hence, I plan to return to our hometown with him so
that he can rest there. Given that I'm the only child, there's no way I can ignore my parents,” Tillie calmly explained
with barely any emotion on her face.
Her sadness, reluctance, and distraught were all well hidden.
Edmund stared at her as a sudden sense of dread set upon him. Before he could even digest her words, he
demanded angrily, “What's the meaning of this? Are you abandoning your family for your father's sake?”
Tillie was speechless.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmEdmund continued, “What's wrong with you? Is it necessary to make such a stupid decision over a matter like that?
Come home with me right now!”
With that, he stormed out of the house.
Meanwhile, Tillie was stunned as she watched his leaving silhouette.
Is he unwilling to do so?
Back at Oceanic Estate, Sasha and the rest of the family had woken up early as they prepared for their trip to
Avenport.
Jonathan asked, “How is Solomon going to entertain all of you? After all, they have children on their own, while
Ichika is pregnant.”
Jonathan was upset that everyone was going to visit their relatives, leaving him alone at home.
Sasha was naturally amused by his response.
“Grandpa, don't worry. There will still be many relatives around. We are only staying there for a short while.”
“Hmph!”
In the end, Devin relented and stayed back with his son, Jeffrey.
At the same time, Sebastian requested one of the triplets to stay back too. Thus, Vivian volunteered with the
excuse that it was inappropriate for Kurt to go.
After all, Kurt had to take care of his sister, Nina. Also, it would be weird for him to make the visit during the
holidays since he wasn't related to the Hayeses at all.q
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