My Wife Wants a Divorce by Red Little Fruit

Julien hadn't quit smoking at all. On the contrary, he might still smoke a lot.

It was just that Julien did that behind Sydney's back, so she thought he had quit it.

Now Sydney realized that she had been fooled.

Julien looked at her sulking face and guiltily touched the tip of his nose.

He had not expected that he would make her so dissatisfied by just smoking a cigarette.

Now, he regretted doing that.

Julien took Sydney's hand and said seriously, "I'm sorry. I won't smoke anymore. I'll definitely quit smoking. Don't be angry, okay?"

Sydney squinted at him. "Really?"

"Yes." Julien held up three fingers. "I can swear."

He had a serious face.

Sydney pursed her red lips. "What's the point of swearing? Will your vow come true?"

No.

Julien replied silently in his heart, and he realized that swearing was not very reliable or believable. After a few seconds of silence, he looked at Sydney and asked, "Then what do you think I have to do before you believe me?"

"Who knows?" Sydney said evenly. "Even if I believe you, who knows if you will smoke when I can't see you? You say you won't, but I don't know whether you will keep your word."

This was true.

Julien was silent again.

Then he reached into his pocket, pulled out the cigarettes and the expensive lighter, and put them on the table in front of Sydney.

Sydney looked at the cigarettes and lighter on the table and then at Julien beside her. "What do you mean?"

"You can handle them as you like," Julien said with a sincere face.

He then took her hand carefully. "I will keep my word. I really won't smoke anymore. I'll definitely do what I say and won't disappoint you, so give me a chance, okay?" Julien said seriously.

So Sydney couldn't refuse him.

Sydney forced a smile and finally sighed, "Well, since you look so sincere, I would seem mean if I didn't believe you and didn't give you a chance."

"No." Julien frowned, "You will always be a kind fairy in my eyes."

Sydney laughed, "A fairy? You're a slick talker!"

Julien chuckled, "I will only be like this in front of you."

Sydney glared at him.

She believed that.

"Well, since you said you would quit smoking, then I'll put these things away for you." Sydney reached out, pushed the cigarettes and lighter on the table toward her, and then put them into her bag. Meanwhile, she did not forget to watch Julien to see if he was reluctant.

His expression was very calm throughout, and he did not show any reluctance.

This made Sydney admire Julien.

After putting the bag back on the chair next to her, Sydney looked at Julien and smiled, "I thought that you would be unwilling."

Julien calmly ate his food. "Why should I? I don't have a smoking craving, and I rarely smoke. Otherwise, how would you have just found out I still smoked?" Sydney was convinced.

Indeed, if he were a heavy smoker, he would have been caught smoking by her long ago.

"I just didn't expect that you would hate me to smoke so much," Julien said as he gave her some food.

Sydney ate it, indicating that she was no longer angry with him for smoking.

"I hate it because I care about you and your health. If you weren't my lover, I wouldn't bother with you," Sydney said and rolled her eyes at Julien.

Julien nodded seriously. "Well, rest assured that I won't smoke again. I will keep strong and make you happy in bed."

While saying the last sentence, he was close to her ear, his voice low and seductive.

Sydney's ear itched. She moved aside a little with a red face and glared at Julien.

She thought, 'This rascal is talking dirty.'

She cared about his health because she wanted him to be healthy, not because she wanted him to keep his sexual prowess.

Julien just liked to tease her about these things.

"Stop it. Be serious." Sydney pushed Julien away in annoyance.

Julien laughed and obediently retreated.

Sydney brushed her hair around her ears and took a sip of water before calming down and continuing, "Tell me why you smoked. Did you just go to the bathroom specifically to smoke?" "No." Julien shook his head. "Just because I was bored while watching a play."

"What?" Sydney was surprised. "What kind of play could attract you, who has never cared about such things before? You actually stopped and smoked for it."

This made her quite curious.

"It's about the Madden family," Julien said as he took a sip of his wine.

Sydney blinked. "The Madden family?"

"Yeah." Julien nodded. "What else do you think was worth me watching?"

"That's true." Sydney nodded. "What happened to the Madden family?"

"Clarice had a sudden illness and was taken away by Brandon and his wife."

"A sudden illness?" Sydney was really surprised, her voice raised. "How was that possible? When I saw her in the bathroom, she was fine."

"That's why it's called a sudden illness." Julien lowered his eyes.

Sydney twisted her lips. "Then she's really unlucky. She actually fell sick all of a sudden. Was it serious?"

"She fainted." Julien fondled his glass.

Sydney propped her head up. "That was pretty serious. Could it be genetic?"

She looked at Julien.

Julien was puzzled. "What do you mean?"

"A genetic disease." Sydney shrugged her shoulders. "Brandon has kidney failure, right? And kidney failure is usually genetic. Is Clarice's sudden illness related to Brandon's kidney failure?" When these words came out, Julien's face suddenly changed.

He hadn't realized that kidney failure was a genetic disease before.

Indeed, if someone in a family had this disease, the offspring was very likely to suffer from the same disease.

Brandon had kidney failure, so would Leaf have it too?

After all, Leaf was Brandon's biological daughter.

As he thought about it, Julien stared at Sydney, his thin lips almost pursed into a straight line, his face tense, and his eyes red.

Frightened by his appearance, Sydney opened her red lips and asked, "What's wrong? You make me panic."

"Leaf, how about we find time to go to the hospital for full body checkups?" Julien said as he took her hand. Sydney was surprised. "Full body checkups?"

"Yes." Julien nodded his head.

Sydney tilted her head and said confusedly, "What for? We're talking about Clarice, aren't we? Why do you suddenly get me involved?"

Julien couldn't tell her that because she was Brandon's daughter, he was worried that she would have kidney failure as Brandon did.

Julien could only make an excuse. "Because Clarice's sudden illness made me realize that humans are very fragile. One who looks fine may suddenly collapse. I want to go for checkups with you so that I can rest assured."