novelxo Chapter 231
Chapter 231
Theodore silently kept the documents and put them back in his jacket.
“Do you feel relieved now? Have a good rest, and wait for a suitable heart donor. You’ll be fine.”
“Theo, do you know?” A trace of melancholy flashed past Cynthia’s eyes. “I originally felt hopeless and was imagining the worst, but now … I waited for the day when you’re finally divorced, and now, my heart is filled with hope again. I know you’ll marry me because you’re a man of your word. I’ll survive this no matter what, and live to be your wife.”
Compared to how emotional Cynthia looked, Theodore was exceptionally calm. His face was showing hardly any emotion. He simply nodded, and said, “Don’t be so agitated. Keep yourself calm, or it won’t be good for y
your heart.
Cynthia could see the calm on Theodore’s face, and felt slightly annoyed. Now that he was divorced and could finally marry her, he should be over the moon. But why didn’t he look happy at all?
Didn’t he want to divorce Rosalie?
Cynthia felt uneasy the more she thought about it. She kept telling herself that Theodore cared for her, but she couldn’t ignore the indifference he was exuding and the disappointment in his eyes.
After a moment’s thought, she said with feigned empathy, “Theo, I know you two have been together for a long time and you treat her like your sister. The sudden divorce probably left you feeling a little empty inside.”
She held his hand, and gently rubbed her fingers across the back of his hand.
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Chapter 231
Theodore silently kept the documents and put them back in his jacket.
“Do you feel relieved now? Have a good rest, and wait for a suitable heart donor. You’ll be fine.”
“Theo, do you know?” A trace of melancholy flashed past Cynthia’s eyes. “I originally felt hopeless and was imagining the worst, but now
I waited for the day when you’re finally divorced, and now, my heart is filled with hope again. I know you’ll marry me because you’re a man of your word. I’ll survive this no matter what, and live to be your wife.”
Compared to how emotional Cynthia looked, Theodore was exceptionally calm. His face was showing hardly any emotion. He simply nodded, and said, “Don’t be so agitated. Keep yourself calm, or it won’t be good for your heart.”
Cynthia could see the calm on Theodore’s face, and felt slightly annoyed. Now that he was divorced and could finally marry her, he should be over the moon. But why didn’t he look happy at all?
Didn’t he want to divorce Rosalie?
Cynthia felt uneasy the more she thought about it. She kept telling herself that Theodore cared for her, but she couldn’t ignore the indifference he was exuding and the disappointment in his eyes.
After a moment’s thought, she said with feigned empathy, “Theo, I know you two have been together for a long time and you treat her like your sister. The sudden divorce probably left you feeling a little empty inside.”
She held his hand, and gently rubbed her fingers across the back of his hand.
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“But trust me, this is all temporary. You’ll feel much better with time. She’s lived with you for so long, it’s normal that you need time to adjust to the sudden separation, even if you don’t like her.”
Then, she gave him a tender smile.
“I’ll give you time to adjust to it. Don’t be anxious. Let’s take things slow.”
They were now divorced, anyway.
It was a matter of time that she and Theodore would be married.
Cynthia therefore didn’t mind feigning empathy and pretending to be patient.
“Oh yes, Theo. What are your plans after the divorce? Will you be moving out or will she be the one to do so? And…”
“I’m moving out,” Theodore said. “I’ve given her the house we lived in before. I also gave her five percent of SK Enterprise’s shares.”
Cynthia’s mind buzzed, on the verge of explosion.
Upon hearing him say ‘five percent of SK Enterprise’s shares‘, she felt a jolt of electricity coursing through her veins. She could almost hear her blood rushing in her ears.
It wasn’t even an exaggeration to say that she felt her world tilting on
its axis.
She didn’t mind Theodore giving Rosalie that house. She didn’t want a house that Rosalie lived in before, anyway.
But… Was Theodore crazy, giving her five percent of SK Enterprise’s shares? How could he do that?!
Rosalie was now a rich woman who could live in the lap of luxury without doing any work. She was free to do whatever she pleased and go anywhere in the world she wanted to!
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Beep, beep, beep!
The medical alarm suddenly sounded. Cynthia felt her heartbeat accelerate, and her breathing became labored.
“Cindy!” Theodore stood up at once. He turned and yelled, “Doctor!”
Very soon, medical workers rushed in and managed to calm Cynthia down. The alarm died down as her heart rate returned to normal.
The doctor injected tranquilizers into her drip, and she was soon sound asleep. Theodore didn’t head in and remained outside her ward, for fear of disrupting her rest.
The doctor told him that her dangerously fast heart rate was due to emotional agitation. Given her heart condition, any minor issue was enough to upset her.
Theodore remembered that Cynthia became agitated when he told her about him giving Rosalie five percent of SK Enterprise’s shares,
Was Cynthia of the opinion that he gave Rose too much, and that she couldn’t accept it?
Her bodily response wouldn’t lie. This issue mattered very much to
her.
Was five percent shares a lot? Theodore didn’t think so.