Brayden paused for a while.But in a few seconds, he came back to his senses.
He closed the thermos, covered it, and put it aside.He took the tissue and used it to clean the small
table.
Then he went into a room to wash his hands.
After that, he came out and sat on a sofa.
"Olivia, sit down.’’ Olivia had been waiting for him to speak.
Now that he finally said it, she did not feel relaxed either.
Olivia sat on the sofa and looked at Brayden.
Brayden also looked at her.
"You just said divorce.I want to know what you think."
He looked at her seriously, as if he was discussing something with her.
He was serious and focused.
Olivia nodded and said bluntly, "We're not suitable for each other.’’
"What's not suitable?"
"It was not suitable in all respects."
The atmosphere was quiet.
Brayden stopped asking.
But he kept looking at her as if he wanted to see into her mind through her eyes.
With his hands crossed and pressed against his lips, Brayden looked down for a moment and then
looked up at her, "Olivia, let me tell you what I think"
Olivia paused and said, "Okay"
"We are husband and wife by name now, and it is a concrete fact no matter what happened."
"And now if you divorce me, what happens after that? You don't need to live anymore?"
"You need to live, you need to work, you will meet men in your life and in your work, you will have
contact with them, they will have a good impression of you, they will pursue you.And after Everett finds
out, you will hide again, so you want to spend the rest of your life hiding?"
Olivia clenched her hands.
Brayden looked into her eyes and continued, "We don't get divorced.We will live like normal couples
do, during which Everett may do things bad to us.But so what?"
"Can he kill me or your parents?"
"Impossible.He won't do that.Since he won't do that, why are you afraid?"
Olivia shook her head, "You can live a better life.You can live happily without getting hurt.’’ Brayden
smiled, "Happy? What is happiness?"
"Is it happiness to lie on the same bed with someone you don't love and remain silent? Having dinner
with someone you don't love at the same table, without any warmth, is that happiness?"
"If you think it's happiness, then I don't think so.I think it's pain.’’ Olivia was silent.
Brayden took her hands, placed them in his palm, wrapped it up, and looked at her in an affectionate
manner, "Olivia, the happiness in your mind is not the happiness I want.The happiness you think is not
the happiness I want either.Do you understand?"
Olivia looked up, her clear eyes were clouded with confusion, "But what happened that night made me
feel ugly.I can't forgive myself for allowing such a thing happened in my marriage."
She really couldn't forgive herself.So, after she married him, she...couldn't make love to him.
What would he get from such a marriage? Brayden held her hand tightly like shells hid the pearl safely.
His palms became hot.
"If that's what you want to say, then you can blame me.I got our marriage certificate behind your back."
Let her condemn him like this.
Olivia shook her head, "I don't blame you.I was the one who broke the promise, as I promised you to
get the certificate."
Brayden smiled, "You think I didn't know you left?"
Olivia was stunned.
Brayden smiled, "I knew it, I knew it before you had left.But I didn't stop you, as I wanted you to fulfill
your dream and leave no regrets.Of course, I was despicable for once.I secretly took the household
registrations to get the certificate.I want to tie you up for the rest of your life.’
"So, Olivia, don't feel sorry for me.Don't push me away for all sorts of reasons.I'll give you a lifetime to
figure this out.I don't believe he can spend the rest of his life fighting with us.’’ Brayden's words touched
Olivia's heart.
She felt a little warmed and her heart began to beat vigorously.She looked at him seriously, "I can't
sleep with you.Is that also okay?"
"If you love a person, you can accept everything of the lover.If you do not love a person, you cannot
stand anything."
"Olivia, I love you.Even though you will give me nothing in this life and just stay by my side, I will still be
happy and glad.’’
It was late at night.
Brayden fell asleep.
Olivia stayed near the bed and watched him.
There wear tears in her eyes.
Brayden was right.
Running away would never solve the problem.
The more she ran away, the more Everett would push her to the dead end.
Just like this time.
She was in pain, she was in despair, and she was numb.
But if she went up to fight against him, no matter what, even though it might be painful to her, she
would not feel troublesome nor hopeless.
Olivia went to the nurse station and asked for paper and pen, and began to draw on the small table.
From this night onwards, she would stand up again to welcome the storm waiting for her, no matter
how big the storm would be.
Preston came out of the conference room after the meeting.
He raised his wrist to check the time.
It was 10:50.
It had been almost 24 hours since Everett sued those people and 32 hours since Olivia called him.
She hadn't sent him the drawings nor called him.
Did she make up her mind to resign? Preston frowned and walked into the president's office.
As soon as he entered the president's office, his phone rang.
He then stopped and picked up his phone immediately.
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