"You said that you wanted to call Rose, you silly," Sydney said, not sure whether to laugh or cry.

Seeing Theodore right now both made her heart ache and gave her the urge to laugh out loud. He had it coming, really.

"Oh, yes. I wanted to call Rose." Theodore suddenly laughed, his pale and haggard but still handsome face suddenly filling with hope.

This time, he dialed the right number and finally called Rosalie. However, all he heard was the sound of the automated voice over the phone.

"Sorry, the number you've dialed is unavailable. Please try again later..."

Theodore listened all the way till the automated voice message ended. The phone went back to standby mode, and fell from his hand to the couch with a plop.

He suddenly smiled bitterly and helplessly.

"I remember it now," he said. "Rose divorced me. She's no longer my wife."

He felt as though he had woken up from a dream, and realized a fact that he didn't want to realize.

Theodore was stunned with disbelief.

Sydney reminded him exasperatedly, "Silly boy, you have to be clear about the facts. Rose didn't divorce you. You divorced her, did you forget that? You were the one who insisted on the divorce."

heart broke as she looked at her son's state right now, but she

self-derisively. "Right, I was the one who asked for the divorce. But isn't

and hugged the cushion as he said in a

that herself?"

like a lonesome and pitiful little

else can I do? I've already given her a divorce.

shut his eyes in

sorrow in his voice made Sydney raise her hand and

really my

with each other so we can talk things through and become closer, but the ones who really need

of

us.

wet jacket

of

never actually opened up to each other

"Many times," Theodore's voice

he shut his eyes. "Kissing didn't work, hugging

didn't let me

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