I Want a Divorce by Nadia Gordon

Chapter 554 Is That All?

Sean chuckled softly as he sat down beside Abigail and gazed at Scarlett’s sleeping face. He gently spoke, “When I was young, my parents passed away and my grandparents raised me. The year they died, I was struck by a grave illness that affected both my physical and mental

health.”

Abigail remained silent, gnawing at her straw.

“People say that men don’t cry easily, but I couldn’t help but sob my heart out every day,” he confessed, having already forgotten the trauma of losing his parents.

He believed that he would never recover from the pain, but time proved to be cruel. Gradually, all the pain and sorrow he felt faded away.

She looked at him intently. “What happened next?”

“A month later, I didn’t cry as often as before. A year later, I stopped crying altogether. Now, I have almost forgotten the agonizing pain I felt back then. At most, I just miss them,” Sean replied, placing a strawberry in his mouth.

“Are

you telling me to cherish the present?” Abigail’s eyes sparkled with clarity.

“Abigail.” He spoke her name solemnly for the first time.

“Just get to the point. There’s no need to be like this,” she said, furrowing her brow.

He gently stroked her hair. “I find it strange. You’ve been away from them for over 20 years, yet time hasn’t worn away their love for you. Is it because I am naturally cold-hearted? Is that why time can erode my love for my parents?”

She had no answer for him.

Indeed. Why?

a parent’s love for their children to a one-way stream that rarely flowed

elders she knew often used this analogy to describe the love parents

would always

at Scarlett and wondered if

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overthink it. I’m just expressing my

anything,” she calmly

wasn’t long

the ICU, so it’ll be a while before he wakes up,” he

She simply nodded.

knew that asking her to accept the Pearsons now was too much and too soon,

Everything at the hospital has been taken care of now. Go rest. I’ll have the family driver

in my office,”

to her. Moreover, Kelly might

“O-Okay.” Lawrence felt disappointed.

him and left

out the door before muttering to Lawrence, “You’ve endured over 20 years of agony.

breath and suddenly felt uplifted. “She’s already back. I

for being overly protective of Kelly, nothing about the circumstances can be blamed

the most would be greater than if it were done by anyone else. Still, Sean was satisfied with what the

she has you,”

farewell to Lawrence,

a long time. When Sean walked out of the hospital doors, she

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he asked as he approached

win favor with them is very obvious,” she calmly stated. “You already knew who I was when you agreed to the engagement