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?

their children to

she knew often used this analogy to describe the love parents felt for

for their children would always be greater than the children’s love

at Scarlett and wondered if

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I’m just expressing my confusion,” Sean said,

anything,”

long before

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

She simply nodded.

was too much and too soon, so he didn’t say anything more about

since you arrived here. Everything at the hospital has

my office,” Abigail

might have lived in the room she

“O-Okay.” Lawrence felt disappointed.

ignored him and left the

door before muttering to Lawrence, “You’ve endured over

“She’s already back. I have

being overly protective of Kelly, nothing about the circumstances can

Lawrence and Scarlett on Abigail’s behalf. However, the pain they felt from being betrayed by the person they trusted the most would be greater than if it were done by anyone else. Still, Sean was satisfied

she has you,” Lawrence

farewell to Lawrence,

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

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asked as he approached

obvious,” she calmly stated. “You already knew who I was when you agreed to the engagement with the Pearsons, didn’t