Yvette didn't understand why he was asking this, but seeing how readily he sent the money, she figured he was just sympathetic and nothing more.

So, she continued chatting with him. "To be honest, I feel quite free and happy after the divorce. Oddly enough, I don't feel that much pressure," Yvette replied.

As Xavier stared at Yvette's message on the screen, he stopped typing. He couldn't come to terms with what she said. "But why? Is it because you didn't love him?" he asked.

Yvette wasn't sure how to respond. Thinking that he was a stranger she hadn't met, she decided not to hide anything.

"The person who chooses to leave in a marriage usually has thought it over carefully. It doesn't just happen over one reason," she replied.

Glumly, Xavier typed out a few paragraphs, only to delete them.

"If there's nothing else, I'm logging off. Bye," Yvette messaged.

Xavier closed their chat window.

He sat alone for a while, pondering Yvette's words. Feeling the need to get some fresh air, he pushed open the door, only to see Yvette walking toward him with a backpack on her back. Yvette immediately looked away when their eyes met.

she had been talking with someone online today, but Yvette felt strangely embarrassed.

watched her

What a heartless woman!

this how you thank your ex-husband who saved you last night?" He emphasized deliberately the words

coming from him. Stopping in her tracks, she looked at Xavier with a surprised

profile and intense gaze remained fixed on her,

Yvette avoided his gaze.

anything if you're not happy with this. Even you said that you're my ex-husband. I'm your ex-wife. For you to help me when I

want Xavier to misunderstand and think she still liked him and was trying to

pupils contracted slightly at

you

"It's none of your business," she said, then walked briskly

watched Yvette leave. He punched the wall in frustration. In the past, he would have

his car and followed Yvette as she

a cab to the mall, then saw her navigating through the crowded streets, buying groceries, and

how poor her spoken language skills had been when she had first come to find him in Dibay. She'd

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