ing a dim light on Rosanna's face, which sho

h all the strength she had left. Sh

intense. "Rosanna, do you eve

nervous tremor in her voice betrayi

with mockery as he lit a cigarette,

ore striking in the haze, while

e her. "It's better for us to separate n

uptial agreement. If we divorce, you won't get a p

t, barely above a

appointment after disappointment in this m

Millie had already crushed the budd

That investment, worth over a hundred million dollars, helped Preston become the head of the local government in

itched, his words

all Group's huge investment had given him the boost he needed

sy; it was something she had

ver showed her kindness, the thought of him be

't take it

n't stand in your way." Rosanna managed a smil

you were in our way." Oliver c

e's name with so much affection, like it

ng their most intimate moments; outside of tha

d enough of living like this,

Oliver said, his eyes full of mockery. "Do you really

inded of that humiliating,

nd humiliation f

nd Preston got his position because of me. So, if I don't want a divorce, you could only listen to me and b

tle, and her face looked c

ir marriage was nothing m

long years of marriage, she had slowly started to b

uldn't have let hers

had started to grow in her hea

s cigarette in the as

sanna heard the shower

r heart sank into

r gone for a walk, watched a movie, or even had

felt close between them

arriage had been full of silen

year that things had sta

, something he had never done before. He would say a few kind

started warming up to him, trying to c

t she still learned to make diff

side the bedroom, breakfast was her only c

and kind of sad, she still could

e along to crush thos

little, why would he still be hid

r, he walked straight into the

ut she still got up early and made Oliver h

ancial news anchor

se of new media, but her talk show still had high ra

king into her office, Ros

okies she had prepared in advance, an

etty easily, especia

dy, she had to fol

boiled eggs, veggies, and lean meat

he always needed a bit of sug

o go before Christmas, h

, twice a week and recorded talk shows to prepare. Now,

rheard some coworkers gossiping and found ou

picked up her phone to

llie into a fairytale-he, the charming t

out the truth were already push

after just a few bites of th

ng, she stopped by the pharmacy

lly picking the one with

s about to pay, sh

one. Millie

ndage across her forehead an

wore was enough to stir an

armacy together, laughing and chatti

d seen them together like this, yet

level, swallowing her emotion

es falling on the pill box. "Take more

but with Millie standing there, she ha

n't be," she replied,

result of love, but to Oliver, they wer

ust her children

en with him, things would

teness. "You know, too much of that kind of medicine can mess with your hormon

e still addressed her as "Ms. Williams" every time s

ver who gave Millie the

a happy pair, why hadn't Oliver ended their

gotten married; whatever leverage Preston had onc

gy to talk to Millie. She tu

all day today," Millie said to Rosanna. "Shouldn'

ated on Rosa

's smug gaze. "So you do know I'