Kaneeta emphasized the word “divorce, her tone dripping with
sarcasm.
But Edmund didn’t notice it at all, as he was completely absorbed
in the shock that Kaneeta would actually bring up the word
“divorce” to him.
“Neeta, what… what are you saying?”
Kaneeta was actually saying such things to him?
In his world, this was something that could never possibly
happen.
Kaneeta didn’t repeat what she had just said; she simply looked at
him calmly.
It was only after quite a while that Edmund finally regained his
composure.
He rubbed his forehead and gave a wry smile: “Neeta, I
understand if you want to throw a little tantrum, but saying
something like this is going too far. We’ve been together for so
long, finally got our marriage certificate–how could you just
throw out the word ‘divorce‘ so lightly?”
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Before Kaneeta could say anything, he continued, “I know,
you’ve really been wronged lately, especially what happened this
morning–that was my fault.”
“You don’t need to say any of that,” Kaneeta sneered coldly. “I’ve
made myself very clear. I want to separate from you.”
She hadn’t brought up breaking up with him right away before
because she was investigating the car accident and didn’t want to
alert anyone prematurely.
But now, she hadn’t found any clues while staying by Edmund’s
side, and the most important witness was already dead. Besides,
she realized that Edmund seemed very confident about having
hidden the truth of the accident all those years ago. Even if she
brought up separating, he wouldn’t suspect anything.
So she felt she could finally tell him she wanted to break up.
No matter what, she had truly been with him, so if they were to
separate, it had to be made clear and official, to avoid any messy
entanglements in the future.
Edmund’s expression darkened. “Neeta, don’t go too far. I came
tonight wanting to make it up to you, but with you acting like
this, how am I supposed to? Yes, what happened this morning
was my fault, but if you think you can use divorce to manipulate
me, then you’re mistaken.”
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“Edmund,” Kaneeta’s brows knitted tightly together, “do you not
understand what I’m saying? I want to break up with you, I want
a divorce, I want to cut off all ties with you. Do you understand
now?”
“Kaneeta!” Edmund grew more and more agitated. “How long are
you going to keep this up? I brought you here tonight especially
to cheer you up, and this is how you repay me? You weren’t like
this before. Can’t you be as sensible as you used to be?”
As sensible as before… to be a fool, letting him make a mockery of
her?
“Ever since Nya came back to the country, I’ve neglected your
feelings, I admit that. But Nya is my only sister. She was abroad
for years and finally came home. Isn’t it natural for me to treat
her well? Besides, she had an ex–husband overseas who abused
her, leaving her with deep psychological scars.”
The more Edmund spoke, the more self–righteous he became.
“Even if she’s not your real sister, you can’t be completely lacking
in sympathy, can you?”
With just a few words, he managed to make it seem as if
everything was her fault.
Kaneeta was almost amused by Edmund’s shamelessness.
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She said nothing, and Edmund, thinking she was about to give in again, softened his tone: “Alright, let’s not fight anymore, Neeta. I even ordered flowers and other gifts for you–they’ll be delivered
soon.”
“Nyasia is not only not my real sister,” Kaneeta suddenly spoke
up, “she’s not yours either.”
A strange look quickly flashed across Edmund’s face.
But he quickly said, “That’s true, we’re not related by blood, but she grew up in our family. To me, she’s no different from a real
sister.””
Kaneeta burst out laughing.
They’d even secretly gotten their marriage certificate, and he still
had the nerve to say something like that?
Her laughter made Edmund look even more uncomfortable. He
thought that, indeed, he had gotten a bit carried away these past
few days, but he couldn’t help it. After all, Nyasia had finally
come back and could stay by his side for a long time–he was
truly happy.
Besides, in his eyes, Kaneeta was someone who was easy to fool.
He hadn’t expected Kaneeta to be so angry as to say she wanted a
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divorce.
But it didn’t matter–it was just something said in anger.
At that moment, a waiter walked over carrying a large bouquet
of flowers.
“Mr. Kuntz, the flowers you ordered have arrived.”
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