She felt so happy. Finally, her husband Jonathan was recovering. She would soon be out of here, and all their troubles would be over quicker than she expected.
However, when she noticed the paper in her hands, her mind suddenly felt blank!
"That's right, Mr. Piers is awake now..." David answered briefly. Lauren's eyes lit up at David's confirmation.
"...But, why did he suddenly file for divorce?" Lauren asked, confused. She felt no problem with her relationship with Jonathan before he was injured. How strange!
"Ms. Jones, I don't know why. As a lawyer, I was only asked to see you and ask you to sign the papers..." He calmly explained.
"Nonsense!! I wouldn't have agreed before I met Jonathan!!" Lauren felt angry. How dare Jonathan do this to her? There's no problem with them, but he suddenly filed for divorce.
David inwardly chuckled, but he ignored her words.
He said, "…There are two choices for you; first, sign this divorce paper, and you will get a light sentence in this case. Second, if you refuse, Mr. Piers promised to make you get a very severe punishment in this case, and the divorce process will go to court..."
Lauren's face reddened at the choice as both options clearly cornered her. She was utterly speechless. She just glared at David angrily.
She desperately wanted to meet Jonathan to find out why he was suddenly filing for divorce.
Did that bitch Scarlett sway him? If so, she still has the bargaining power to get Jonathan on her side. She still has Nicole, her little daughter. She knew Jonathan loved Nicole very much.
"...so, as a lawyer who knows you, I suggest you choose option number one!" continued David.
"I'm not going to sign the papers! I have to see him first!!" Lauren was firm with her words. "How can we get a divorce when our daughter Nicole is still in the hospital?" She tore off the paper and threw it at David.
Lauren was crying on the inside, but she was smiling like a flower on the surface. She would never show David that she was sad that Jonathan filed for divorce. Never!
She stood up from the chair. With one hand resting on her waist and the other pointing sharply at David's face, "...Go back to your master. Tell him I will consider signing the paper if he sees me first!" she snapped.
David, shaking his head slowly, saw the woman rise from her chair. What a stubborn woman!
He stood up and gave her another set of divorce papers.
"You can think about this first. I will come back once you decide to sign it! Once you sign it, you can give it to the police. They will definitely look for me and hand me the document."
It's useless to talk to this arrogant and selfish woman, she never wanted to admit her mistakes after doing something dishonorable to young Miss Scarlett. And now, she repeats it to her daughter, Nicole. This woman does not deserve to be called a mother!
pαndα`noνɐ1--сoМ David walked to the door, but before he left the room, he turned to see Lauren, who was still looking at him angrily.
He smiled before saying, "Your daughter... Nicole... She's dead!"
"WHAT!!" she shouted. Her knees felt weak from the shock of the news she heard.
Before she could ask David to explain, the door was closed tightly.
Lauren tried to chase after David, but somehow her knees felt like jelly. She slumped to the floor with her face as white as the first snow.
She could feel half of her soul leaving her as tears started to roll from the corners of her eyes. She wept, mourning the death of her only daughter.
****
Meanwhile, at the hospital,
Scarlett stared at her pensive father staring at the ceiling. He had been silent for several minutes without answering her questions. She didn't force him to answer her.
At least now, her father has come to his senses and finally decided to file for divorce from that wicked woman, Lauren!
She didn't want her father to be manipulated by that woman again.
If her contract marriage with Xander ends, maybe she'll move back to New York, her second home. So she likely wouldn't have much time to see her father and she wouldn't rest easy if he still married that evil woman.
"You want to know why I can't answer your question?"
Scarlett, who was just about to leave the room to meet Xander, halted her step when she heard her father's words. She looked back to see him in the eyes.
"Yes. But, never mind... whatever your reasons for divorcing that woman, I don't care. I don't care about her. I only care about you. If you are happy, then I will be happy too..."
She smiled before continuing, "As I said, I already forgive you for what happened in the past. You don't need to worry about my feelings."
"Thank you, Scarlett. You are a good daughter. Sorry if I ever hurt your feelings. Sorry..."
"Let's forget the past, father!" She smiled through her eyes to reassure her father that she was okay. "Okay, dad, I must go check on my sister's funeral."
"Scarlett...Wait!" Jonathan shouted when he saw Scarlett about to leave the room. "There's something I want to tell you."
She frowned but went back in and sat down on the chair by the bed.
"What's the matter, dad?" Scarlett was curious when she saw her father's worried expression.
After a few seconds of silence, Jonathan said, "I divorced Lauren because I was done with her. So far, I've kept the marriage just because of Nicole. And now that Nicole is gone, my patience with her has run out..."
"I know, daddy. My sister was so unlucky. She was too young and had to leave us too early..." Scarlett felt sad remembering Nicole.
"Well, she's not really your biological sister!" What Jonathan just said has successfully made Scarlett goosebumps hearing it.
'So, Nicole isn't her real sister...' Thinking of this made Scarlett's heartbeat quicken. But then, she froze.
"D-Dad... You mean, I'm adopted!?" Her voice sounds trembling.
