Chris Green looked at the clock hanging from the wall for the fifth time. The hands had just reached twelve.

He looked at the spread on the table and wryly smiled. He knew she wouldn’t remember today was his birthday and didn’t know what he was expecting.

He stood up and was about to throw away the dishes that had gone cold. That was when he heard the sound of someone entering the passcode at the door. Chris paused.

Jessica Wilder walked in, leaving the cold wind behind her. She looked tired and was holding a bag.

After entering the house, she looked up at Chris and then placed the bag on the shoe cabinet. “Happy birthday. Sorry for coming back so late. I had to work overtime. Try and see if this fits.”

With that said, Jessica made a beeline to her bedroom with her head down before Chris could say anything.

Chris stood where he was for a long time before walking over to the entrance as if accepting his fate.

When he saw the brand of the clothes, he couldn’t help but sneer. It was a high-end custom brand from Francas. There was only one store in Cheria.

From the brand alone, Chris had to admit that Jessica had put in quite some effort.

However, he never wore clothes from this brand. He didn’t even need to take the clothes out of the bag. Chris could tell from the color alone, who this set of clothes belonged to.

After standing at the entrance for a while, Chris whispered with his head down, “Thank you.”

After that, he placed the bag back where it had been.

Jessica didn’t see the dishes that had gone cold on the table. She didn’t even ask whether Chris had eaten or not before walking into the bathroom. Before she did so, her phone rang, which made Chris feel exhausted deep down.

“Hello, Michael? Yes, I’m home. What’s up?”

At that moment, Chris felt like all the energy had been drained from him. He was exhausted.

He and Jessica had been married for five years, but the time they had been together didn’t even add up to 10 days. She was either in meetings all the time, or she didn’t care about him at all.

At that moment, someone knocked. Chris stood up and went to open the door. That was when he saw a familiar figure.

“Mom.” Chris’s voice was very soft. He stepped aside to let Jessica’s mother, Linda Jones, into the house. “Jessica’s back, but she’s having a shower right now. Let me get you a drink.”

Linda saw the dishes on the table out of the corners of her eyes and her heart couldn’t help but ache. She grabbed Chris’s arm and led him to the sofa to take a seat.

“Chris, have you thought about what I said to you?”

The wind outside howled as the snow was blown onto the window. It was warm inside, but Chris’s hands were ice cold.

Linda looked at the exhaustion in Chris’s eyes. His eyes were even a little red. “Mom, I… agree.”

Linda nodded. “We had used our favor to ask for something in return from you, but a good thing is that it’s not too late to fix the mistake.”

She looked at the bedroom where running water could be heard and said softly, “After the divorce, it’s time for you and Jessica to return to your own lives. Alas, it’s all my fault. Why did I agree to the marriage between you and Jessica?”

The marriage between Chris and Jessica was more like a deal.

Back then, when Jessica hadn’t graduated from university, she had been in a very passionate relationship. She even gave up her identity as the daughter of the Wilder family for that man. She wanted to be with Michael Hall no matter what.

During their elopement, they were involved in a car accident.

Chris’s mother was also one of the victims of the multiple-vehicle collision. Chris was also nearby. He ran to the scene and dragged his mother out of the car and also saved Jessica, who was trapped.

On the other hand, Michael had left a long time ago after being saved by passersby.

It was said that Michael had been caught by the members of the Hall family and sent abroad overnight.

From then on, he and Jessica had never seen each other.

Chris hadn’t expected Jessica to bring up the marriage. After the car accident, Chris’s mother, Shona Smith, suffered multiple organ damage. A lot of money had been spent, but she wasn’t recovering.

However, the people of the Wilder family did everything they could to help Shona recover. They helped with the hospital transfer and made appointments with experts in related fields. They also paid for all of Shona’s medical bills.

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