Chapter 28
Though Adele wanted a divorce and didn’t plan to fight for Isabella’s custody, Isabella was still her daughter, and the had borro responsibility to be good to her and meet her needs when possible.
So when Isabella asked her to peel the shrimp, Adele responded, “Alright.”
As she put down her chopsticks and started peeling the shrimp, the elderly lady suddenly paused looking at her hands, Mag Where’s the
At her words, everyone including Franklin- looked at Adele’s hands.
After marriage, despite their ice cold relationship, Adele had always worn the wedding ring the elderly lady had prepared for them. In contra Franklin had never worn his.
His wedding ring had been discarded somewhere unknown. All these years, Adele had worn the ring everywhere, reluctant to rewe . Everpore was used to this.
Maria had often mocked her for it over the years.
She wasn’t wearing her wedding ring today. No one noticed at first – after all, people don’t usually stare at her hands for no reason
In fact, if the elderly lady hadn’t mentioned it, others wouldn’t have noticed at all.
Adele’s shrimp peeling motion paused imperceptibly before she responded casually, “I was in a rush this morning and left it at home.
The truth was, she had already removed the ring when she first prepared the divorce papers.
She had placed it in the envelope along with the divorce agreement.
However, she and Franklin weren’t officially divorced yet. She knew the elderly lady would definitely oppose their divorce.
If she brought up the subject now, it would likely be impossible for her and Franklin to proceed with the divorce for the time being
So Adele didn’t tell the elderly lady the truth.
The elderly lady smiled upon hearing this. “Oh, I see.”
After that, everyone continued eating as normal.
After dinner, everyone moved to the living room to enjoy fruits and desserts while chatting.
The elderly lady had always tried to play matchmaker between Adele and Franklin.
Once again, she urged them to sit together.
Franklin still wouldn’t even spare Adele a glance.
While Adele didn’t want to move closer, she couldn’t keep refusing the elderly lady’s wishes, so she sat down beside Franklin.
This was the first time they had sat this close to each other in months.
Adele could clearly smell the familiar, subtle masculine cologne on Franklin.
But now her heart remained unmoved as she took small bites of her fruit pudding, showing no intention of initiating conversation with Franklin.
The elderly lady, however, was quite pleased, smiling at them both. “You two make such a perfect match.”
Indeed, he was handsome and dignified, while she was quiet, gentle, and extremely beautiful – they did look perfect together on the surface.
But their compatibility ended at appearances.
In terms of other qualities, Adele fell far short.
Nevertheless, seeing the elderly lady so happy, even though Maria and Stella didn’t agree, they didn’t spoil her mood by saying anything.
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He Faked Death for Mistress,I Faked It for Revenge
Chapter 28
That evering, following the elderly lady’s wishes, they stayed overnight at the family mansion
Around eight o’clock, Franklin went to the study to discuss business with the elderly lady, while Isabella tugged at Adele’s hand, saying she wanted to take a bath and go to bed.
Adele went upstairs with her to help her hathe
Sitting in the small bathtub, Isabella looked at Adele and tentatively asked, “Mommy, are you… busy tomorrow morning?”
Although she could compromise and let her mom take her to school tomorrow morning, deep down she still hoped it would be Auntie Julie accompanying her.
So it would be better if mommy was busy tomorrow morning.
Adele shook her head. “No, I’m not busy. Why do you ask?”
Hearing this, Isabella’s lips turned down in disappointment as she said, “Nothing.”
Since she didn’t elaborate, Adele didn’t press further.
After the bath, Adele gently dried Isabella’s hair.
