Roses Wilted 4
Chapter 4 Her husband, the man she married, had actually used his ex–girlfriend’s photo as his phone wallpaper for five years. At this moment, Emily truly realized how superfluous she was in Harold’s world. The clatter of dishes echoed from the kitchen. Emily turned off the phone screen, placed it back on the coffee table, and walked toward the kitchen island as if nothing had happened. Harold noticed nothing unusual, simply handing her chopsticks. “Try it. Don’t force yourself if it’s bad.” Emily took the chopsticks without looking at him, her voice barely audible. “Can you tell me what happened between you and Sophia?” Harold answered calmly. “Sophia was my ex. We dated for eight years and almost got married.” “She wanted to build her career abroad while I chose to stay back home.” Though spoken casually, Emily caught the faint tremor in his usually steady voice. Emily kept her head down, slurping noodles from her bowl. “Just that?” 0.00 Chapter 4 Harold stayed silent. That night, they lay in bed occupying opposite sides with separate thoughts. Suddenly, Harold reached for Emily’s hand. Emily froze. Back when they lived together back home, he’d always pulled away whenever she touched him. This was the first time he took the initiative to hold her hand. Emily thought he would explain everything that happened today, but instead he said, “Emily, I’ve decided to settle down here.” Emily’s hand instantly turned cold. A year ago, when Harold came here, he told her it was just a one–week business trip. But week after week passed, and he never went back. Meanwhile, Emily had to take care of his parents back home. Because she always believed Harold would come back, but now he was unilaterally telling her that he wanted to stay here….