Brenda tugged at Olivia's sleeve as they got out of the car.
"What happened, Ollie? You have been abroad for half a year, and all you've decided is to get a divorce? Ollie, is... is this really what you want?" Then, what about what Olivia had told her hours ago when she was drunk at the restaurant? Brenda couldn't believe it and she just want her to answer her! However, Olivia had always been a stubborn girl since young. If Brenda was to repeat to Olivia what Olivia had said to her about missing Sam when she was drunk, Olivia for sure would think that she was lying to her. Or, would it hurt her self-esteem? "Well, I've thought about it," Olivia smiled indifferently, "In the past six months, I had been torturing myself. I am my own master, and I actually do not like how I was letting my emotions control me. If I go on like this, I will only waste my youth and energy." "So, what are you going to do?" "I'll file for divorce. I want the child and I will live alone." Brenda looked at the child in her arms and said unexpectedly.
"Do you know that if you take the child, it would be hard for you to remarry?" "What's so good about getting married again? Mom, I won't get married again after I get divorced." "You still have Sam in your heart, so you don't want to marry anyone," Brenda thought to herself.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"I want to have my own life. When I married him back then, I was really out of my mind. I wasted my tand youth on a man who did not love me. It's not worth it." Olivia shook her head and looked down at the child in her arms, "I want to live with the child, and I will probably change careers." If she continued to work only as a writer, she wouldn't be able to give the child a good life.
She needed to make snecessary changes and be better.
Brenda continued to stare at Olivia with bewildered eyes, She asked Olivia while walking, "Are you sure you will be able to win the custody of the child so easily? Sam is the only son of his family. Are you sure that Sam's parents will agree to it?" "My mother-in-law has already agreed." "What?" Brenda was too shocked and her jaw dropped open, "Has she agreed so quickly? How could she be so open-hearted about it? Was she really that unwilling to refuse your request? Or, perhaps she figured that since you will not return to Sam's side anyway, so she had you leave with the child so that Sam would give up on you completely and start afresh? After all, men and women are different. A divorced woman has no value in the market whereas a divorced man is still highly valuable. What has becof the world, seriously?" "Mom, don't overthink about it. Emma is a good person." "No matter how good she is, she shouldn't give up her grandson just like that. I can't do it, and I wouldn't do it." Brenda sighed and continued, "Yet, if she could make such a decision, it meant that she is really nice to you. Previously when she promised that she would treat you like her own daughter, I was still a bit skeptical about it, as you weren't her biological daughter after all, so how would she treat you well? However, now that she was able to accept your request, I think she really meant what she said." "That's right." "You won't be able to find such a mother-in-law in the future no matter how you look for it. I know that your relationship with Sam had a fair share of bumps and holes in it, but I don't think Sam had been unfaithful to you during the past six months you were gone. His routine daily mainly involved going to and getting off work, taking care of the child and waiting for you to return. He had not set his eyes on any other things." "Mom, don't speak up for him. I've made up my mind." Olivia could love him, but she could also choose not to. She, Olivia, was a capable and independent woman who was able to let go of things. If she was to be his woman, it needed to be exclusive. At first, she thought that she could do lower her requirements, but later she found that she couldn't, so she was willing to end the relationship. She could live a wonderful life even she was by herself, and she would let Sam, that b*stard, regret it.
"I'm not speaking up for him. I'm just telling you the truth. I know I'm old and I might not quite understand you young people's thinking.
However, when I was young, there were many setbacks betweenand your father. As a couple, there would always be obstacles. to overcin the relationship. Despite that, I always think it's a way to make our relationship stronger. You didn't give him any chance at all and just wanted to divorce him, and you even took the child away. To be honest, from his standpoint, I think he's very pitiful." Brenda did not plan to speak up for Sam initially but when she saw how determined and carefree Olivia was being, Brenda began to sympathize with Sam. Hence, she couldn't help speaking up for him. The more Brenda thought about it, the more sorry she felt for Sam. He had been waiting for Ollie for half a year after she left. As she returned then, she directly took the child away and he couldn't do anything about it.
Brenda felt that he was indeed pitiful, and it was unfair towards Sam! "Is he pitiful?" Olivia reluctantly twitched her lips, "I think more than pity, he is just sad." What about when he rushed into the fire to save his sweetheart, and when he abandoned Olivia and sent Vera to the hospital? Olivia did not feel sorry towards Sam at all. He was not pity, but just pathetic.
She let such a man decide her fate and gave him her heart. It had been half a year, and she had had enough! Looking at Olivia's expression, Brenda knew that Olivia's mind was made up. Just like when she had decided to leave at first, no one could change her thoughts.
After returning home, Olivia settled the child.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIn the evening, Brenda pushed open her door and walked in, and then put a bank book in front of Olivia.
"Mom, what is this?" "These are the savings that your father and I saved up for most of our lives. It's all to be given to you.
Previously when you got married, we wanted to use it, but your in-laws didn't allow us to. Everything was being provided from their family. They must have also spent quite a lot of money. They treated you so well. If you file for a divorce, shouldn't you repay part of the money that they paid before?" Otherwise, the money that Sam's family had paid in the past would be in vain.
Olivia didn't reach out to take it. After a moment of silence, she said,
"Mom, I have money, so you don't have to give it to me. Since I have savings too, you and dad can keep it and use it for yourselves. You have cared forfor such a long time, and life is short, it's tI should take responsibility for my or my own life "What are you talking about? We have earned these and it is meant to be given to you anyways. We have nowhere to spend it. We are old, and don't need so much money. However, you are different. After your divorce, you have to take care of the child yourself. Can you work like when you were single then? No one will share the burden with you, so you will surely need money. You should also return half of what the Sorrento family had spent on you with the money here. Sam's mother also spent a lot of money buying gifts for you. After paying them back, the remainder will be for you." "I won't take it. If you want to return it, you can go and do it yourself." After that, Olivia climbed into bed and fed the baby milk. After the baby fell asleep, she lay down beside him.
"I'm going to sleep. You and Dad should go to bed early too."
When Brenda saw how stubborn Olivia was, Brenda could only turn and leave in anger. Of course, she had left the bank book on Olivia's dresser regardless, and did not take it away. X