Chapter 2

After she decided on the divorce, Rain did an inventory of her assets and came up with the preliminary draft of the divorce agreement.

Then, she started sorting out the business dealings between their families.

Rain was Zimmer Corp’s president, while Joshua was the Thompson family’s heir.

Over the eight years they were married, Zimmer Corp became tightly linked to the Thompson family.

If they went through with the divorce, the shares and collaborations between their families would surely be affected. She had to make arrangements beforehand to deal with any potential risks in the future.

She also needed to tell Joshua’s parents about her decision so that their families would not be confused when the ball dropped.

After their argument, Joshua headed to his friend’s house with the repaired bowl. His parents only learned about their argument when Rain visited them.

Once she heard that Rain intended to get a divorce, Anna Thompson, Joshua’s mother, was surprised. “Have you made up your mind, Rain?”

“I’d like to give our marriage one last chance. But if Joshua and I really can’t make it work…” Rain smiled. “That might be a sign that we’re just not destined to be together.”

Anna knew what had plagued Joshua’s heart all this time, and regret showed on her face. She wanted to dissuade Rain but found that she could not. All she could do was sigh deeply. “Seriously, Joshua…”

After Rain left, Patrick Thompson, Joshua’s father, and Anna called Joshua back home. Only then did Joshua realize what Rain had meant by eight chances.

Despite that, he did not take it seriously. He even found it hilarious and asked, “She said she wanted a divorce?”

He refused to believe it. “That’s impossible. She loves me.”

Rain loved him as deeply as he loved Lily. She was willing to give up her life for him.

She could not possibly give up on him.

However, he had indeed gone overboard the last time. Joshua only remembered later that Rain’s birthday was on the same day she broke the bowl.

He felt a little guilty about it. After some thinking, he ordered a cake online and entered the kitchen to make a lunchbox. Then, he bought a necklace from the mall and brought everything to Zimmer Corp.

When Rain returned to her office after a meeting, she found her husband who had left their home because of a temper tantrum. He was sleeping on her table.

The sound of her entering made Joshua look up, and his eyes lit up. “You’re back, honey!”

He went over and held Rain’s hand before he started apologizing to her profusely, “I’m sorry. I was too harsh on you that day. But you know that I always lose my rationality when it comes to Lily.”

He swung Rain’s arm and said pitifully, “I’m sorry. Please forgive me.”

Whenever Joshua begged for forgiveness, he would act like a child who had done something wrong. And she could never be mad at him.

As long as Lily was not involved, Joshua was actually a pretty good husband.

He would cook for Rain, give her gifts, accompany her on business trips, and even create some romantic surprises for her.

However, Rain’s greatest comfort was this: Joshua never denied her as his wife because of Lily.

Hence, Rain could not let go of Joshua even after eight years. She still wanted to fight for their marriage.

She sighed and grabbed Joshua’s arm. “I have a charity dinner next week and need a plus one. Will you go with me?”

Since he wanted to get her into a better mood, he was going to agree with whatever she said. So, he replied, “Sure.”

Soon, the day of the charity dinner arrived. Joshua wore a lavish haute couture suit and waited for the driver at home. Rain was still working, so she would meet him at the hotel entrance later.

At 5 p.m., Joshua received a call from an unknown number. “Joshua, it’s me, Faye Smithson. I’ve arrived at Portpolis, and I’m at the airport. Could you pick me up?”

Joshua was surprised but also excited to hear who it was. “Faye, it’s you? One moment. I’ll be there in a jiffy.”

He ran out happily and completely forgot about his promise to Rain.

[Ms. Zimmer, Mr. Thompson picked someone up from the airport and went to a hotel with her.]

Rain stood alone in the crowd at the charity dinner. Her eyes were downcast, and her expression was schooled to one of impassivity. She just stared at the photo that her driver had sent her.

The photo showed her husband happily hugging another woman at the airport after breaking his promise to her.

Rain recognized the woman as Faye Smithson, Lily’s sister.

Lily again.

Rain really could not win when it came to that dead woman or anything related to her.

Bitterness filled her heart. Suddenly, Rain felt like a joke for still having hope in Joshua.

They had been married for eight years, and she never managed to win his heart. How could she still hope for him to suddenly fall for her?

Nevertheless, since she said that she would give him eight chances, she would not go back on her word.

With an expressionless face, Rain sent Joshua a message.

[Second time.]