Chapter 49

(Leo Wilson's POV)

I never imagined that Ada Mitchell, the woman whom I have hated for more than twenty years, now looks so debilitated.

Based on what my mother said, she should have been a femme fatale, the one who makes men's hearts flutter even when she is sick.

But she isn't.

At this moment, she is just a loving mother, a gentle elder.

She frankly accepted her own death with calmness instead of resistance.

Suddenly I understand why my father loves her.

After that, she began to chat with me alone.

In the first sentence, she surprisingly said, "Leo, don't lie to me. You and Flora are already divorced, right?"

How did she know that we are about to divorce?

I was a little surprised but said nothing. I just asked her, "We're not divorced. What makes you think so?"

She pointed at my hand.

I instantly understood that we weren't wearing wedding rings.

In fact, Flora Mana and I haven't bought a wedding ring at all.

I had to lie to Ada Mitchell, "It is my fault. I went out to a meeting once