(Abbi's POV)I thought I was going crazy too. After seeing Flora in the wedding room, I hated her even more. Most importantly, I didn't think she was still in that house. I thought she wouldn't come, and I just wanted to borrow that big house that night to calm myself down. But as soon as I entered the door, I saw the daily necessities that Leo had prepared for her. I immediately realized that they still had each other in their hearts. Otherwise, Leo wouldn't have prepared these things for Flora if that woman wouldn't stay in that house.What about their divorce? Maybe it was just a quarrel in their love affair. After some time had passed since Ada's death, they would overcome the pain and come together sooner or later.I sat stupidly on the sofa, thinking about Leo's bad habit for me and his good for Flora. My jealousy grew secretly.At that moment, Flora suddenly appeared. She looked so innocent and was surprised, as if she was the mistress of the house and I was a thief who had inv
(Flora's POV)After three days, most of my injuries were almost healed, except the one on my face. I didn't know how it turned out. After all, I hadn't looked in the mirror for three days.At this moment, Mable Bell walked into the room with a mirror and said to me, "Before you look in the mirror, I need to tell you a few things. First, there must be a way to repair the injury on your face, so no matter how bad it is, you don't need to be too sad. Second, don't cry. Tears will only make it harder for the wound to heal. Third, you are still a beautiful woman in my eyes.""Thank you, Mable Bell." I knew she said all this to comfort me. In fact, now that I had no relatives, having Mable Bell by my side during these difficult times made me feel much better as she had been nothing but tender and patient with me. Then, she shoved the mirror into my hand.I finally saw myself again. My face didn't change much, but the area under my right cheekbone was wrapped with thick gauze. I reached out
(Flora's POV)Friday had finally arrived. That day, I packed my luggage in advance, sent Iggy to the pet store, left a message telling Mable Bell that I had to say goodbye to Leo, and left the rental house. When I was about to leave, I glanced back for a while, afraid I wouldn't be coming back this time. I put my luggage in the car and set off.Before dinner time, I tidied up the house, put the items Leo bought for me in the cabinet, checked the empty refrigerator, and prepared to go to the supermarket for grocery shopping. As soon as I went out, I ran into Judy. She looked at me and greeted me warmly as she said, "Hi Flora, I really haven't seen you for a long time. You don't know how much I miss you.""I was busy at work, and I miss you too." Judy and I exchanged a few simple words."What's with the wound on your face?" she asked me.I reached out, covered my face subconsciously, and then said, "It's just a small injury. It will get better."However, my wound was actually quite trou
(Leo's POV)The investigation into Flora's car accident had run into trouble. Even though I had repeatedly emphasized to the police that this case should have been taken seriously, with the available evidence, the murderer still couldn't be found.Although I had already determined that Abbi Miller did it, there was no way to convict her. I even thought about prosecuting her for fraud and putting her in jail. However, compared to attempted murder, this crime was too light. Flora would be very sad when she found out. I didn't want to embarrass Flora anymore. So, I had to send someone to investigate the matter secretly.***On Wednesday, I got a call from Flora. It turned out that she had been discharged from the hospital. However, I didn't expect her to call me to talk about the divorce. I didn't want to divorce her anytime. But, I had come to understand that continuing to keep her beside me would only suffocate her. I fell in love with her completely, so I was willing to sacrifice my
(Flora's POV)After the party, I was sad when I heard Leo talk about the child. Indeed, we had done everything. When I thought that it was our time to be happy, we were then struck by my misfortune. There was no way that we could go back to the past easily. When he and I were married, we had many opportunities to be happy, have children, and become a real family. Yet, we couldn't do that now. We had nothing. Instead, we only had three short days left.Initially, I wanted to do many things with him that I could not do with him. However, the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the peaceful time between us was already enough. After all, we didn't even fight; that was the best thing ever to happen since I was now injured badly.Looking at the mirror before me, I could see how hideous my scar was after I tore off the gauze. Under the gauze, there was a noticeable scar on my face and a thick layer of bloody scab. Although it was only four cm in length, it was so long since it
(Leo's POV)Early the next morning, I woke up because the smell of food tempted me. As I went downstairs and saw Flora, who was busy in the kitchen, I knew she was making breakfast for us. After a while, delicious foods appeared on the table. We sat face to face at the dining table with the steaming dishes between us. Everything was serene, warm, and beautiful. Immediately, I realized that this was what a normal couple did.No matter how badly they fought, they would wake up happy the next day as they ate breakfast together lovingly. Flora and I could do that too if they could do that."Let's eat," she said as she sat on the other side of the table and pointed to the seat in front of her. I noticed the gauze on her face had been removed, but the wound still looked slightly raised. So, I asked her, "Is your injury healed?""No, I just used tape and put on makeup. Is it ugly?" she asked as she forced out a smile. "Don't worry. You've always been so beautiful in my eyes. I just thought
(Leo's POV)I took her to adapt to the depth of the shallow water. When her feet could stand, she gradually became less nervous. Then I took her to the deep water."Well, now I'm going to teach you how to swim. First, you should grasp the railing, try to tread on the water, and swing your legs in the water. Imagine yourself as a mermaid in the sea. Then, we will continue to learn the arm movements..."While teaching her how to tread the water, I turned my head and looked at her legs carefully. In the blue pool water, her white legs were like fish tails, and her full hips were also driven to rise and fall.I continued teaching seriously."The swing of your legs is not large enough. You should...reach this height." Then I put my hand on her thigh and lifted it up.The start was delicate, soft, cool, and tight.She looked at me warily. After looking at my serious appearance, she only asked, "I don't think other people do that much when they swim...""You are a novice, so the actions you
(Flora's POV)With Jimmy, I could finally start my swimming class at ease. But in Leo's opinion, Jimmy might have ruined our swimming class.After the teaching, his whole spirit changed. Meanwhile, Jimmy was swimming happily in the broad pool.After a while, he swam to us and asked me, "Are you learning to swim?""Yes, I can't swim yet.""I can teach you, too! I just graduated from swimming," Jimmy said and enthusiastically guided my movements.Because he looked very young, his words sometimes sounded difficult to understand. However, after he guided me for a few minutes, I was able to swim."Wow, it's so easy to swim when you teach me," I swam in the water with a surprised face."Well, congratulations on learning to swim," Leo's voice sounded depressed.He taught me for most of the day, but I still couldn't swim. So, I didn't expect that I could swim after I listened to the boy's advice."Thank you, Jimmy," I said, looking back at Leo. "Thank you, too. If you weren't here, I wouldn't