Chapter 593


    Chapter 593 I Didn’t See You at Home


    When I woke up in the morning, I received a message from Diego. He said that Christopher had gone


    to Find and that Emma had gone on strike this morning. She said she wouldn''t be back to work until


    at least the afternoon.


    Emma and Christopher had just gotten married, so it was understandable that she wanted to spend


    more time with her husband. Diego wouldn''t understand this kind of attachment that a youngdy had


    for her husband, but I did.


    I was equally clingy to Shawn. I knew what it felt like to like someone so much that you never wanted to


    be apart from them.


    So, I didn''t respond to Diego''s pointless messages, but he persisted and sent me another message at


    noon. ''Why aren''t you responding? I wanted to let you vent about her together.''


    Seeing that, I replied with one word, ''Childish.''


    ''Okay, okay. Now that you''re Mrs. Xenos, I won''t dare to refute, even if you call me childish!'' He sent


    me a childish reply.


    After that, I stopped replying to him.


    In the afternoon, Ian contacted me and said, "Ree, let''s meet up."


    It felt good for him to address me as ''Ree''. Without hesitation, I agreed. "Okay. Send me the address."


    "I''m at the office. Let''s meet at the café downstairs."


    When I arrived, Ian was still working at the office, so I went to the café he mentioned and ordered a


    ss of juice. Just as the waiter brought it to me, Ian arrived.


    He familiarly ordered a coffee and sat down across from me, cing a document in front of me.


    Confused, I looked at him and saw that his eyes were red, and he appeared to be exhausted.


    "What is this?" I asked curiously.


    "A divorce agreement that Serene gave mest night."


    I was surprised to hear that. "So soon?"


    He had been saying that he wanted to divorce for so long, but he still didn''t do it. However, Serene had


    directly given him the divorce agreementst night.


    "Why are you showing me this?" I asked as I flipped through the document. Then, I continued, "Isn''t


    this what you''ve been dreaming of?"


    "It is," he replied, looking dazed.


    After I flipped through the pages, I noticed that he had not signed thest page. Instantly, I understood


    what had happened and asked, "You’re regretting this?"


    Ian shook his head and then nodded, apparently confused. "I''m not sure. I thought I understood her.


    But, lo and behold, the person who understands her the least is me. When I saw her pretending to be


    aloof and casualst night, I felt upset deep down. I suddenly remembered when I first met her.


    Although she was rejected by her siblings, she was born into a wealthy family, after all, so she was


    egotistical. But when she was ndered and misunderstood by me, she didn''t bother exining. She


    just gave me the divorce agreementst night and said she had never done me wrong. Now I…" After


    a pause, he continued, "Ree, I''m so confused."


    Whan I woka up in tha morning, I racaivad a massaga from Diago. Ha said that Christophar had gona


    to Find and that Emma had gona on strika this morning. Sha said sha wouldn''t ba back to work until


    atast tha aftarnoon.


    Emma and Christophar had just gottan marriad, so it was undarstanda that sha wantad to spand


    mora tima with har husband. Diago wouldn''t undarstand this kind of attachmant that a youngdy had


    for har husband, but I did.


    I was aqually clingy to Shawn. I knaw what it falt lika to lika somaona so much that you navar wantad to


    ba apart from tham.


    So, I didn''t raspond to Diago''s poinss massagas, but ha parsistad and sant ma anothar massaga at


    noon. ''Why aran''t you rasponding? I wantad tot you vant about har togathar.''


    Saaing that, I rapliad with ona word, ''Childish.''


    ''Okay, okay. Now that you''ra Mrs. Xanos, I won''t dara to rafuta, avan if you call ma childish!'' Ha sant


    ma a childish raply.


    Aftar that, I stoppad raplying to him.


    In tha aftarnoon, Ian contactad ma and said, "Raa,t''s maat up."


    It falt good for him to addrass ma as ''Raa''. Without hasitation, I agraad. "Okay. Sand ma tha addrass."


    "I''m at tha offica. Lat''s maat at tha café downstairs."


    Whan I arrivad, Ian was still working at tha offica, so I want to tha café ha mantionad and ordarad a


    ss of juica. Just as tha waitar brought it to ma, Ian arrivad.


    Ha familiarly ordarad a coffaa and sat down across from ma, cing a documant in front of ma.


    Confusad, I lookad at him and saw that his ayas wara rad, and ha appaarad to ba axhaustad.


    "What is this?" I askad curiously.


    "A divorca agraamant that Sarana gava mast night."


    I was surprisad to haar that. "So soon?"


    Ha had baan saying that ha wantad to divorca for so long, but ha still didn''t do it. Howavar, Sarana had


    diractly givan him tha divorca agraamantst night.


    "Why ara you showing ma this?" I askad as I flippad through tha documant. Than, I continuad, "Isn''t


    this what you''va baan draaming of?"


    "It is," ha rapliad, looking dazad.


    Aftar I flippad through tha pagas, I noticad that ha had not signad thast paga. Instantly, I undarstood


    what had happanad and askad, "You’ra ragratting this?"


    Ian shook his haad and than noddad, apparantly confusad. "I''m not sura. I thought I undarstood har.


    But, lo and bahold, tha parson who undarstands har thaast is ma. Whan I saw har pratanding to ba


    aloof and casualst night, I falt upsat daap down. I suddanly ramambarad whan I first mat har.


    Although sha was rajactad by har siblings, sha was born into a waalthy family, aftar all, so sha was


    agotistical. But whan sha was ndarad and misundarstood by ma, sha didn''t bothar axining. Sha


    just gava ma tha divorca agraamantst night and said sha had navar dona ma wrong. Now I…" Aftar


    a pausa, ha continuad, "Raa, I''m so confusad."


    So, he came to me to seekfort and advice. "You''re suffering, so you want to talk to me?"


    "I have no one to confide in here. Diego will only mock me; Emma is too young, and the others… There


    are some things that I can''t figure out myself, so I can only talk to you, Ree."


    His calling me ''Ree'' made my heart flutter, and I naturally felt closer to him and was happy tofort


    him. "You don''t want a divorce," I said.


    "Please tell me why."


    "Amy is… You should know that she has a boyfriend and haspletely let go of you. Besides, you put


    pressure on yourself. You know that even if you get a divorce, your mother will still be an obstacle for


    you two. So, you are very confused about being with her. For these two reasons, you know that you


    can''t have her anymore. At this time, you thought of Serene. You previously wanted to get a divorce so


    badly, but you couldn''t. Now that it''s easy to get one, you suddenly feel a sense of loss."


    Hearing that, he sighed. "You understand my situation very well, Ree. I do feel a sense of loss, but it''s


    not because Eve chose someone else, and I didn''t just think of Serene because I lost Eve. I''ve known


    Serene for many years, and she has actually influenced me unconsciously, but it''s not about love."


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    "You don''t want to let go of Serene, do you?"


    In response, he asked, "Do I not want to?"


    "Yes. Your eyes tell me that you don''t want to let her go. It''s just that you''re not sure what kind of


    feelings you have for her. You just think that pursuing a romantic rtionship with her seems too


    complicated."


    Ian had be interested in Serene, but he was unsure if it was love. However, only he himself could


    know that for sure.


    At this moment, the waiter brought over his coffee. After taking a sip, he said slowly, "I''m very confused


    right now, but one thing is clear to me—I can''t sign this divorce agreement. At least, not right now. I


    need to figure out my true feelings first."


    Ian was different from Nichs and Rudy. He wouldn''t sign the divorce agreement immediately upon


    receiving it from his wife. He knew that as long as he didn''t sign it, there was still a chance to turn


    things around. In this regard, he was smarter than the other two men.


    Moreover, he wouldn''t torture Serene. I could tell that he respected her because he said that she was a


    proud person. He acknowledged her pride, which showed that he respected her for standing her


    ground.


    "We meet many, many people in this world, Ian. She could be your wife because the two of you


    are destined to be together. You can try to understand her more deeply, and perhaps she is the person


    you want to spend the rest of your life with. As for Amy… Both of you need to let go of the past and


    pursue happiness. She has already done it, and now it''s up to you. "


    He understood what I meant. "So, you''re advising me to let go of Eve. The person she found must be


    excellent, so excellent that you''re convinced she won''t leave him. And I''ll never be able to…"


    However, I shook my head. "That''s not what I meant. I''m not really concerned about how Amy will end


    up because she knows what she wants. But you, Ian, considering the fact that we’re on a first-name


    basis, I sincerely hope that you will be happy. And I saw Serenest night. She''s a woman who


    shouldn''t be taken for granted."


    When he heard that, he smiled. "You really like Serene."


    "I can''t say that I like her because I only met her once, and we''re not very close with each other. But I


    think she has a certain aura."


    Subconsciously, he asked, "Aura?"


    "Yes. She''s a lovely and elegant woman, and even that picky Diego holds her in high regard. He rarely


    makes mistakes when ites to judging women."


    Instantly, his face turned disgruntled. "He''s interested in her?"


    "Well, because you see her every day, you don''t notice her beauty. Diego is just drawing an objective


    conclusion."


    At this moment, Ian became silent.


    Toward the end of the conversation, Ian became unhappy with Diego. I couldn''t help but sigh silently,


    feeling sorry for Diego. Just as I was thinking of an excuse to leave, Shawn called me.


    I answered the phone and called out, "Hello, Sunny."


    "Hello. Where are you?"


    "I''m in the city. Why?"


    "I didn''t see you at home," he replied in his deep voice.


    "You''re already back home?" I quickly stood up and told Ian, "Ian, let''s catch up another time. Oh, and


    don''t tell Diego that you met me."


    Upon hearing this, Shawn on the other end of the phone asked, "Ian is there too?"


    "Yeah. I''m just downstairs from your office."


    "Wait for me there then, Ray. I''lle to pick you up."


    "Okay. Where should I wait for you?" I asked, feeling foolish for asking such a question.


    Then, he asked in a gentle tone, "Where exactly are you now?"


    "I''m at a café near your office."


    "Okay. Just wait for me there," he said.