Chapter 40


    Chapter 40 I Promise


    Emily stood by the door, looking straight at Elva.


    Pretending to be poised, Elva picked up the phone and walked over to


    help Emily by the arm. “If you need help, just tell me. Don’t bother yourself, please!”


    While speaking, she carefully observed Emily’s facial expression, wondering how much Emily had


    heard.


    Due to the men tal illness, Emily had a bad memory. But if Emily heard what Elva just said, she would


    probably disclose the secrets.


    Rosalie arranged for someone to make the car ident. Once the ident was rified, Rosalie could


    be used as the scapegoat, but if the Friedan family found out that Elva was the plotter, she would be


    kicked out of the house before Seraphina came back.


    The Friedan family gave Elva status and money, and she was afraid of losing everything.


    Emily looked at Elva and asked anxiously, “Elva, what did you say about Waldron? Did something


    happen to him?”


    Hearing this, Elva was frightened with a chill all over her body


    She tried hard to steady her voice andfort Emily, “Don’t worry, Waldron is all right. He made some


    troubles and Dad will solve it.”


    If Emily knew what happened to Waldron, she would not be able to withstand it.


    At the moment, Elva only wanted to make Emily feel at ease.


    “Um…Mom, what else did you hear?” Elva clenched her fists uneasily and her face gradually turned


    pale.


    She hoped that Emily heard nothing, otherwise…


    “What do you mean?” Emily naively nced at Elva and replied, “Are you talking about the part you


    told someone to keep a secret?”


    Emily paused for a while and then asked cautiously, “Elva, who are you talking to? What’s the secret


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    Elva suddenly froze.


    Emily’s hearing seemed to be extremely good today.


    “Did I say something wrong?” Sensing the abnormal atmosphere, Emily quickly hugged Elva in a


    ttering manner andforted her, “I am sorry. It’s my fault.”


    A fright shed in Elva’s eyes. She hugged Emily in response and asked softly, “It’s okay. But Mom,


    can you promise not to tell anyone what you heard today, even my father and brothers, okay?”


    Emily thought for a while and then nodded. “Okay, I promise.”


    “Thank you, Mom.” Elva looked rxed, but her fingers firmly pinched into the skin.


    Inside the courthouse.


    udia and Edmond sat together and talked with the divorce clerk.


    “Domestic violence?” The clerk, a middle-aged woman, looked at the materials again and asked


    udia.


    udia shook her head.


    “Affair?” the clerk asked again.


    udia said nothing.


    The clerk added, “Who cheated?”


    Edmond and udia gazed at each other in dismay and then looked away ufortably.


    “Sorry, I have to figure out the reason. Nowadays, young people tend to divorce as long as they have a


    quarrel, and then remarry after reconciliation, which has generated a lot of work for us.” The clerk


    raised her sses and looked them up and down. “Guys, please treat your marriage seriously, and the


    fertility rate is already low now…”


    Unexpectedly, Edmond and udia failed to get divorced.


    Seeing that the two were unmoved and showed no signs of repentance, the clerk added, “There is a


    one-month cooling-off period for divorce, so pleasee back in one month.”


    “If you decide to divorce, just file for it and let the court decide.”


    With embarrassment, Edmond and udia came out of the


    courthouse.


    The sun spread over them, a little bit warm but also dazzling.


    “Do you want to sue for divorce?” udia asked.


    “No, let’s wait till one monthter,” Edmond replied.


    “Your marriage with Rosalie might be dyed.” udia thought that Edmond and Rosalie were ready


    to step into marriage.


    If the marriage was dyed by one month, Rosalie might get crazy.


    Edmond remained silent as udia talked about his marriage with Rosalie so calmly.


    udia reminded Edmond considerately, “I think you should file for divorce.”


    In her mind, Rosalie would not have enough patience to wait.


    Edmond asked with a bit of coldness, “You dislike her, don’t you?”


    udia replied in confusion, “It has nothing to do with our divorce, right?”


    Edmond clenched his jaw in unspeakable agony.


    Edmond thought it indeed had nothing to do with the divorce, but udia didn’t like Rosalie, so she


    should disagree with his marriage with Rosalie ordingly.


    “If you don’t like Rosalie, you should not support us to get married.” Edmond remembered that udia


    got irritated when he and Rosalie stayed together before.


    But now, udia’s calmness made Edmond feel sad and lost.


    It seemed that he had lost the most important thing.


    Hearing this, udia chuckled.


    “Yes, I was angry when I knew you two were together, but your mother is not in good health and she


    hopes that you two can get married and I don’t want to disappoint her. Besides, it’s my business to deal


    with Rosalie.”


    Edmond was about to marry Rosalie and divorce udia. It was natural that udia didn’t expect


    Edmond to stand on her side.


    In udia’s mind, if they two were in love, she was eligible to question him. However, he didn’t love her


    at all.


    Therefore, udia had no right to ask him to follow her mind.


    More importantly, Edmond had already decided to side with Rosalie.


    Edmond and udia would definitely meet in court sooner orter. Instead of feeling ufortable


    then, it was better to cut off the rtionship now.


    In response to udia’s words, Edmond wanted to exin but stopped in the end.


    What to exin? He and Rosalie were not together?


    In his mind, it was impossible to leave Rosalie behind.


    He gave udia a profound look and said softly, “You know clearly what Dempsey did.”


    He reminded coldly, “Once you divorce me, he will not let you go.”


    “I don’t mind!” udia replied with a confident smile on her face.


    She was fearless.


    Edmond believed that she was really not afraid.


    Thinking of the day she calmly walked out of the yton’s manor, Edmond said tenderly, “If you need


    help, feel free to tell me, after all…”


    He paused and then added, “We used to be a couple.”


    udia raised her eyebrows slightly and said, “I thought you and Dempsey were of the same batch.”


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    “No.” Edmond frowned with a bit of difort as if he thought of something.


    udia didn’t know what had happened between Edmond and Dempsey. She didn’t care about it, so


    she didn’t ask further.


    “Okay, goodbye. I have something else to do.” udia nced at her phone and waved goodbye to


    Edmond.


    !


    Seeing udia leave without turning back, Edmond called her abruptly, “udia!”


    udia stood still, turned around, and smiled slightly, “Huh?”


    Her/elegant look was like a masterpiece of beauty, her ck hair was glowed with ayer of soft


    sunlight. Her blonde hair was coiled up and a strand of hair jumped out mischievously, rubbing against


    her corbone.


    “Nothing…” Edmond replied.


    He lowered his head gradually and his low and h oa rse voice revealed some helplessness and


    unwillingness.


    He called her because he wanted to tell her that he didn’t want to get a divorce, but when the words


    came to his lips, he swallowed them again.


    “Bye.”


    He sta ggered and walked away in great embarrassment.


    udia lowered her head, put her hands on her chest, and smiled wryly.


    She became ustomed to the pains and indifferent to theplex feelings.


    She calmed down and contacted one person.


    Soon a male voice came out, “udia, finally you contact me!”


    “Help me check someone out when you have time,” said udia.


    “Who?” asked the man.


    “The truck driver who hit Waldron,” replied udia.