Getting My Ex-wife Back

A trace of suspicion rose in Raeleigh’s heart when she came in. Logically, the Whalen family would not act like this if Zorion’s parents were at home.

There would at least be someone who would come out to welcome them. After all, Deanna and Zorion had a different upbringing from the other families.

But right then, there was no one around other than the Whalen family’s butler, Tetsuo. It seemed like Zorion’s parents were not at home. Could it be that…

Raeleigh’s head shook, and she looked at Jepherson. His facial expression was dark, yet he still followed Tetsuo inside without a word.

Meanwhile, Santiago followed behind them and entered the house nonchalantly.

Tetsuo invited Raeleigh and the others to sit down. Jepherson sank into the couch as he waited for Zorion to attend to them. It didn’t take long for Zorion to come downstairs. He was wearing matching purple pyjamas, and his physique no longer seemed as fit as before, with his thin face terrifyingly pale. It was as if he had been through h*ll.

Raeleigh was lost in thought for a moment. It was the first time that she had seen Zorion in such a state.

Zorion walked down the stairs and stared at Raeleigh for a while before he smiled and said, “I always thought that I love you to the bone and that nothing, nor anyone, can ever change my so-called love for you. But one day, when I fell head over heels for the other person who appeared in my life, I realized that I was only lying to myself all along.”

“All my love was nothing but a lie. Just like that, I turned my back and left while falling in love with somebody else.”

“I don’t know if it was because I could not let go of my unrequited love or something else. I only knew that I felt like a poor child, lost in the mountains, who tripped and fell into the river and lost his direction.”

Raeleigh was taken aback by his words. Beside her, Santiago snorted. “Are you reciting a poem?”

Zorion’s face darkened, and he glanced at Santiago as he hissed. “I am indeed suffering from some issues with my health. But it is all because you had hit me last time.”

Santiago leaned against the wall and sneered. “You’re still blackmailing me?”

“What can a person like you offer me if I blackmailed you?” Zorion walked in front of them and sat down. Then, he looked at Tetsuo and ordered, “Serve some fruits for Raeleigh.”

“Alright.”

Tetsuo went to the kitchen and gave out instructions for this matter.

After Tetsuo left, Zorion lifted his eyes and looked at Raeleigh. He flashed her a grin and said, “I’m sorry to have caused you so much trouble in the past. Today, I want to apologize to you formally by serving you some fruits.”

Raeleigh did not expect Zorion to say such words. She was stunned for a long time before she finally came back to her senses.

“I am leaving darkness behind, and I hope that you and I may become good friends in the future.”

Tetsuo set a plate of fruits on the table as Zorion spoke. Zorion picked the freshest fruit and handed it over to Raeleigh.

“Take it. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other anymore. We’ll let go of the past. Although I have done many things in the past, I hope you don’t take them to heart. After all, I’ve left your world. I’m just like a child who ran away from home, but unfortunately, I have found another stepmother who despises me.”

Raeleigh felt sorry for Zorion. Without thinking, she reached out to accept the apple as she stared at Zorion with a hint of imperceptible pity in her eyes.All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

She felt uncomfortable knowing that Zorion had killed someone for her sake.

“Don’t feel hopeless. Actually, it is not easy to talk about matters of love. You might think that she doesn’t like you, but that’s just your opinion. Think about it, just like the apple in my hand. You might think this apple looks beautiful, and it is destined to be human’s food. But what if you were to switch places with it? What will you think if you were the one lying naked on the plate when the big red apple sits on the couch?”

Everyone in the room, including Santiago, turned to look at Raeleigh in confusion. They all thought that she had gone mad because her words did not make sense at all. No one would ever come up with such a metaphor.

However, Raeleigh’s gaze was calm, as if telling everyone that she was not joking at all, especially to Zorion, who was staring at her with a blank face.

Raeleigh glanced at the apple and continued, “You take a bite of it without asking its permission, and you think that it tastes very sweet. But how do you know that it is willing to be eaten by you?”

“After all, she’s not an apple. You can’t do whatever you want, right?””

Zorion did not answer, but Raeleigh smiled. “Everyone knows that love doesn’t work like this. You have no right to force her to do anything she dislikes. The more you force her, the more she refuses.”

“You felt nothing when you were not so into her. She was indeed happy when she was together with you, and you believe that others could never give her this kind of happiness. But how do you know that this is what she wants?”

“Scientists have proven that more than 90% of male physiological happiness came from bodily pleasures and desires, whereas female physiological happiness came from the consciousness of their brains. In other words, women crave emotional closure, while men want physical entanglement.”

“I don’t think you understood this from the very beginning. How can you be so sure that she is happy?”

“Do you think that if you were violated, you would tell the judge that you felt good and you even had an…”

Raeleigh stopped herself and remained silent for a while. After all, she was a woman, and some words still made her blush. But looking at Zorion’s expression, she thought that he must have taken the hint already.

“Are you trying to say that I am a bad person, and she does not like me at all?”

Zorion gritted his teeth. Although Raeleigh did not want to hurt him, it was too late for her to stop talking then.

She hesitated for a moment before answering. “Maybe it’s not that she doesn’t like you. It might be that she does not dare to admit her feelings for you, and she forces herself to dislike you.”

Raeleigh had noticed Rossie’s gaze before. Her gaze seemed unusually calm and indifferent, but Raeleigh saw no hint of hatred in her eyes.

Sometimes, some people were like this. The more they loved someone, the more they tried to hide it. It would explain why Rossie acted so indifferent as if she was a hedgehog with thorns all over her body. Perhaps she was afraid of getting hurt, so that was why she was so protective of her feelings.

Raeleigh said again, “Think about it. In your memories, have you ever accidentally noticed her with a genuine smile? If so, then I believe that she doesn’t dislike you. Instead, she is only refusing to accept it.”

“It’s not that she refuses to accept you. Perhaps, she doesn’t know that she is already falling for you subconsciously, and she didn’t want to accept the fact that she likes you.”

Zorion clenched both his hands tightly and loosened them after a while. “Women are strange. Is it so hard to speak out how they feel? They cause so much trouble.”

Zorion’s facial expression seemed tense, but Raeleigh continued. “So, you expect the violated person to tell the judge that she likes it?”

“To admit that she is a pervert and that she likes being violated?”

“Maybe she always wanted to give you a chance, but every time, you behaved like a wild beast, and whenever you two met, you only wanted to…”

“How could she accept this?”

Raeleigh bit her lip and stared at Zorion, feeling anxious for him. She always thought that the way Deanna’s mind worked was interesting. It seemed that Zorion was the same.