Chapter 8 Giving up.
She still remembered how delightful she was when she was going to marry him.She had had a crush on him since she was young. Steward lost his sight but she still wanted to marry him.She had been maintaining their marriage for two years and she did not leave him even if sometimes he lost his temper and treated her badly. She would leave him in a few days but what Steward did these day’s caused serious emotional damage to her. If this was what she needed to bear,she would take it. When Steward appeared in front of her,it took her a lot of courage to stare at him. She stared at him not for remembering him but for giving up on him who had taken
up much space in her heart for a long time. “Give me the divorce paper.I will sign it.“said Nora.Steward was a little surprised by the change in her attitude. He could not believe it since she had been persisting for so long. “Why do you change your mind?” asked Steward. “For me,I do not want to give my kidney to someone my husband loves. You want me to give my kidney to her, at least not as your wife. “Steward should feel happy about their divorce but he was haunted by an unknown feeling of fret. He asked Leo to bring the divorce paper to the hospital. When she got the divorce paper, Nora did not sign it immediately but kept staring at the paper. “Are you having second thoughts?“Steward signed it quickly and asked Nora.“Before I sign it,I have three things for you to do.“Nora took a deep breath and looked at Steward calmly.Her heart was full of endless love for him but now totally frozen by his indifference.Steward put aside his pen,ready to see what tricks she wanted to play.“The first thing is that you smile at me,wholeheartedly.“In her memory,Steward did not like smiling. He was likely to sneer coldly.Steward was stunned and so did Leo.Steward was impatient. “The second thing is that you call me ‘honey‘. “This was the happiest moment when Steward would call her honey and treat her as his wife. She thought, “I had been his wife for these two years, I deserve his gentleness.“Leo knew what a simple thing Mrs.Mandel was asking for. He thought how painful she had been for these two years. However,Steward replied coldly, “No,I can’t do that.“Nora was accustomed to his refusal.She was very calm.“The third thing is that let me hug you.After that, I would sign the divorce paper immediately.“Steward frowned and he stood up slowly. He was very tall and his body was very nervous.Nora approached him and reached out to touch his face.As usual,every time she did this, he would grab her hand and shake it off in disgust.She did not want to see his unwilling face so she dared not to touch him.Nora could not believe she had been such a brave fool when she was with Steward! However, Nora was no longer the headstrong woman she used to be for she had been rejected with frustration by the one she loved. She was like a moth to a flame. When Nora came closer to him,Steward felt like he was attracted to her for a while. He held his breath and held her thin body in his arms. He felt like they had become one. Nora blinked her dry eyes and thought, “Even though I know you don’t love me, I still want to be with you.“But the truth was when she finally could stand by Steward,she only felt sad and mournful. This hug did not bring her any warmth.She only felt cold and sad.She found her courage to call him, “Dear…”
