Chapter 10 He would never meet Nora again
Leo could not believe what he had just heard and he was worried about Nora. He muttered, “You are going to regret it, Mr. Mandel. You have no idea what Mrs. Mandel did for you!”
The operation lasted for several hours until the sunset.
When Steward woke up, her eyes felt a little pain. He wanted to touch his eyes but only touched the gauze.
“Are you here, Leo?”
Leo’s eyes turned red and replied, “Mr. Mandel, the surgery of Ms. Edith was done successfully.”
Leo did not say anything about Nora so Steward kept asking him, “How was Nora after the surgery?”
He was wondering why Leo did not mention anything about Nora
“Ms. Hill had been taken away by a girl called Mia.” said Leo.
“Why can’t she just stay in bed and have a good rest?” said Steward.
He could not understand why she immediately left after a big surgery.
Leo felt like he was going to cry if he stayed here and talked about Nora. He said to Steward, “Excuse me, Sir. I still got something to do.”
Leo walked out of the ward quickly and gave himself two heavy slaps.
A week later, Ann got better and she was moved from ICU to a normal ward. She insisted on living with Steward.
These days, Leo had a lot of work to do but he had no one to help him. Because of his boss’s frequent loss of his temper and his feelings of guilt, he even wanted to quit.
Steward was so ratty that no nursing workers could stand him for more than one day.
Leo thought that the arrival of Ms. Edith might help Mr. Mandel feel better, however, on the opposite, he was still in a bad mood and kept his cold face every day.
Even Steward himself did not know what was going on with him. Ever since the end of the operation, he had had a bad feeling. Steward’s mother, accompanied by his cousin, Gabriel, went to the hospital to visit him. The sight of Ann surprised her. “How could you be here? I have given you money two years ago and you promised me not to come back here forever.” Steward’s mother said.
Ann was awkward and did not know what to say. She turned to Steward but he seemed that it was none of his business. Steward was thinking about what had happened between Ann and his mother.
But when he realized that the woman he loved for so long might have already given up on him just for money, strangely, he was not surprised.
It is not because he still loved Ann but he did not care about her anymore.
However, when his mother mentioned Nora’s name, he felt a load of guilt. His heart beat so fast that he could not control himself. “No wonder Nora did not want to see you. You hurt her so much and let her down. Maybe the end of your marriage is a good thing for her.” his mother said.
“I have already signed the divorce paper with her.” said Steward.
His mother got very angry with him and left with Gabriel.
Gabriel thought it indeed was a good thing for Nora if she had a divorce from Steward.
Hearing what Steward said, Ann was extremely delighted that this perfect man was available now. Since Nora had left him, she would have the chance to be with him.
“Steward, did you and Nora get divorced?” she wanted to make sure.
Steward did not want Ann to stay with him so he asked her to move to another ward and leave him alone.
After about half a month, Steward had made a good recovery. He was able to remove the gauze and he was able to see things but
still a little blurred.
At the door of the ward, stood a thin woman.
He thought she was Nora and turned delighted. When he was about to call her, the woman at the door greeted him, “Mr. Mandel,
I am the nursing worker, do you need any help?”
“Get out of here!” Steward was a little disappointed and his rudeness frightened that woman.
He was gasping and stared at the door, hoping to see Nora.
Leo stepped in and asked him, “Mr. Mandel, Who are you waiting for?”
Steward laughed at himself, “There’s no one I’m waiting for.”
He kept looking at his phone and hoping to receive a message from Nora.
“Did she really want us to be strangers?” he thought.
Nora had not appeared before him these days and she never called.
Looking at Steward and thinking about Nora, Leo felt sad. Mr. Mandel would never be able to meet Nora again.
Another few days passed, and Steward fully recovered so he was discharged from the hospital.
He walked out of the hospital gate but still couldn’t see Nora.
Ann was fully recovered too and what about Nora?
When he arrived at the villa, he found all the furniture was covered with a light layer of dust.
Steward looked around and took a careful look at the house where he and Nora had lived since their marriage.
Any edges and corners in this house had been carefully dealt with by Nora in case he fell and banged against them.
He took out his phone and called Nora eventually.
It took a while for her to pick up. Steward got a bit impatient and said coldly, “Nora, come here and take your own stuff. It takes
up much space…”
After saying “OK“, she hung up the phone.
Steward was not satisfied with Nora’s reaction and sat on the couch, upset.
After a while, he heard that someone was coming in.
He put a smile on his face but soon kept calm. He turned around to see Nora but could not believe what he was seeing.
The woman who stood before him was Mia. She held a photograph of Nora in white and black with a frame.
She said with a blank expression, “Mr. Mandel, Nora died, and I am here to pack up Nora’s things.“
