Chapter 15
When Maya returned from her walk, she happily went to play with the others. Clara pulled Jasper to their bedroom and shut the door. She asked quietly, “What the hell is going on? You heard it too, right? Someone’s stealing Scott’s woman!”
Clara was not one to gossip, but her curiosity got the better of her at that moment. She was even a little excited
How strange
Jasper realized how odd his wife was behaving. He furrowed his brows. “You seem to be really interested in Scott and Naomi’s affairs.”
“What? Is that so?” Clara thought for a while. Perhaps Jasper was right, “I just think that a woman marrying someone like Scott is a good thing and a bad thing at the same time. Scott’s a great guy. He might be a little cold and doesn’t talk much, but he only puts his focus on his job. He doesn’t fool well–assured.” around or have any affairs, Character–wise, he is flawless. His wife would be very
“But in their marriage, I think that Naomi suffers too. I can feel that Naomi really likes Scott, but Scott’s still icy as ever. No matter what Naomi did, she could not melt his ice–cold heart.”
“Previously, I thought it was not a big deal. After all, not all couples can be like us, but then, I heard another man’s voice. Naomi has another man in her life, but he has feelings for Naomi. My opinion changed.”
“I’m a little excited to see what Scott thinks knowing that someone’s trying to steal his wife. No. I want to see his reaction. I want to see how he’d react knowing that someone’s after something that
he has no regard for.”
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“I don’t know how to put it anymore. I just want to see Scott change for a woman or perhaps him losing his composure for once,”
Jasper was speechless. He did know what Clara meant by that. Did she not think that it was a serious problem? A man like that appears next to someone’s wife. Problems would surely arise. He was worried.
Clara went on and on while Jasper got lost in his thoughts. He was thinking about Naomi and Scott. He was worried.
At that moment, in the luxurious yet understated study. The study was decorated with antiques from a different period. It was as if one time–traveled.
Mrs. Smith made them tea before leaving quietly.
Scott was sitting on the couch. He picked up his teacup and took a sip.
Edith looked at him. “What’s going on with you and Naomi?” Edith was old and sage. She saw all
types of people and went through a lot in her life. There were some things that she could guess without having to think too much about them in detail.
Scott and Naomi were having marital problems. Huge ones.
Scott placed his teacup down. “We got divorced.”
Edith furrowed her brows immediately. She knew that they had huge problems, but she never would have thought that they would be divorced.
Her gaze turned sharp. She looked at the man she watched him grow up before her eyes. trying to have a read on him.
She
was
Scott faced Edith’s overbearing gaze and said, “She wanted it.”
Edith’s gaze darkened. She looked at Scott as if berating him. “It’s your fault.”
She did not take sides.
She looked away and said, “For the past three years, you were always outside. You rarely went home. You only thought about working. You didn’t care about your wife.”
“Naomi’s a great woman. She treats you well. She cares for the family. She took on the responsibility of maintaining the family that you never realized the responsibility you should take as a husband.”
“You took everything for granted. You forgot that you agreed to marry her. She’s your wife. The person that you should spend your life with. She’s not your subordinate. She isn’t someone that you can just shower with materialistic things.
Scott looked at his teacup while Edith was talking. The color of the tea seemed to fade away.
“As her husband, you should’ve borne half the responsibility. If not, you shouldn’t have gotten married. Since you promised to marry her, you should’ve taken care of her.”
“Scott, you’re great at work. I have nothing to say about that. But you’ve done badly in your marriage. I’ve lived much longer than you. I’ve seen much more things. I understand this better than you. You’ll never find another person like Naomi.”
“Back then, everyone thought that you liked the Carvers‘ daughter, but I knew that you didn’t. Which was why I introduced Naomi to you. You thought she was a good choice too, which was why you married her.”
“You’ve let me down, Scott.”
Edith looked at Scott, who lowered his gaze, with disappointment in her eyes.
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Snap!
A tree branch snapped, interrupting the silent night.
Scott’s heart skipped a beat. Then, it pounded hard.