Eulalia looked up, tears spilling from her beautiful eyes. Her usually bright eyes were now clouded with despair. Percival seemed to see through her eyes into her soul, where everything was ashen.Her stomach was still in agony, and Eulalia was tired of the pain. With her eyes stinging, she said, "Percival, my family is ruined, and I've paid my debt to you...""What debt?" Percival interrupted her coldly, his eyes narrowed and glinting with an icy light. "Eulalia, you can never repay what you owe me. Don't think you can blame your father's death on me. Your father may be gone, but you still have your brother. If you don't want him to end up like your father, you'd better put those thoughts away. You know what I'm capable of."Since Eulalia had already branded him as utterly cruel, he would show her cruelty. Otherwise, he wouldn't live up to her words.Percival stood before her, tall and shadowed, his face darkened by the dim light."You're using Benedict to threaten me?""It's not a t
Percival stepped out of the car, taking the umbrella with one hand and holding Eulalia's icy little hand with the other.Entering the cemetery, Eulalia looked out at a field filled with tombstones. The gloomy sky hung heavily above, making it feel like the air was hard to breathe.Sawyer had been buried only a few days ago, and the cleanest stone in the area marked his grave.In front of the tombstone lay a bouquet of lilies, their petals wilted and disfigured by the rain. Eulalia crouched down, tidying the flowers, then used her sleeve to wipe the picture on the stone. In the photo, a young Sawyer was dressed in a suit, smiling brightly, his eyes filled with wisdom and spirit.It was his wedding picture, and his wife's photo was also from their wedding. Placed together, they looked harmonious, as if time had rewound twenty-eight years.Sawyer might not have been a good father, but he was a good husband. Twenty-three years after his wife's death, he never remarried and even bought a p
Among the pile of discarded items, something caught Percival's eye. It looked like a decorative painting. He turned it over and was stunned. It was not a decoration at all but his and Eulalia's wedding photo.He vaguely remembered this photo, but he had smashed it and told Eulalia to throw it away. How had it reappeared here, intact? Had she secretly framed it again and hidden it? And if she had kept it for four years, why was it now thrown in with the junk?Percival couldn't describe his feelings. He had been denying Eulalia's change of heart towards him, but now, seeing this abandoned wedding photo, he had to admit that she had truly given up on her feelings for him.He had always called Eulalia cheap, confidently thinking she would remain so forever. He never thought the day would come when she would stop loving him. It had caught him off guard.He gripped the photo frame tightly, his knuckles turning white.Eulalia came out and saw him standing by the pile of junk. As she approach
"No matter if it was said four years ago or now, if you want to leave me, you can only do so in death." Looking at Eulalia's indifferent eyes, Percival's hawk-like gaze grew colder. He grabbed Eulalia's hair, pulling her roughly into his arms."Eulalia, don't even think about finding another man," he warned.Eulalia looked at him with his “it’s only natural” attitude, her stomach aching with anger. She looked up, “Percival, you can’t even control your own heart, and you want to control mine?”"Don't compare yourself to me. I told you, Evadne is different. She won't mind."Marriage and feelings never intersected for him. Being married didn't mean he couldn't be good to Evadne; they could coexist peacefully as before.Men are creatures of desire, and he wasn't the only one to have feelings for two women. He could take care of Evadene and maintain his marriage with Eulalia.Since he and Eulalia were still married, he wouldn't allow her to cheat, not even emotionally, because he had a cle
Eulalia gripped her phone, her chest heaving, as the air around her seemed to thin, making it hard to breathe.After a long pause, Eulalia finally said, "Fine, I'll do it."Satisfied with her response, Percival hung up and went to be with his beloved.Eulalia stared at the dark, empty room, clenching her teeth. The thought of Percival contentedly helping Evadne move while she had to get up early to shop and cook made her stomach ache. She wanted to smash Percival's face!Lying in bed, Eulalia looked at the wedding photo hanging above her head. The more she looked, the more it irritated her. She suddenly understood why Percival had smashed this photo in anger. She wanted to smash it too, and even burn that annoying face of Percival's to ashes.Tears welled in her eyes, and Eulalia covered her face, her voice hoarse as she gritted her teeth, "Percival, you bastard, I'm dying, and you still torment me like this."The next day, Eulalia got up early and saw her red and swollen eyes in the
Percival's face darkened when he heard Eulalia's sarcastic remarks about Evadne. He ordered, "You seem to be in high spirits, clearly not needing anyone to take care of you. Go and make some new dishes."His words were strange, as if cooking for him was her greatest honor."Who's taking care of whom? I cleaned the rooms, bought and cooked the food. This is my house!" Eulalia's chest was burning with anger, and she couldn't take it anymore. In a fit of rage, she kicked over the trash can, spilling the red oily pig's trotter soup all over the floor."Percival, do you think I care? You said you wanted Evadne to take care of me, but it seems more like satisfying your selfish desires. I'm sick of you! I'm done serving you!" she spat, her voice dripping with sarcasm.Her eyes reddened, and she lost her appetite for the only bowl of pig's trotter soup on the table. She had spent two hundred to spite this despicable couple, and it was not worth it.Eulalia tried to leave the dining room to go
Percival looked at Eulalia's face, concern in his eyes. "What's wrong with you?" he asked.The dim yellow light cast a pallor on Eulalia's face, making her look as colorless as aged paper.Outside the door, Evadne, feeling neglected, spoke again, her voice filled with grievance, "Percy, I'm feeling unwell. If you're busy with Eulalia, I'll go to the hospital alone.""Stay, I'll take you to the hospital." Percival got up, straightened his clothes, and generously covered the pitiful-looking Eulalia with a blanket.He opened the door to find Evadne, her eyes red and trembling. His earlier dissatisfaction vanished at the sight of her."What happened? Why did your head suddenly start hurting?" Percival asked, leaning down to check Evadne's forehead.Evadne explained, "It might be from the bump earlier. I don't know if it caused a concussion, but I feel dizzy and nauseous... I thought I could endure it, but it's too uncomfortable." Sniffling, she glanced inside, her voice hoarse, "I didn't
Eulalia breathed a sigh of relief when it became quiet outside her door. Percival must have gone to Evadne's room. She was glad she had arranged for Evadne's room to be far away, or she might have heard sounds she didn't want to hear.Without Percival, she should have been able to sleep peacefully, but Eulalia found that she couldn't sleep at all. Her body ached everywhere, and her head was uncomfortable. She got up and took two sleeping pills from the drawer before finally drifting off.Percival woke up early, but when he went downstairs, he found that someone had risen even earlier. As he approached the dining room, he smelled the fragrance of porridge.The kitchen had a frosted sliding door, and through it, he could see a hazy figure inside. A classic line suddenly came to his mind:— Who has a soul touched by mountains and rivers, yet finds themselves bound by the daily grind, the kitchen’s warmth, and the complexities of love?A warmth spread through his heart, soothing every par