All Chapters of Halt His Wandering Heart: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

In the end, Derrick only sighed. "I think it's better if they separate."Oscar fell silent. His heart couldn't bear to watch a family break apart, yet his son had been irresponsible, and as a father, he felt utterly accountable."Derrick, I know Lizzie has suffered. But I don't think they've reached an irretrievable point. If you trust me, I'll straighten Cedric out. I'll get that foolish boy back on the right path." Oscar's promise failed to reassure Derrick. Cedric was no child; feelings could not be coerced. Derrick wanted, above all, a dignified split—if it had to come to that—between the two families.As they left Agnes's ward and headed toward Lizzie's room, Oscar couldn't help swearing under his breath about his son. "Living the high life—buying houses, buying cars—who does that Susan think she is? If he's got that much money, he could build several schools instead.""He ought to have been stabbed to death for his sins," Oscar grumbled.Annie sniffed contemptuously. "Lizz

Cedric didn't pick a fight. He sat down beside Lizzie and reached as if to embrace her, but she shrank away.A cheap perfume clung to him, like the residue of someone crawling out of another woman's sheets. It smelled sharp and nauseating."Cedric, stay away from me."Lizzie rose and moved to the window, putting herself out of her father's and Oscar's direct view. Her emotions were a tangle; all she could think about was her mother's operation and whether Agnes would wake from it.Jon stood not far off, watching her silhouette. A quiet tenderness played across his features. Cedric's eyes flashed red with jealousy."Dream on," Cedric snapped. "She'll never be yours."His voice was low and dark, thick with jealousy, purpled by fury and possessiveness.Jon turned slightly and met his gaze. "How do you know?" he asked."She's mine. Always will be." Cedric asserted it as if staking claim.Jon smiled without malice. "The moment you chose Susan, Lizzie stopped being yours. Surely y

Lizzie turned to leave.Cedric drew on his cigarette, picked up the remote, and flicked on a streaming app.A voice spilled into the air."Cedric Lannister's wife was seen at the hospital embracing Summersome City's top lawyer. Rumors of a marital crisis intensify."The announcer's tone was dripping with scandal.Lizzie's heart lurched. She whipped around, staring at the wall-mounted screen where photos of her and Jon locked in an embrace cycled one after another—close-ups, long shots, every tiny movement captured without mercy."Care to explain?" He exhaled a slow plume of smoke, rubbing the pad of his ring finger against his brow. "How does it feel, hugging him like that?"She had no idea how such intimate shots had been taken. They were so crisp, so deliberate.And she laughed. She laughed at Cedric's pettiness. In order to secure every possible advantage in their divorce, he had stooped this low."You had someone follow me?""Me?" Cedric's tongue pressed against his cheek

Eva was always like that—reckless, outspoken, never caring about propriety.She couldn't stand seeing Lizzie's furrowed brows."I'm not divorced yet. If Cedric finds out, leaving will only get harder," Lizzie said with a weary shake of her head. "If I really have…needs, I can just buy a few toys."Eva tapped her chin, thinking it over. "True. How about I take you on a short trip? Since your mom's in treatment, you can't see her every day anyway. A little change of scenery, and suddenly, life won't look so bleak."Lizzie gave a bitter smile.Without divorce, what hope could she have in life? Better to drink herself numb than think about it.When they left the restaurant, she was already tipsy.A cluster of designated drivers loitered by the roadside, calling out their services. Among them, she caught sight of a familiar face. She blinked, then looked again—yes, it was unmistakable. Susan's younger brother.She tossed him her keys. "Can you drive?""Y-yes, yes." The boy looked f

Once again, Cedric seized control, pulling the reins of their relationship into his own hands.It infuriated Lizzie.Why should he be the one to dictate their fate?"If you're not sincere about it, what's the point of talking?" She tore the mask from her face and flung it aside. "Cedric, this is it for us. Three months will pass soon enough. When the time comes, we'll lay everything out on the table. What's yours, what's mine—we'll divide it cleanly."A chill settled over Cedric's heart.He couldn't handle this unfamiliar version of her.Things between them were never meant to be this way."Do we really share such deep hatred, Lizzie? Are you even the same woman I once knew?""And you?" Her gaze sharpened. "Didn't you swear once that I would be the only one you'd ever love in this lifetime? Tell me, did you keep that promise? You've changed too, haven't you? So what right do you have to demand unwavering loyalty from me? Don't you think that's laughable?"The world was never s