OH PLEASE, MY EX-WIFE

Chapter 41: Moved on

“We still need to get it over with, right?”

Julie thinks Alice is right, which is why she didn’t stop her from meeting Randall Collins.

…

Her skin is as clear as white jades. Gentle, yet clear eyes of hers made this meeting extraordinary, even if they are just sitting there.

“Mr…Mr Collins…”

“Yes?”

Alice raises her bright eyes and holds tight to her nervous hands under the table, “I’m sorry Mr. Collins, there might be some misunderstandings…”

“It’s the 1998 Chateau Lafite. Try it, it tastes great.”

Randall Collins reaches out to the red wine bottle next to him with his long and fair fingers. He then pours a glass of red wine for Alice. His movements are so gentle as if he never heard what Alice said earlier.

Such attitude pisses Alice off. She knows Randall Collins doesn’t want to hear what she wants to tell him and that he has a will on his own. Flowery words have got no use on him, it is best to be straightforward.

Although Randall Collins tries to be as gentle as possible his emotions turn bad at the end of the dinner, and Alice’s rejections are the cause of his bad mood.

“Let me send you home,” Randall Collins looks into Alice’s eyes.

“It’s okay. Thank you for the dinner tonight, Mr. Collins. I have to say, you are very charming but I’m sorry. I feel bothered by your actions. Please don’t ever come and look for me anymore. Goodbye.”

Alice turns and leaves the scene immediately after she finishes her words, and she never cares to glance back.

Randall Collins’s face turns cold after hearing what Alice said. There is a striking coldness in his dark eyes but his lips curve upwards. This game is getting more and more interesting…

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After leaving the restaurant, Edward’s face and his dark eyes come across Alice’s mind.

Where is Edward?

He has never been to the hospital for a long time. Has he…moved on?

She should be happy about him moving on. However, the idea of this possibility stings Alice’s heart. Alice shakes her head and tries to clear her mind, “It must be the exhaustion. It must be.”

…

Although her schedule is booked, Alice still goes to work on time every day. Both of her babies are on summer break now, so she thought, why not bring them to work?

When her cute babies show up in the hospital, they immediately gain many fans, and their most passionate fan is Julie.

“Aunt Julie!” Albert and Rebecca call her name together. Their kiddie tones and the cute faces make them irresistible.

“Come, tell me what you want to eat. Your mother is in the middle of a meeting right now. Wait for her here, alright?”

“Okay.” Rebecca smiles and takes the carton of milk handed over by Julie.

“Aunt Julie, did mommy get bullied here in the hospital? The television programs I watch tell me that even hospitals have bad people.” Albert rests his arm on the desk and asks Julie.

Looking at Albert’s cute face, how would Julie know he is trying to pump information out of her?

She told Albert about what happened before, like how Edwards came to the hospital and embarrassed Alice, and that Randall Collins is courting Alice.

The moment Julie realize she is ranting on inappropriate content to two innocent children, she covers her mouth and shakes her head, “Forget what I said just now. It is all nonsense.”

A gentle smile shows on Albert’s cheek. He is only four years old but his smile…Julie thinks Albert’s smile looks very much like a sly fox.

“There is more to the story, right? Aunt Julie?” That smile remains on Albert’s cheek.

Julie shakes her head. She knows she shouldn’t be telling the children about these.

Albert gives a signal to Rebecca then crosses his arm and leans on the desk. Not long after Rebecca put on her cutesy act, Julie spilled all the details including the flowers from Randall Collins and the invitation to have dinner with Alice.

Albert's brows furrow. He never considers this playboy to be so good in his courtship game. He must protect his mother from being bullied by these guys.

Alice could never expect to be ‘betrayed’ by Julie in such a way when she returns to her office.

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Night falls. After Alice finishes telling the last stories from the book, she looks at her slumbered children on their sky blue bed. Her heart is melted. She gently strokes Rebecca’s hair, quietly tune their bedlight to the dimmest and leave the room.

However, what she couldn’t expect is her two slumbered children open their eyes, right at the moment when their doors are closed.

“Albert, what should we do? Someone is going to take mommy away from us.”

“Ask him to come back,” Albert provides a straightforward idea.

Rebecca nods repeatedly when she hears Albert’s suggestion, “You are right! I will text daddy now and ask him to come back. He shouldn’t be loitering outside anyway.”

Loiter? Albert’s lips twitch a little.

It seems like his heartless father is out there working on some important project but from how Rebecca sees it, he is loitering…

Rebecca’s efficiency is top-notch. Her fingers run on the keyboard and a message is immediately sent to Edward’s mobile.

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Los Angeles, the United States.

Edward has just settled the trading contract here. His mobile phone buzzed when he is about to pour himself a glass of red wine.

Initially, he plans to ignore it. For some reason, a certain set of numbers cross his mind. He reaches out to his phone and looks. It’s the same set of numbers he had in mind.

It is a text message that says, "A water-front pavilion gets the moonlight first. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence."

Edward gets dazed. Alice’s face comes across his mind. He never stops thinking about her throughout this whole period of two months even if he is occupied by this collaboration project.

He wants to see her immediately but this collaboration matters a lot. In addition, he has already booked all of her slots in the hospital. He doesn’t need to worry about competitors anymore, except for John Blake.

This message reminds him of her. A water-front pavilion gets the moonlight first?

Edward feels like this is a reminder message about something happening back home in China, and it is very much related to Alice.

Edward immediately calls up Allen’s number and ask him to book the earliest flight back to China for tomorrow morning.

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On the other side the planet earth, Albert is speechless when Rebecca shows him the text message she sent to Edward. Looking at Rebecca at this moment, waiting to be praised for her cleverness.

Albert nods, reaches out his hand and strokes Rebecca’s hair, “Let’s go to bed. We need to follow mommy to work tomorrow.”

Rebecca put away her mobile phone and lay down in her bed. She looks at Albert with her round eyes and asks Albert, “Would daddy knows what I meant in the message?”