Angeline looked at Zayne, who was utterly aggrieved a t the moment. Her eyes were filled with resentment and disappointment. She walked toward Zayne and persuaded him sincerely, "Zaynie, you're no longer a three-year-old child. You’re practically a middle-aged man now but why are you still so immature? Do you think that marriage life should be free and casual? Zayne, the older you get, the greater the responsibility on your shoulders. You must understand that the meaning of your life is not just to enjoy yourself but to relieve the burden of others as well. Although life gets more tiring for yourself, it makes it more valuable as well."
Zayne got up from the floor in embarrassment. He stared in the direction Josie was leaving in a daze. His tears and snot mixed together on his face. He asked Angeline, "Is it still possible for me to be with Jose? If I were to change my inferior nature, work hard, and strive to be a good father and husband in the future, will Jose return to me?"
Angeline sighed and said, "Why would she go back to you? When she needed you most, you failed to give her a touch of warmth. Instead, you destroyed all of her beautiful yearning toward the idea of love. She'll be able to live well with Joseph alone, and judging from her noble status, I can conclude she'll never look back."
She glanced at Zayne's completely ashen face and
said, "The only reason that can make her look back is Joseph. But you know well how you've been treating him. You think that raising a child is a troublesome task, and you constantly belittled him. You're unqualified to be a father, so Josie will never again accept you."
Zayne said in a grimace, "I’ll change."
Angeline noticed that he was truly feeling remorseful now and said, "Go on. If you truly can’t live without Josie, then use the rest of your life to make up for your mistakes."
Zayne staggered back to Josie’s Flying Moon Cottage, and Emmy chased after him. "Zaynie, since Josephine has decided to divorce you, isn't this just what you wanted? Why are you still trying so hard to get her back?"
Zayne looked back at Emmy and said, "I might’ve been muddle-headed in the past, but it doesn't mean I'll be muddle-headed for life. You and I are not meant to be, Emmy. Please go."
"But Josephine doesn't want you anymore," said Emmy.
"Even if she doesn't want me, I'd still have to live for her and our son," Zayne said in determination.
Emmy looked at Zayne in disbelief. It was as if a sleeping beast was suddenly awoken. He had become extremely self-independent.
When Zayne returned to the Flying Moon Cottage,
Josie was carrying the sleeping Joseph as she sat on the sofa. There was a divorce agreement on the coffee table.
When Zayne entered, he heard Josie's deliberately lowered voice saying to him, "Sign the divorce papers, Zayne. From now on, let’s not see each other anymore."
Zayne walked over while trembling, glanced at the divorce papers, and knelt in front of Josie. He pleaded, "Please give me another chance, Jose."
Josie smiled desolately. "Another chance? Zayne, I've given you plenty. After you returned from Scared Land, every night when you saw Joseph sleepwalking or whenever you saw him being cowardly, the impatience on your face had stabbed me countless times. I secretly thought to myself that you must love him and you just haven't gotten the knack of being a father yet.
"Whenever Joseph and I fell ill, we always failed to locate your whereabouts. You were either working overtime at the company or drinking with your friends. In your mind, they're probably people who are more important than your wife and kid. The only thing I could do then was weep silently.
"We used to love each other very much, Zayne. Yet we lost when reality struck. I can only express my regret toward this."
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