Hunting for His EX-Wife

Rose was forced to stay and take care of Elliot for half a day. By noon, Madeleine arrived with a thermos, looking just like she did when she came to the hospital to see Elliot yesterday. Rose refused Elliot’s invitation without any expression on her face and left the hospital directly.

She wasn’t going to serve him anymore; let his woman do it.

As Rose got into her car, she realized that she was actually jealous. Not just a little bit but very jealous.

To her surprise, Elliot returned in the afternoon while his assistant helped him walk into the villa at dusk.

Rose almost didn’t react and stared at him dumbfoundedly without saying anything.

“Hey, Uncle, why are you back? Mommy said you were sick!” Leah wanted to call him Daddy but changed it when she remembered Shawn was present.

Elliot nodded and didn’t notice the change in Leah’s address. He looked at Rose who sat motionless on the sofa with an expression he couldn’t read. He pushed away his assistant and sat on another side of the sofa with some distance between them. “What’s that look for? Are you not happy I’m home?”

He was annoyed.

He asked her to stay until noon but this woman left without even turning back, leaving behind a cold-hearted figure for him while letting Madeleine take care of him instead. Who is really his wife? Who is his legal spouse?!

Rose choked up suddenly; why is he being so fierce? Why is he angry already? She hasn’t even gotten mad yet!

Rose glanced at him before focusing on TV programs in front of her and saying coldly, “The doctor told you to rest more days in hospital.”

The assistant next to them sweated profusely as he silently retreated several steps away from them wanting nothing more than leaving unnoticed.

“I can rest at home too.” Elliot looked at her and then said, “Hospital isn’t good for resting since no one takes care of me.”

A surge of anger ignited within Rose upon hearing this statement as if fuel had been poured over it causing it burst into flames instantly. “No one takes care of you? Didn’t Madeleine specially bring food over?”

As soon as these words were spoken out loud by herself, Rose regretted saying such things filled with jealousy and resentment like an unhappy wife who complains about everything around their husband all day long!

She coughed uncomfortably under Elliot’s gaze and tried to explain, “I mean… you have someone willing to take care of you at the hospital, like Miss Fox.”

Elliot dangerously narrowed his eyes. “My family can take better care of me,” he paused and continued to ask, “Rose, don’t you want me to come back?”

Rose blinked and raised an eyebrow as she looked at him with a hint of inexplicable sarcasm in her voice. It might also be Elliot’s illusion. “How can I? This is your villa. Can I stop you from coming back? If I don’t want you back, will you not come back?”

Elliot’s eyelids twitched fiercely as anger surged in his heart, almost making him lose his temper.

But he would rather watch her angrily argue with him at home, than deal with annoying people or impatient responses in the hospital ward.

As soon as Elliot thought about it this way, he calmed down a lot and even softened his expression slightly.

“Have you had dinner yet?” He glanced at the time; it was 5:40 PM.

It was still early.

Who knew Rose nodded her head and said, “Yes, I’ve eaten already. If you haven’t eaten yet, then eat by yourself; I’m going upstairs to rest.”

In just such a short time period, the three children had run upstairs and disappeared without a trace. Rose was angry inside; she didn’t want to talk or spend time with Elliot, so she decided that out of sight out of mind would be best for now as she walked towards her own room upstairs.

Just when she started walking away from him though, Elliot spoke up again, “I haven’t eaten yet. Stay here with me please; my wound hurts badly every time I lift my hand.”

He spoke so matter-of-factly that it made Rose feel incredulous about how thick-skinned he could be sometimes.

“With so many people around here, why don’t you let the maids serve your needs instead? And if that doesn’t work for your liking, then you can hire a caregiver for your care.”

There was no way she’d ever wait on him hand-and-foot!

Rose bluntly refused which made Elliot’s face change color several times before finally gritting his teeth without mentioning it again.

The next day Rose woke up the kids for breakfast. When she saw Elliot sitting at the dining table, it took her some time to get used to it since they rarely saw each other during daylight hours due to Elliot’s busy schedule.

“Dad,” Shawn greeted happily while looking bright-eyed seeing Elliot there during breakfast-time

Elliot nodded at him, his expression mild and no different from usual.

Rose glanced at him and sat down with her two children. Leah and Sean were polite, greeting Elliot, especially Sean who had a cold and disapproving look on his face.

Whenever Elliot’s gaze fell on Sean’s face, he felt a strange sense of familiarity. Although the twins were born to Rose, there seemed to be something familiar about Sean’s features.

He didn’t feel anything when facing Leah but when facing Sean, he felt that something was off.

After breakfast, Rose took her two children for a walk outside the villa before returning. The three children played together in the garden while she was sitting on the sofa watching TV. Elliot suddenly asked, “What are our plans for today?”

She didn’t like watching TV but being alone with Elliot made her impatient and awkward so she could only turn on the TV to ease things up.This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

What plans? She had no plans in mind.

“We’ll go shopping later.” Rose calmly arranged it without changing her expression. It was better than staying in this villa all day long especially since Elliot hadn’t mentioned anything about not letting her leave anymore.

Rose unilaterally thought that he had agreed to lift this decision of keeping her locked up here.

The next second reality slapped her hard across the face. “I told you before that you can’t go anywhere except here. Have you forgotten?”

Startled by his voice, Rose’s complexion suddenly darkened. She didn’t want to argue with him but this man always found ways to provoke her recklessly.

Why should she listen to him?

“Elliot, let’s get divorced! The divorce agreement has been prepared for some time now; I’ll bring it out for you right now! We shouldn’t drag things out any longer; I don’t want us wasting any more time together,” Rose said calmly, her composed demeanor sending a shiver down Elliot’s spine.