Dr. Caleb Brooks followed them out. Victoria saw him to the door.
“Is Evie having trouble with Alexander?” Caleb asked.
“Trouble? It’s way past trouble. They’re getting a divorce!” Victoria rolled her eyes.
“Divorce? Why? I thought they were happy.”
“Because you’re not her cousin!” Victoria blurted out.
But honestly, she didn’t know the real reason this time.
If it was about that Grace O’Sullivan woman, that seemed a bit far-fetched.
At Sterling Manor, Alexander’s feelings for Evie were obvious. Even their sister-in-law was moved by it. So the only explanation was that her sister was suffering from postpartum depression.
“Oh,” Caleb replied. “I hope it’s nothing serious between them.”
“How would you know?” Victoria turned to face him.
Sometimes the people involved couldn’t see clearly. How could an outsider know any better?
“I don’t know your cousin well,” Caleb said. “But I know her type. She’s proud. She wouldn’t settle for second place.”
“You can know a person’s face, but not their heart,” Victoria sneered. “Love is like a drug. It makes people crazy.”
Caleb just smiled and shook his head.
“They’re not really going through with it, are they?” he asked.
“If they do, are you going to run and tell your cousin?”
“No. Where did you get that idea? I just think it’s a shame to break up over a misunderstanding.”
“Men like Alexander Sterling don’t let things slip through their fingers.
Oh, my sister isn’t a thing!
I mean, Alexander won’t really divorce Evie.
Evie is throwing a tantrum now. Alexander is playing along. When she calms down, he’ll take her back.”
“That’s good. Evie doesn’t seem unreasonable,” Caleb said with a smile.
“She’s only unreasonable sometimes. The rest of the time, she’s inhuman,” Victoria commented.
Caleb looked at her and laughed. He reached out and rubbed her neck. Victoria froze for a moment, her face turning red.
Evie was washing dishes in the kitchen.
Amelia sat on a chair nearby. She watched like a supervisor, not offering to help.
After a while, she spoke.
“It’s better to be served than to serve.”
“Mom, no matter how much you pour cold water on me, I won’t change my mind.
If you think it’s inconvenient for me to stay here, I’ll find a place in two days and move out.” Evie finished the dishes, dried her hands, and turned to her mother with a smile.
“You ungrateful child! Are you threatening your mother?” Amelia jumped up.
“Mom, I’m not threatening you. I mean it.
If I’m in your way, I’ll leave.”
“If you dare to move out, I’ll break your—
Fine. You can move out. But the baby stays.”
“No way!” Evie shook her head immediately.
“You don’t need to breastfeed. Just leave your sister-in-law and the baby. You can go.” Amelia waved her hand.
“Mom, I can’t leave the baby. Besides, the baby needs a mother.”
“So she doesn’t need a father?” Amelia glanced at Evie, teasing her.
“No. Alexander can come see the baby anytime he wants. It’ll be the same as before.”
“How can it be the same? A home isn’t complete.”
Evie didn’t know how to explain it to her mother.
Amelia didn’t push further. She just said impatiently, “I don’t have much to say to you. I’m going to see the baby.”
She walked out of the kitchen.
Evie watched her mother’s back and couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
She understood her mother’s good intentions. Her mother was afraid she would regret divorcing Alexander and suffer later.
But she didn’t know how to make her mother understand.
Maybe in the future, she would have less money and a harder life. But in her spirit, she would be fuller and happier than she was now.
Things were different now. It wasn’t just about being full and warm anymore. There was also the so-called spiritual pursuit and enrichment.
That evening, Evie took the baby back to the bedroom.
She planned to spend more time taking care of the baby. After the baby started kindergarten, she could find a job.
When the baby was full, bathed, changed, and diapered, he fell asleep.
After the baby fell asleep, Evie went to the desk in the corner of the bedroom. She turned on the computer and went online.
She felt like she had lost touch with society.
She needed to learn something while taking care of the baby. It would make it easier to find a job later.
After turning on the computer, it automatically logged into the chat software. Messages popped up after a moment.
It was from Emily Hart.
“Evie, check your Q when you have time.”
“I just turned on my computer. It logged in automatically,” Evie replied with a smile, typing.
“No wonder. I haven’t seen you online in a while.
How is the baby?”
“Good. Four months now. Bigger than when you saw her last.”
“That’s obvious. The last time I saw her was two months ago.” Emily was speechless.
“Yeah, time flies. How’s work?”
“It’s okay. Busier than before.”
“That means you’re doing well.”
“I’m so busy I don’t even have time to date. LOL.” Emily laughed at herself.
“Your parents must be pressuring you.”
Before Emily graduated from university, her parents had already started arranging blind dates for her.
“They drove me crazy. Now they’ve let me go.”
“So now you’re starting to worry?”
“Not really. I’ll wait until I get promoted to director.”
“Don’t set conditions for yourself before you start dating. If you meet someone you like, you have to seize the opportunity.”
“The problem is there’s no one suitable. I totally agree with that saying now.”
“What saying?”
“All the good men are either married or gay.” Emily replied.
Evie sent a smiling face.
“It just means fate hasn’t arrived yet.”
“Yeah. So I’ll just let it be. By the way, I ran into your husband when I got off work tonight.”
“Where?”
“At the company. Where else?”
“Oh. He’s working so late?” Evie was surprised.
“No. You’re his wife. Don’t you know his schedule? I don’t want to get involved.”
“No. He had dinner at my house tonight. I thought he would go straight home after.” Evie explained.