AQR1: A Peerless Genius from Two Cities [COMPLETED]

76: Divorce

Mas lalo pang lumala ang away ng dalawa.

As Sebastian keeps receiving news na palaging kasama ni Emy si Haow, at si Emy naman ay hindi rin nagpapatinag, the cold atmosphere between them spread all over their residence.

Hindi iyon naging lihim sa mga tao sa palace.

Of course, ikinabahala iyon ng Emperor at Empress.

But obviously, ikinatuwa naman iyon nila Xeno at Misa.

Finally, they found Emy's softest spot.

For others, kayang kaya pang maging open-minded ni Emy eh. She was still calm and prepared for others. But she is definitely acting as terribly as she can at the moment. At pabor na pabor ito sa kanila.

For months, napakaraming pagtitipon ang naganap sa palace. But none of it were attended by Emy. People thought she was throwing tantrums dahil malapit na ang kasal nila Sebastian at Xeno.

It was two weeks before her due date.

At dahil sa mga sinasabi ng tao kay Emy, Sebastian is getting angry. In the end, naibubunton niya ito sa asawa.

Na syempre, hindi rin naman papalampasin ni Emy.

And she always can make Sebastian shut up kaya naman maiiwanan na lang sa labas ang lalaki na nagpupuyos sa galit.

At dahil doon, they also stopped sleeping beside each other.

That made the maidservants of Emy sad. They had witnessed the love blooms between them. How come they are being like this now?

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"That husband of yours is stupid." Haow said.

Pinaningkitan lang ni Emy ng mga mata ito. She and Sebastian are probably fighting right now but it doesn't mean she will let anyone insult him.

"God, and of course, dahil pinakasalan mo siya, you become stupid too."

"At ano, kung ikaw ang pinakasalan ko, I would not have become stupid?"

"If you had married me, wala ka sanang problema na ganito."

Natahimik si Emy.

Napailing na lang naman si Diana at Lucy. Mabuti na lang at wala pa si Alessandra. She would have probably got hurt because of the exchange between the two.

"Anyway, nalalapit na ang kasal nila, Emy. Anong plano mo?" Tanong ni Diana.

"What is there to plan? Kung ayaw may paraan. But see he is marrying the bitch so let him be."

"Emy..." Saway ni Lucy sa kanya.

Napailing na lang naman si Diana. No one expected them na ganito ang magiging reaksyon ni Emy.

She must be truly hurt.

Anyway, hindi rin naman maiwasan ni Emy na makita si Haow araw araw. Kahit na ayaw na niyang pag-awayan nila ni Sebastian ang lalaki.

Anong magagawa niya? He was a friend of Franco at miyembro na din siya ng Black Council. Hindi niya lang makikita ang lalaki kapag nasa loob siya ng Palace and with the suffocation she's feeling within the palace, imposibleng manatili lang siya sa loob nito.

Hay...

Sa pagkakataon niya namimiss sila Francis at Feng.

How she truly wants a parental love now?

And maybe her heart is already that desperate, that heaven could no longer help but to grant her wish.

That day, she was approached by the Prime Minister.