Anna was not even aware of walking out of the hospital, into a car and driven back to the Wang mansion. Her heart has been smashed and only numbness accompanying her. Madam Wang gripped her fingers as a mean of consolation. No words could describe what Anna felt right now.
Once they arrived at the mansion, it started to drizzle. Anna looked up to the grim black sky and thought "Even the sky cries with me.." However, no tears came out. The door to the mansion was opened and quickly a maid named Helen rushed out with an umbrella. Anna just followed the motions of people around her.
After a while, she glanced around and realized that she was in the master bedroom, sitting on the bed. She could see the main wardrobe from there. Seeing her dresses, make-up laying around the wardrobe area. The maids had moved her stuff early this morning into the master bedroom as she felt that Marcus had finally accepted her in his life.. that they would continue forward in this life together.. Tears were screaming to come out of her eyes. But she couldnt... not yet...
Collecting her nerves together, she stood up, went to the vanity table, opened a secret compartment at the side to withdraw a file and made her way to Marcus's study. With trembling fingers, she opened one of the drawers, where she last saw the divorce papers.
Recalling when she first saw them, she was just searching for their marriage certificate and never once she thought to find divorce papers... Signed by Marcus, dated on the day after their wedding day..
Huuuhhhhhhh... she cried her eyes out.. She understood then.. His indifference.. His coldness.. His aloofness.. She thought he was just trying to accept her in his life slowly, naturally.. How wrong she was!!
She remembered her mother-in-law, Madam Wang coming to get her in the study room. Seeing Anna cried made her anxious and when she was about to ask what was the matter, her eyes fell on the divorce paper. Understanding flowed into her body.
Lowering her eyes to the floor, she took a seat across Anna and took Anna in for a hug. Anna shuddered then fell quiet.
"I know you love Marcus from when you were little. When your parents passed away, they pleaded me to take care of you.. I know... Its not necessary to marry you off to Marcus. But you know how heavy and treacherous the responsibility of being the young master of the Wang family is.. Marcus needs a woman who can carry the burden with him.. Be there with him when he needed it most.. trustworthy and willing to take a bullet for him.. I know you are ALL that!!" Madam Wang explained in detail while stroking Anna's hair.
"Yes he is forced to marry you! Sir Wang, your father-in-law, emphasized that you hold thirty percent of W&W shares which combined with ours, makes sixty-five percent in total. Hence making us the major shareholders. A lot of livelihood is at stake here. If the shares fall into evil doers..." Madam Wang let her words trailed off, knowing that Anna will understand.
A door shut with a bang, brought Anna back from her memories. With heavy heart, she took the divorce papers out. She ran her fingers across the papers to smoothen them out. Tears threathened to flow.. but not yet..
Anna picked up a pen from the stationary box in front of her, and let her hand streaked across the dotted line..