Chapter 82: The Longed-for Life

Alicia hugged the documents from the small box tightly to her chest. Lady Cartie couldn't bear to see Alicia's departing figure, so she turned her back, waving her hand in Alicia’s direction, signaling that she could leave. Just as Alicia reached the door, Lady Cartie called out to her. "Even though you’re divorcing Charles, I hope I’m still your only grandmother in your heart. Please come visit me." When Lady Cartie said this, Alicia couldn’t hold back her tears anymore. They poured down like pearls, flowing uncontrollably from her eyes. Choking back her emotions, she responded to Lady Cartie in a muffled voice. "Mm!" Not wanting Lady Cartie to see her in such a miserable state, Alicia quickly wiped her tears and hurriedly left the old mansion. When Alicia returned to the house she and Charles had lived in for five years, she felt a wave of emotion. She suddenly remembered how she felt five years ago, entering this home for the first time—so tense and nervous. Back then, she wa