CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN: DIVORCE?

~GEORGE~ Everything happened in a rush, and for a while, I wondered if I wasn't in a trance or maybe just daydreaming. I'd left for the kitchen to make breakfast when I received the shock of my life. ~~~~~ FLASHBACK Beaming with a smile, I walked out of the room, descending the stairs in long strides as I headed to the kitchen. I had always wanted to settle things with Mae, and I'm glad I finally succeeded in doing that. Today is the maids’ day off, so there were no signs of them around, but thanks to how hard they worked yesterday, there was no visible dirt around. After much deliberation on what to cook, I decided to settle for a Chinese dish. Since I'd prepared it in a while, I grabbed the big cooking book for guidance. “Bell peppers, carrots, onions, garlic powder...” I read aloud from the cooking book, intending to know about the necessary ingredients for the food I was about to cook. I picked up a few carrots and began dicing, humming a song as I did. Now, I realize how h