Chapter 13

Jennifer noticed that Shelmaine didn't seem very happy. "What's wrong? Did you have a fight with your husband?" "We're divorced," Shelmaine replied emotionlessly. Jennifer was taken aback. "Oh, that's sudden. I didn't know you two were divorced." "It's fine. It doesn't matter." Jennifer tried to make amends. "But when I called him, he said he'd come over soon and didn't mention anything about a divorce. I thought you two were okay. I never expected it to come to this." At that moment, Samuel knocked on the ward door and walked in. Jennifer and Samuel weren't very close and had only met a few times. She was surprised to learn that Shelmaine had divorced him, so the situation felt a bit awkward. Meanwhile, Shelmaine didn't want to see Samuel at all. She turned her face away, pretending not to notice, and looked elsewhere. "You two can talk. I'll step outside for a bit." Jennifer felt that even though they were divorced, Samuel had still shown up for Shelmaine, which surely meant