Loveless Marriage
Chapter 5 French Interpreter
Isabella didn't know when she had fallen asleep. As she woke up from her sleep, she felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen.
She knew that it was the sign that her period was coming. The last few times she had gotten her period, Christian had been home. Thus, this time, she also subconsciously moved closer to him and said, “Hubby, my stomach hurts…”
She reached out to him, but she felt nothing.
Isabella opened her eyes in a daze only to realize that Christian’s side of the bed was empty and cold. Clearly, he had left some time ago. On the bedside table, there was a note.
The note said, “Going on a business trip. I have a plane to catch.”
Christian's handwriting was neat and tidy, just like his personality. The words were also evenly spaced.
Isabella held the note tightly in her hands. She felt her heart finally break, and she buried her head in her arms and burst into tears.
Over the past three years, she had spent countless days and nights on her own when he wasn’t at home. However, she had never felt such heart-wrenching pain before.
On top of her stomach cramps, she had also caught a cold. She felt awful. She called her employer to ask for sick leave, then turned off her phone and went back to sleep. When she woke up feeling hungry, she ordered some takeout porridge.
she finally recovered from her cold
a shower, she called Naomi.
Naomi asked, "What's up?"
Her parents were both salaried workers who didn’t earn much, but she had no other
because
“Yes.”
of the arrest of the chief judge of Brighton had spread like
night shift today so I can’t leave right now,” Naomi said. "But I can transfer 80,000 dollars to you using my phone. It is not
didn't know what to say. She was deeply moved.
friends for? Oh, by the way, you know French, right? One of my guests needs a French
dollars?" She could earn 100,000 dollars for interpreting one business negotiation. This was indeed a lifesaver since she desperately needed money
they’re hard drinkers. Can
a lot when we were in school, remember? Don’t you know how much I
“Okay then.”
a bit before hanging up. Quickly after,