put on a calm front as he greeted Bertha
“Bertha, is that your friend?”
He had been apart from Bertha for a year. When the person he missed dearly finally appeared before him, even his voice tremble He dared not speak loudly because he was worried that he would scare her, and he was also worried that this was all a dream.
However, the moment Bertha saw Simon’s face, she took a step back. She was scowling, and she seemed wary. When she noticed that he was about to advance further, she took another step back. Samuel noticed her aversion toward Simon, so he took a step forward and blocked Simon as he sized him up.
“I’m Bertha’s friend, but it looks like Bertha doesn’t want to talk to you,” Samuel uttered his last few words in a drawl, as thougi
= was mocking Simon
simon had been working for years and had met all sorts of people. Naturally, he knew what Samuel was implying.
Right after they met, they acted like they were long–time friends, and they held each other’s hands tightly. Even at this moment, they had not let go of their hands. It was as if Samuel was blatantly announcing that they were not mere acquaintances.
He had never met Samuel before, and Bertha had never spoken about him to Simon either.
Simon’s expression instantly turned dark. When he spoke, his voice was frigid. “Just a friend? Then, you’re in no place to butt into our affairs.”
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Samuel did not answer him. Instead, he turned around and teased Bertha, “When did you get into such a complicated relationship with such an unreasonable man?”
Sensing that he had just been ignored, Simon blew up. He charged over and grabbed the man’s sleeves as he demanded, “What’s the meaning of this?! You’re saying I’m unreasonable?!”
Samuel did not panic. Mockery flashed in his eyes briefly before he looked at Bertha again. Without hesitation, she grabbed
bottle and slammed it against Simon’s arm. The glass shards cut into his cheek, but Bertha did not show him any concern.
Instead, she glared at him in annoyance. “You have no right to treat him that way, Simon. He’s not wrong to say that you’re being
unreasonable and shameless.”
She was defending Samuel in every way possible. The woman he loved the most was comforting another man right in front of his face, and he frowned. No matter what, he refused to believe that this was real, but the pain in his arm was real. He shook his head
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and tried to deny it. Even so, he felt his heart crumbling when he saw Bertha fussing over Samuel.
+15 BONUS
Bertha, I’m sorry. I was wrong in the past. I know that you only asked for a divorce because you were mad. We’ve never filed the
divorce together before, so we’re technically not separated yet.”
Bertha did not even look at him. “Yeah, you didn’t get a divorce. You lost your wife. I’m not the Bertha you’re looking for.”
The music in the pub was loud, but Samuel could still hear the word “divorce” being thrown around. He did not know when Bertha got married. He had left Centville for years and never contacted her, so many things must have happened between her and thoman. In the beginning, he just thought that the man was Bertha’s admirer, but to think that he was actually her ex?
The delight in his eyes vanished, and he found himself unable to smile anymore. He stood behind Bertha and glared at Simon.
