"Do not worry about the young madam, master. The young madam probably overexerted herself and so she suffered from fatigue. She simply needed total rest to recover. If possible, she should stay away from stress and rest from any activities. Having a healthy diet is also recommended."
Dominic Zhu recalled the doctor's advice while sitting beside the hospital bed. His eyes were fixed on Heaven's side profile, but her pale complexion was still clear.
'Fatigue?' he sneered. 'Just what did you do to get overfatigue?'
From his knowledge, Heaven didn't even touch the broom for five years. There were too many servants in the house to do all the house chores for her. He never even expected her to do any of that; he just expected her to take care of their son, which was obviously something she couldn't and wouldn't do.
For the past five years, all this woman did was tend to herself. She only had to take care of herself, but even with that, she couldn't do it properly. Thus, a sour feeling swelled up in his chest.
'You already won. You are already getting back the freedom you think I stole…' his face crumpled with bitterness and inexplicable anger. '… then why are you still like this?'
Was it better to see her jumping for joy after signing their divorce paper? To be truthfully honest, Dominic didn't know. It was better if they just ended things quickly. In that case, they could start healing from the bad decisions they made in the past.
As Dominic was keeping his eyes fixed on his wife, unbeknownst to him, Heaven was already fully awake.
'Damn… I don't even need to open my eyes to know if someone is glaring daggers at me.' She kept her eyes tightly shut, turning her head to the other side to avoid her husband's glares. She could imagine the dark shroud enveloping her husband while glaring at her 'unconscious' body.
'I think my theory was right. I just woke up from this body yesterday.' Heaven diverted her thoughts from her husband's deadly glares. 'Thinking about it, I probably strained myself. Well, at least, all I need is total rest away from stress and a healthy diet!'
The doctor's reassurance put her heart at ease. She was afraid Heaven was suffering from a deadly disease; she didn't want to experience death twice!
'Does that mean he will postpone the divorce?' She wondered, clenching her teeth to remind herself she was currently playing dead. 'I guess I'm lucky in this life hehe— damn. Just why can't he stop glaring at me?'
******
Dominic stayed for about an hour before leaving the hospital where Heaven was admitted. That meant she had to play dead for that period of time. He waited for her to regain consciousness, but was told by the doctor her body was probably recharging. Thus, he didn't idle for long as he went home to settle some matters in the household.
"Master, should we tell the young master about the young madam?" asked Dominic's assistant from the front passenger seat as soon as his boss got in the back seat.
"There's no need to worry him." Dominic unbuttoned his blazer suit leisurely.
The assistant nodded in understanding. "Should I move your schedule to later today?" He asked once more, knowing the boss cleared his schedule today because of the divorce.
"No need." Dominic shook his head. "Let's head home. I need to know what this woman had been doing for her to faint."
"Yes, sir."
With that being said, the black sedan parked just right in front of the hospital's driveway sped away.
It was no secret if there was one person Heaven hated in this world, that would be Dominic. She blamed him for everything and just the sight of him turned her stomach. Thus, Dominic's solution after trying to appease her countless times was to not show up in front of her.
In other words, it had been three months since Dominic and Heaven saw each other despite living under the same roof. Her hobby of locking herself in the room and his busy schedule helped avoid any disaster between them.
He would occasionally ask the people in the house about her well-being. But all he got every time was the same.
[ The Madam had been in her room. ]
Those were the reports he would hear and he never doubted that because he knew Heaven. If only she could, she wouldn't even touch her food, knowing it came out of his pocket.
Thinking about his relationship with his wife suddenly brought light to almost everything.
'It's not that I don't understand why she hated me that much,' he thought, staring at the window of the backseat. 'Actually, I fully understand.'
Dominic was the one who insisted on this marriage. He wanted to take responsibility as he had always done. Thus, even when there were no feelings between him and Heaven, he married her.
He tried, though.
He did his best to be the best father and a good husband. He didn't need love to be a husband, after all. All he had to do was make her happy, but obviously, no matter how hard he tried, his entire existence was the root of her misery.
'If we made a different decision back then, would we be in better places?' He wondered to himself, recalling how Heaven fainted this morning.
Unlike what Heaven expected, his determination to correct his wrong decision heightened. It might hurt his son, but this was better, knowing she would hurt him more if she stayed. This was also for her own good. Staying had been torture for her; perhaps, if he let her go, she would be able to live a lot happier.
Little did he know, while he was determined to let her go and correct his decision, Heaven was already cooking up plans to pick up the pieces of their broken vow.
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