Ophelia dodged Zachariahâs hand subconsciously. She lay down on her side and said in a low voice, "Zachariah, join them in the dining room. I donât want to eat. I just want to take a nap."
Zachariah looked at his empty hand, his heart sinking.
"Have dinner first and then go to bed. You have to eat something."
Ophelia hesitated for a moment before she finally said, "Zachariah, weâre about to get a divorce, but now we still behave like a couple. Do you think itâs normal?"
Zachariah looked at her back and replied forcefully in a tender way, "As long as we havenât divorced, I ought to treat you like my wife. Or you donât enjoy me getting close to you at all?"
Ophelia remained silent.
Before long, the maid came back with dinner. Zachariah forced Ophelia to have some food, and after that, she felt drowsy.
"Go to sleep if youâre tired," Zachariah coaxed.
Lying in bed, Ophelia did feel sleepy, but her mind stayed awake. In order to avoid his piercing eyes, she pretended to be sleeping.
Seeing her motionless, Zachariah thought she was asleep, so he pecked her on the forehead and whispered in her ear in a gentle voice, "Donât worry.
Nobody can hurt you when Iâm with you. You want a divorce, and Iâll divorce you. You want Tommyâs custody, and Iâll give it to you. Iâll give you whatever you want." After that, Zachariah left the room.
When the door was closed, Ophelia opened her eyes, tears gushing out.
'Zachariah, how will I survive after we divorce?'
Ophelia stared at the photo of her and Zachariah. It was taken not long ago. In the photo, she was beaming a charming smile and nestling against his chest, while he draped his arms around her waist, his chin resting gently against her shoulder, his eyes tender. Anyone would say they were a couple in love once they saw the picture, but who knew their happiness would be so short-lived, and the flower of their love was about to wither before it even bloomed.
Zachariah left the room and went to Helena, saying earnestly, "Mom, I have something to tell you and dad."
Helena glanced up at him and said, "If youâre going to talk about custody of Tommy, I have nothing to say. Iâll stand my ground. Go get divorced as you wish, but Tommy must stay."
Zachariah insisted, "Mom, I need to talk to you over something. Would you please join me in the study?"
Now that Zachariah insisted, Helena thought for a while before nodding.
Once they went into the study, Helena folded her arms over her chest, looking detached and tough.
"Zachariah, just so the record is kept straight, you have to kill me first to get Tommyâs custody."
Zachariah gave Helena a complex look and said, "Mom, havenât you always liked Ophelia? You used to ask me to spend less time on work and pay more attention to her, but why do you hate her so much now?"
Helena gave him an angry stare and snapped, "Look what you two have done! If you hadnât messed with Cora, if Ophelia turned a blind eye to your affair, if you two were still in a happy marriage, I wouldnât be standing here worrying about you two! You made a mistake, yet Iâm here to clear up your mess. What kind of son are you?"
Helena panted and continued, "Zachariah Chambers, do you know how disappointed I was when I learned of your affair? You and Ophelia werenât too close back then but you never thought of getting a divorce. When you were playing around with some other woman, I just ignored it, but now, youâre telling me you want to divorce her. I have no idea whatâs on your mind? Well, since I canât stop you two from divorcing, Tommy must stay."
Zachariah pressed his lips together, his face taut.
"Mom, Iâm just joking with Ophelia. I never intend to divorce her for real," Zachariah explained.
Helena, who had been angry, widened her eyes in astonishment and asked, "What did you say?"
"Mom, divorce is just a part of my plan. Iâve never thought of letting Ophelia and Tommy go. They are my wife and son, and I have only one wife this life, and she was Ophelia," Zachariah said firmly.
Now Helena got even more confused, staring at Zachariah as if he was a stranger.
"What did you say?" Helena asked in a daze.
So Zachariah told her about his plan briefly. However, Helena became furious after hearing him. "You asshole! Zachariah, youâre a man of 30, and how can you do something so childish? Why are you calling your marriage a mistake now? No matter how your marriage started, youâre a couple now. Youâve been married for five years, but now youâre telling me you were wrong and that you want to win her heart again. Are you nuts? Youâre acting like a teenager! Do you take your marriage as a joke?"
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The Vixen's Man ï¤15 Zachariah, nevertheless, straightened his back and replied, "Mom, Ophelia takes my past relationship with Cora to heart. Then someone framed me up and I slept with Cora again, but no matter who caused it, I betrayed Ophelia physically, after all. Our relationship is in tatters. In this case, Iâll end it personally, and then start it again, so that no interests will be involved, and she will never doubt my love for her."
Helena went silent, her breathing becoming steady.
"Mom, I was wrong, and I hope you wonât be too hard on Ophelia. She has been through too much. Donât forget that she could go blind at any time.
Do you want to put more pressure on her?"
Helene looked at him with mixed emotions and finally let out a sigh.
"Zachariah, I donât want to get involved in your relationship, but itâs thoughtless of you to do so, and reckless. After divorce, will Ophelia accept you again? Have you thought about it?" Helena asked sharply.
Zachariah paused for a moment, plunged into thought.
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