Kashton immediately nodded. “That’s right. The only reason I
ever called you ‘Mommy’ was because Great-grandpa and Nadi
told me to be understanding. How could you do this to Nadi?”
And Romina even refused to attend his graduation!
Kashton’s dissatisfaction grew deeper, while a faint trace of
uneasiness surged through him.
The old Romina would have never treated him so coldly. She’d
have gone all out to please him just to be part of his graduation.
She seemed like a different person now.
Hearing their questioning, Romina wanted to let out a cold
To them, her three years of excruciating suffering were nothing
Due to the high fever, she felt dizzy and could hardly stand
steady.
She shook Jericho’s hand away and suddenlyughed while
looking at him. “So what, you said? Mr. Bowman, you sicken me. If prison is no big deal to you, then why don’t you try it?”
Her words were so harsh. If it were three years ago, she would
never have said something like this.
Jericho waspletely stunned.
She turned to leave decisively.
Wiping her hand where Jericho had touched her, she had only
one thought in mind.
She needed to divorce him as soon as possible.
Every second stuck in this marriage was pure torture.
Nadine spent all night in the police station, exining to the
cops.
Yet Romina went straight to sleep after taking her pills.
Waking up groggily, she saw Elliana, who had rushed back.
Elliana said helplessly, “After getting out of prison, you’re
running a high fever? Your temperature was almost 104
degrees when I got back. I’m so relieved it’s gone down now, or
I’d have taken you to the hospital.”
Fetching her water and medicine, Elliana said with concern, “If
you need my help, let me know!”
Romina had no intention of recounting those endured in
darkness.
Her chest was filled with warmth when she saw Elliana, who
hadn’t changed a bit from three years ago.
Her husband and son weren’t reliable.
But at least she could always count on her friend.
After taking the medicine, she said, lowering her gaze, “Could
you draft a divorce agreement for me? Also, I want you to find
someone for me.”
“You want me to find someone? Who?”
Elliana seemed puzzled.
“The daughter of a death row inmate,” Romina exined. “She
saved my life in prison, and I insisted on repaying her, so she
asked me to look after her daughter after I was released.”
Elliana nodded. “Do you know the girl’s name and age?”
“Her name is Lina Shannon, and she’s six.”
Romina’s voice was gentle, herplexion slightly improved.
“Alright. I’ll draft the divorce agreement as soon as possible,”
Elliana tucked her in and said softly. “And I’ll have someone
look for her. Maybe it’ll take some time, but I’ll let you know as
soon as I have a lead.”
“Thanks, Elly…” She forced a faint smile.
At the sight of her pale face, Elliana seemed worried.
Patting the back of her hand, Elliana said, “Focus on getting
better now. The rest can wait-especially anything to do with
Jericho and Kashton.”
The smile on Romina’s lips vanished the second she heard their
names.
Noticing her silence, Elliana continued, “They testified for
Nadine without bothering to check the surveince footage
back then. Otherwise, you’d never have been imprisoned-let
alone be struggling like this now…”
She didn’t continue.
Every word carried her unspoken sorrow for what Romina had
endured in prison.
Romina tugged at her lips without saying anything in response.
She was grateful that she didn’t die in there. Before seeing each
of them, she had already made peace.
Even if Jericho and Kashton had checked the surveince
footage, which proved her innocence, chances were, they
would have pretended not to see it and found a scapegoat
anyway.
Perhaps she would have still ended up in prison.