With reddened eyes, she choked out a question, “You know... I'm allergic to carrots, right?”
Danny's face instantly drained of color. He grabbed her hand. “I'm sorry, Ella. I...”
Ella pulled her hand and smiled bitterly. "You don't have to say anything. We're getting …"
A frantic ringing interrupted her words. She could only wait for Danny to finish his call.
But his expression turned grim. He looked at her gravely. "Ella, John fainted."
The two of them rushed to the hospital, where John was treated. Hearing the doctor say that John had only developed a sudden high fever, they breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though John had opened his eyes, he didn’t even glance at Ella. Instead, he asked Danny, who was standing beside him, “Dad, the school wants parents to record videos cheering us on for the college entrance exams. Could you take Aunt Sarah to record one for me?”
Ella clenched her fist as a self-mocking smile tugged on her face. “Take care of yourself,” she said before leaving the ward.
Standing at the door, she convinced herself it didn't matter. They were getting divorced soon anyway. She had no intention of fighting for John's custody. From now on, neither father nor son would have anything to do with her.
She sighed and stared blankly out the window for a moment.
“Don’t take it to heart. John is just a child/ He doesn't think things deeply." Danny's voice snapped her out of her senses.
“What were you... about to say in the room? Divorce?”
Ella gave a faint laugh and shook her head. “Nothing. You misheard.”
She didn't plan to tell him now. Divorce was a sure thing anyway and with John's college entrance exams just days away, it was better to wait until after the exams.
But Danny's instincts told him it wasn’t that simple. Her smile didn’t ease his uneasiness at all.
Over the next few days, he packed a few belongings and moved back into their old home to live with her again.
Ella knew that he only did this because he felt guilty, not because he loved her. Therefore, she had no intention of changing her mind. She wouldn't gamble her life away again for his illusory, fleeting affection.
After staying for a few days, as if to make sure Ella was acting normal, Danny soon announced he had to go on a business trip and would be away for several days.
But she merely gave a light “Mhm." and a flash of strange emotion rose in his heart.