Rock Bell slowly put down her mobile phone and, imitating Jane Sampsonâs manner, looked back at her, "Are you wondering why I got divorced from Daniel Taylor?"
"Does Sister Tin have mind-reading powers?" Jane chuckled, "I am a bit curious."
"Itâs not that I can read minds, itâs just that whatever you think, you write it on your face. You really need to change this about yourself. Otherwise, in this merciless circle, youâll suffer," Rock Bell admonished her.
"When I put on an act, even Iâm scared of myself. Iâm just not being pretentious in front of you, Sister Tin." Jane spoke the truth. If she wanted to pretend, who could see through it?
Only, having pretended for too long, one would feel living was too tiring. Just like in her past life, she was not the real Jane Sampson, putting on and maintaining a facade. Thatâs why she thought about wanting a divorce, wanting to let go of the self that was constantly suppressed.
"Daniel Taylor and I got married in a hurry back then. Before and after our marriage, we were both busy people. He was either in City C or traveling around the world, and I was either in Capital Province or traveling around the world. Sometimes, we might not even see each other twice within half a year," Rock Bell said, sighing.
"Looking back, our decision to marry was just too hasty, a moment of passion under the guise of love."
"What happened later? It canât be the clichĂ©d story of separated places leading to Director Taylor having an affair?" Jane said before shaking her head, "No, that doesnât sound right."
If one of the couple had an affair resulting in the divorce, how could they still get along so well after separating?
"An affair? Youâve been watching too many TV series! To exaggerate a bit, with his workaholic nature, I bet he wouldnât even have time for an affair!" Rock Bell scoffed, "Both our families are in Capital Province. His parents would urge me to have a child every time they saw me, annoying me to no end. Later, when I saw him and complained a few times, he just bluntly suggested that we get a divorce. That way, his parents couldnât bother me anymore. Then, when we both have more free time, we could remarry and have children then," she recounted.
After hearing this, Jane gaped, incredulous such a reason for divorce existed in the world.
"Sister Tin, you actually agreed?"
"Agree? Why wouldnât I? Besides being annoyed that he suggested divorce so easily, I was really fed up with the life of being constantly chased by his parents to have kids. So, we just went ahead and got divorced," Rock Bell said with a smile, "That idiot probably still has no idea I was angry about him bringing up divorce, and probably doesnât know that I never intended to remarry him. Right after we divorced, when he called me, he was so proud, asking if his solution wasnât brilliant."
"Is it that men and women handle things so differently?" Jane wondered, "Director Taylor must definitely think of Sister Tin as his wife in his heart, believing heâs your husband and has just temporarily found a wonderful way to resolve a small family issue."
Based on the way Daniel Taylor treated Rock Bell in public, Jane had good reason to suspect this.
"He is simply too busy to remember, forgetting even our divorce certificate had been torn up!" Rock Bell said, getting heated just thinking about it. How all these six months, only she was here stewing in anger, while Daniel Taylor did not feel at all that divorce was a matter of grave importance.
Jane racked her brain, but could not find any elegant words to describe Director Taylorâs natural foolishness and bluntness.