Gone With the Quiet Wind

Just You Wait

Leon clung to Jolene after we filed for divorce. "We should register our marriage too. You promised me."

She was looking at me, but I remained calm and indifferent. Oddly enough, it felt like she was upset by my non-reaction and left with Leon.

Bruce woke up that same day, too. He was eager to know the truth. "Did you really cheat?"

I wiped his face as I explained, "No. We broke up long ago. It wasn't cheating."

He couldn't understand how this had happened. "How could that be? You two are such a perfect match. You even told me you guys were planning to have a baby."

He slammed his cup on the table. "Tell me the truth. How did this happen?"

I stayed quiet as tears welled up in my eyes. He seemed to catch on to something in my expression and sighed. "Forget it. I rarely see you like this. You're an adult. I shouldn't interfere."

I let out a breath of relief. I could feel at ease as long as he let it go. He had high expectations for Jolene. He was probably the one who wanted us to stay together the most.

…

Jolene had arrived but froze at the doorway when she heard his words. I quickly led her to the next room for fear that she might upset Bruce.

She lowered her head. "Actually… you could have told Bruce the truth. You didn't need to protect my reputation. That way, he wouldn't pressure you. Jordan, we were a great team, but the love is gone now. Your grandfather is right. You're too rational."

I nodded at the second half of her words, but I nearly snorted at the first half. I wasn't hiding the truth for her sake. I simply didn't want Bruce getting upset or blaming himself for ever arranging our marriage.

I'd rather do this to keep his emotions stable.

As for her, she didn't matter to me anymore.

Just then, a scream came from Bruce's hospital ward. Leon was yelling, "Sir, I visited out of kindness!"

Followed by Bruce's violent coughing. "Who let you in?"

My heart jumped into my throat, and I rushed back into the ward to see Bruce on the ground, coughing violently while pointing at Leon. "Get out! I don't want to hear your nonsense!"

Leon clutched his face and collapsed into Jolene's arms. Bruce, overwhelmed with rage, coughed up blood and pointed at them both before losing consciousness. I was terrified and immediately called for nurses. He was rushed into the emergency room again.

Jolene snarled at me outside the ward, "How could Bruce hit Leon? Look at what he did! He shouldn't have done that, no matter how angry he is. Leon only visited out of kindness."

Her endless excuses irritated me. "That's enough. I will investigate this. Don't think I'll let him off if he did something wrong."

I glared at Leon, wanting nothing more than to tear him apart, but she immediately shielded him. "Jordan, Bruce is at fault…"

She kept blaming him, completely uninterested in the truth. Only when the doctor came out did she finally stop. "Bruce Tillman's family?"

I stepped forward, but the paper slipped from my hands the moment I heard the critical condition notice. The last thread of rationality in me snapped completely, and I lunged at Leon. "What did you say to my grandfather?"

Jolene held me back tightly. "Jordan, don't shift the blame onto Leon. He just came to visit. He didn't do anything."

My eyes went red. She froze for a moment. I felt the last smidgen of hope I had for her to see sense die inside.

I was only so rational because they killed the emotional side of me long ago. I glared at them both with pure, unadulterated hatred as I hissed with venom, "Just you wait."