In fact, he was anxious.

He knew how determined Cecilia was in her plan to leave him. She did not quarrel with him but simply treated him coldly; she had clearly made up her mind to break up with him this time.

Mark didn't want to divorce her, and she wasn't even pressuring him to do so.

He knew that all she wanted was to avoid seeing him.

Mark closed his eyes sadly as he imagined how his life would be without her.

Already, he had missed her so much.

In fact, he had also thought several times over the last few days if he had made the right decision to leave the wedding that day.

But the truth was that he just couldn't regret it, because he had no choice at the time but to go.

Nevertheless, he knew Cecilia was right. He had chosen to be kind and moral, and ended up leaving her and Edwin behind.

By now, it was late night.

After Edwin had gone to sleep, Mark called Cecilia.

He had to call her several times before she finally answered. Her voice was slightly hoarse as she asked him what he wanted.

“Edwin is asleep," Mark whispered.

“What are you doing?"

His tone was somewhat intimate, and there was a trace of gentleness that one would expect from a husband. This was what Cecilia felt when she heard his voice.

But she didn't answer the question.

Instead, she just told him to take Edwin to school the next morning.

Though she spoke in a formal and distant tone, Mark listened to her intently. Nowadays, it was a luxury for him to just hear her voice.

After telling him their son's morning routine, she sighed and said, "That's all."

But just as she was about to hang up the phone, Mark quickly said, "Today is my birthday."