In the study, there was no light, and only the starlight coming in from the garden barely lit the window.

It was already in the early morning, Brian did not know how long he had been sitting here. However, he had put a lot of cigarette butts in his ashtray.

Joanne admitted to him that he liked Shawn and proposed a divorce. He did not expect it.

Ava had had people follow Joanne and take those photos. Then, the photos were sent to the magazine. He knew then entire thing.

Without his permission, no magazine would dare to make these photos public, so he was the first person to see these photos.

At that moment, a fire broke out in his heart. He almost wanted to reverse the time back to last night. When he got off work, he should have taken Joanne back and cut off all the connections between her and Shawn.

Then, he came to realize that during the past six or seven years, the one stayed beside Joanne had always been Shawn. Shawn had witnessed her laughter and tears during all those years. Even if he could change what happened last night, he could not change what happened during the last six or seven years.

He said that if Joanne really loved Shawn, he would let Joanne choose on her own. Nevertheless, when he saw these photos, he doubted if he could do it.

He only wanted to keep Joanne around him, even if she would hate him.

However, she personally admitted that she loved Shawn, and wanted a divorce.

At that moment, something seemed to break in his heart. He had never envied a person so much that he wanted him to disappear from the earth.

But what if Shawn really disappeared? Joanne really loved him. For Shawn's dream, she could even marry him against her will.

When did Joanne sacrifice so much for him?

Therefore, it was better to settle down in her way, signed the divorce paper and let her go. Before Shawn married another woman and before Rowdy set his eyes on her, he might as well give her freedom and let her be happy.

Brian did not sleep all night until the sky was bright, and then he just dozed for a moment.

Half-dreaming and half-awake, he heard the squeaking of the suitcase and the friction sound when it wheeled on the floor. He then was jerked awake and pushed open the door of the study to check. As expected, Joanne was going downstairs, wheeling her suitcase.

He panicked, and his body had moved ahead of the brain-he rushed over to Joanne. "Where are you going? You really can't wait to leave me?"

"... You can think whatever you like." Joanne saw Brian for a moment and felt unable to explain. "Can you ready the divorce paper in a week?"

Brian grabbed her hand hard. "On every single day before we sign the paper, we are still husband and wife, and you can't leave here!"

He almost lost his usual demeanor, leaving only arbitrariness.

"I am going on a business trip to City Z." Joanne broke away from Brian's hand. "You can calm down in the next few days and ready the agreement. I will sign it when I come back."

"Joanne," Brian looked self-deprecating in the eyes, but if you looked closer, you would find more anger in them. "You can't say three sentences without bringing up the paper, how much do you want to divorce?"

He asked her this question for the second time.

This time, Joanne gave a very clear answer. "I really want to. You also want it, don't you? After the divorce, we have the freedom to choose."

"And then you'll choose Shawn?" Brian sneered wryly and he suddenly became furious. "Just go, right now!"

Joanne did not say anything, wheeled her small suitcase downstairs, and never looked back even for once.

Brian watched her walk away, and his hands quivered on the side of his body, but he never extended it.

He looked away and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, Joanne was out of sight.

She just left.

When she decided to marry her, Brian knew such a day would come, but he never thought that this day would come so fast, just as he did not expect Rowdy to come back so fast.

Now he should go to Joanne and tell her that he was not intentional during the past few days. He knew that he still had time to get her back. However, so what if he got her back? In the end, he would let her go, let her go back to that simple and clean world.

It was better to let her go now, and it was better for him to admit the truth now, just like the way he accepted his father's accidental death.

At this moment, Brian suddenly felt exhausted. He did not return to his room but pushed open the door of Joanne's bedroom.

On the day when he promised to marry Joanne, he asked Simon to set up the room. He changed the style of the furniture to the simple one she liked. He changed the color of the curtains to her favorite color, beige, and in front of the bed, he placed a carpet with her favorite color, grass green.

He bought the bedding set when he walked past a home textile store, because he heard that she liked the plain and soft fabric, and he thought that she might enjoy this set.

She loved to sleep on a soft bed from an early age because she said that she felt like sleeping in the clouds, so he picked the softest mattress for her.

But only half a year, she left, leaving only her smell in the room.

Brian lay down on the bed. He smelled the intense scent of her on the pillow. He breathed her scent and pulled the quilt she used to be covered in on him. He completely fell into a wave of drowsiness. He closed his eyes and fell into a dream.

Before falling asleep, a drop of crystal liquid slipped from the corner of his eyes and dripped into the pillow. Now no one knew it now and no one would either.

The white LaCrosse drove on the road in the early morning, and Joanne could not cheer up even when the sunshine was shining on her face.

The car drove out of the villa area, and everything in front of her eyes became blurry. She finally stopped and leaned against the steering wheel.

Brian did not ask her to stay and told her to leave, and to leave immediately.

That time when he went to the United States on a business trip, she cried on the phone, and he told her not to cry across the distance of the ocean. Later, when she woke from a nightmare where she almost got killed and cried, he also comforted her. "Joanne, don't cry."

If he saw the tears on her face just now, would he have felt a little bit sad? So how could someone who treasured her become like this?

"Beep-"

Ear-piercing horns sounded behind her. Joanne looked back and found that her car was blocking the way. She hurriedly wiped her tears and started the car, heading for the police station.

When she got to the police station and parked the car, it was just 8:15. She checked the things again and confirmed that nothing was left. Then, she went to the tarmac and gathered with everyone.

After Captain Turner called the roll, Joanne followed the players to board the plane. The helicopter's propellers swayed and raised the sand and took them to another city.

Joanne sat at the end and kept looking at the case information. Yan captain next to them talked and laughed, but Joanne just felt that all the voices were far away from her.

"Joanne, we have to meet with the local police station in Sanqing Town. Their police stations will tell us all the information on it at the meeting." Hannah came over and took away the file from Joanne. "I always thought that Shawn would come. Is your Mr. Brian... really willing to let you go to such a remote town?"

Joanne was stunned and managed to raise her lips. "He knows my job requires me to."

"I see." Hannah looked at Joanne and suddenly found something strange. "Your eyes... are a little swollen."

"Oh." Joanne smiled and rubbed her eyes. "I drank too much water before going to bed last night." I'll wash my face."

After Joanne got up and went into the bathroom, Hannah still did not come to her senses, and Captain Turner dragged her back. "Joanne has been weird since yesterday. I guess she had a fight with Brian. So don't ask her about him."

Now Hannah finally realized, no wonder that Joanne's eyes were swollen! After that, Captain Turner patted her hard on the head.

Joanne washed her face and stayed in the bathroom for a while before coming out. Except for the swollen eyes, she looked no different from the usual Joanne.

Hannah returned the file to her. "Joanne, go ahead with your file, don't think too much."

"No senses at all!" Captain Turner knocked Hannah's head again, and Hannah cried out in pain with an "ouch. She just looked at Captain Turner with a pitiful face but did not dare to say anything.

"I am fine." Joanne smiled at everyone. "I will not bring my personal feelings to work." By the way, what do you think of this case?"

Everyone ran into the case along when Joanne brought up the topic. The more they talked about, the more absorbed they got. Gradually, Joanne also forgot about the matter between Brian and her. She listened to everyone's opinion and answered questions in her realm. She was enjoying the harmonious atmosphere of teamwork.

But the atmosphere of one place at the moment was much uncoordinated-and that place was Gavin's office.

Brian did not come to the company again! He skipped the meeting again! And this time he did not even answer the phone!

"Well, Mr. Brian has a cute wife at home." Another assistant smiled and said, "You told us to get used to it at the meeting that day, how come you get mad?"

Gavin screamed. "If only things were that simple."

He knew that Brian did not come to the company because of Joanne, but certainly not because he had overslept with Joanne.

In the end, Gavin decided to see Brian in his home, and the moment he stepped into the house, he found the atmosphere in the home very strange and stiff. He asked Simon, "What's happening here?"

"Young Madam left with her luggage this morning." Simon shook his head. "This home is finally looking like a home, but now here we are again."

Gavin rushed upstairs and pushed open the door of Brian's room. There was no one, and he suddenly realized and opened the door of Joanne's bedroom. As expected, Brian was lying on the bed.

He sighed and walked in and shook Brian by the shoulder.

Brian in his sleep frowned. "Joanne, stop."

Gavin was feeling both sad and angry. "Jian who? She left!"

Brian suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Gavin. His eyes seemed a little out of focus. After a long while, he remembered that Joanne was indeed gone. He watched her go this morning.

He rested his head on his arms. "You go now, I will go to the company in an hour."

"How can you let her go?" Gavin was so angry that he wanted to stomp. "What did you say to her?"

"... She told me that she loved Shawn and asked me to draft the divorce paper." Brian threw up his hands and smiled wryly. "This is the best time to let her go. She doesn't need to know anything, and I don't even have to find ways to make her hate me."

"..."

Gavin couldn't speak for a long time-Joanne would love the guy, Shawn? Why did it not look like that to his eye!

"There may be some misunderstandings between you. I was joking when I mentioned the so-called investigation!" Gavin was anxious. "Do you agree to divorce her? Push her to Shawn just like that?"

"We take care of Steven and Shawn will be able to protect her." Brian said, "You don't know how dangerous it is to keep her around me."

Gavin knew that and he gradually understood. Then, the pain came over him. He sighed and left the room.

Lying for another while, Brian lifted up the quilt and got up.

The sun shone through the beige curtains that he had picked for her and was cast into the room. He looked at the big room and suddenly became empty in his heart.

Just like this room, he still felt something missing from this room.

-The person who used to live here. She may never come back again.