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It wasn't the first time Mikhail Calleigh had seen Reine Forrester. In fact, he had noticed her quite often in the supermarket both of them seemed to frequent for groceries shopping, mainly due to her soft pink hair that cascaded to her back smoothly.

Another reason for him noticing her was her smile; she smiled to almost everyone. She smiled to the cleaner, the employee restocking the items, the cashier attendant, she smiled to almost everyone she met.

Actually he had wanted to approach her, but when he saw the wedding band around her finger, he held himself back and wondering what kind of man who had won her heart. He was sure that man was a lucky person.

When Reine Forrester came into his office, he thought it was fate. As he was given that opportunity to study her closer, he delighted in the way her clear voice sounded like a melodious tune in his ears, delighted in the easy confident grace she carried herself with, delighted in the way her green eyes stared right at him.

So, when she told him that she was getting a divorce, he was unsure how to react, so he used his professionalism as he always would. She handed him a letter, and he read it. It was clear that the divorce was a mutual agreement.

Neil Forrester.

He wondered what kind of a fool Neil Forrester was.


Reine pored through the essays her student had written in class while waiting for the training to begin. After years being a teacher in Literature in English, she had learned the way to decipher rushed scribbles in hundreds of scripts she had to mark. She wouldn't usually do her work during club time, but mid-term exam was coming soon and she would want to give the feedback as soon as possible to her students.

"Hey, Reine!" Rod greeted her as he walked in, already in his karategi.

She smiled, "Oh, hey Rod."

"Marking?"

"Yeah, as you can see."

A few students came in and changed into their karategi soon enough, and then Keith showed up. Rod waved his hand to the boy, "Hey, you wanna practice together today?"

"Yeah!"

Sometimes Keith indeed went over after school during training days to train or just to beg for his mother to let him push the trolley while she was shopping groceries later.

But, today there was a difference. He had brought along his little sister, who was hiding nervously behind his back. Rod noticed the small pink head and came over, "Hey, Kate."

Kate retreated further behind Keith's back while staring at Rod with her round violet eyes nervously. Rod smiled and led them to Reine, who immediately rounded up her marking and let her children to sit next to her.

In terms of appearance, Keith Forrester was almost the miniature version of his father: golden hair and sharp violet eyes. In terms of personality, however, he was closer to his mother in terms of his outspokenness, stubbornness, as well as quick-temperedness. He was also extremely protective to his little sister (although Kate was also trained in karate), beating a boy older than him who had picked on Kate badly enough that Reine had to go over to his school to settle the matter. Looking at the injuries his victim had sustained, it was easy to tell that Keith had inherited his parents' strength as well.

Kate sat between her mother and brother. Reine smiled at her, "How is your day?"

Kate took her sketchbook and opened it. Inside was a picture of her family, holding hands and smiling. "I wanna show this to Daddy," she said softly, "so I came with Keith."

"That's a nice drawing!" Rod commented.

A pang of pain hit Reine. How would she explain to her about the divorce? Kate was too young, and just like her name: she was purely innocent.

Soon, the students who had changed into karategi came back. They then noticed the presence of the two children; while they were quite familiar with Keith, they had never seen Kate before, so they crowded over her with curious endearment.

"Is she your daughter, Mrs Forrester?"

"What's your name?"

"She's so cute!"

Kate, inheriting Neil's shyness, grabbed her mother's sleeve and hid behind it. However, that only increased the excitement of the teenagers (who looked so tall and mighty to the little girl) who found Kate even cuter and more adorable.

Neil came into the training hall in T-shirt and long training pants. Kate, noticing her father, soon ran over to him while crying out, "Daddy!"

Kate was only slightly taller than Neil's knees, so she hugged his legs fiercely, trembling in nervousness.

"They are tall…" she muttered, she was on the verge of tears.

Neil stared at the students, the girls were squealing. He then scooped his daughter into his arms and let her wrap her arms around his neck while burying her face into his hair. He walked over to Reine, and Reine could tell easily that he was surprised—although not unpleasantly—by Kate's visit.

Reine gave Neil the sketchbook. "She wanted to show you this."

Neil opened the sketchbook and once he realised what it was, he looked at Reine for a moment before sitting Kate down on the bench and kneeled down, bringing him to her eye level, "I like the picture," he said.

Kate was beaming. "Really?"

Neil nodded.

He wasn't lying; at least that picture showed him how happy his family had been… once upon a time.


It wasn't long before Mikhail's curiosity of Neil was answered. That Friday, the Forresters came to him. To Mikhail, Dr Forrester was undeniably calm and quiet, the kind that would often be deep in thought and couldn't express it to others clearly.

The Forresters had seemed to decide on essential matters in the divorce: they would split their marital property evenly, the custody of the children went to Mrs Forrester with unrestricted visit, and Dr Forrester was generous enough to give his house (which wasn't included in their marital property) to his wife.

Although in their first meeting Reine Forrester had replied negatively when being asked whether adultery was her grounds for seeking divorce, with this kind of generosity, Mikhail wondered whether it was indeed the case.

He then noticed another strange point with the Forresters. Usually, couples going through divorce proceedings would not bother to wear their wedding bands anymore. At most, the respondent in the contested cases would be the ones who were still wearing that symbol of marriage. However, it was different with the Forresters.

Both of them had worn their wedding bands.


It seemed that Neil had already set on divorcing Reine. But, why still wearing the wedding bands, then?

How will they break the news to their unsuspecting children, especially Kate, who will be separated from her beloved father?

And will Mikhail react further on his interest in Reine Forrester, now that the latter is his client?

Stay tuned to find out~

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