58 Never Hated You: 18+

The next day, Shao Lin cleaned out the closet to replace her old clothing with the new ones Long Yat-sen had insisted on buying since it was out of season.

She hummed to herself, folding the clothes from the hangers, packaging them into boxes.

When she emptied the rack, she noticed something on the top shelf.

Shao Lin reached for it and failed. Pouting, she went to find a standing chair to pull out the long box that was sticking out.

She opened it, finding wilted, discoloured rose petals on top of a wide envelope. She didn't touch the petals, knowing it would crumble the instant she runs her fingers over them.

Instead, she opened the wide envelope and read the first page. It was divorce papers.

Shao Lin tried not think too much about it, given that Long Yat-sen may have contemplated it early in their marriage, but she still could not help but feel a nervous flip in the pit of her stomach.

The rose petals also made her feel uneasy.