When all the people who had jobs in the house had left, Edward started another round of cleaning, After he cleared the table and washed all the dishes that were used, he reset the table again like it had not been used before.
At around 9:30 am, two old people came down the stairs walking hand in hand and supporting one another, The man was clearly older than the woman, he was even using a walking stick in order to walk, They made their way for the dining hall, they both looked frail and had aged spots on their bodies.
Edward was already standing by waiting for them, as soon as he saw them, he went up and helped the old man to sit at the head of the dining table, while the old woman sat at the right side of the dining table, even when the family had breakfast earlier no one dared to sit at the place where the two old people were sitting at the moment.
Edward said with a smile “Good morning Grandpa and Grandma” The old man nodded slightly to acknowledge the greeting while the woman acted like she did not hear what Edward was saying.
Edward was used to this attitude, so he did not pay attention to it, he immediately got busy and served the two old people their meal without any negligence.
He did not leave when he was done, he stood there and waited until they were done with their meal in silence, after they were done eating, Edward wanted to clear the table away when suddenly the old woman motioned with her hand to stop him, she then asked him to sit down.
Edward was not used to being treated nicely by the family, so he was a little apprehensive, but he still sat down, the woman said in an authoritative tone “I want you to sign the divorce papers immediately and end this farce of a marriage that you have with Bella”
Edward’s body tensed up a little, he then gritted his teeth and said “Grandma with all due respect, my marriage or not with Bella is between us, so even if we want to get divorced it should be her asking for it and not someone else doing it for her”
Grandma sneered and said “I see she had been wasting too much time not knowing how to bring up this discussion with you that is why I decided to do it on her behalf”
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Edward shook his head and said “I don’t care if Bella wants to divorce me, she should speak up herself, if not I will never get divorced from her”
Grandma creased her eyebrows and said “Tell me? what do you want in order to sign those divorce papers” Edward still shook his head and said “Like I said earlier, if Bella really wants to get divorced I will not take anything and I will sign the papers immediately and leave”
Grandma let out a breath and said “Hah! What a stubborn fool! I am telling---” Before she could finish what she was saying she heard Grandpa cough slightly, She immediately stopped what she was about to say and kept quiet, She then took a deep breath and said “Here is the thing. Take this ATM card, there is five hundred thousand inside” she then handed a card to Edward.
Edward was apprehensive, so he refused to take the card from her hand, she shook her hand and said in a commanding tone “Take it and don’t leave my hand hanging, I want you to sign those divorce papers and leave the house before Elizabeth returns home if you waste more time, you might even lose the chance to earn this huge sum”
Without letting him speak she continued saying “I know that you have never seen this amount of money before, so you should take it and look for another woman to marry, Elizabeth is out of your league and above your class, you should look for someone in your class and marry and use this sum to live the rest of your life happily with her, this sum of money is more than enough for that”
Edward harrumphed and said “Grandma I will repeat myself one last time, no amount of money will make me get divorced from Bella, so long as she wishes to stay married to me, I will not get divorced from her”
Grandma sneered and said “We will see about that” She then stood up from where she was seated and helped the old man from his seat.
Edward wanted to help the old man, but when he saw the look of pity and a tiny hint of disgust in his eyes he stopped in his footsteps.
Edward shook his head slightly, his lips quivered a little, and he gave a self-deprecating laugh under his breath, If it was the old him, he had no idea how he would have dealt with this family of pompous and self-righteous idiots.
If not for the fact that he was married to Bella at the moment, he would have long dealt with all these family members, he heaved a huge sigh and started cleaning the table again, as he usually did.
He was dancing while doing the chores, he remembered the promise Bella had made to him the night before, after more than a year of marriage, he would finally get to do the deed again with his wife, so he was in a good mood at the moment, he was going to take all the insult the family throws at him with a grin plastered on his face.
So long as Bella does not agree to get divorced from him, he is happy to take all the insults and ridicule, they would not leave a mark on him, he was thick-skinned and his mental fortitude was higher than most people, so he would take it all with a smile and let it all roll off his back.