Joshua Thompson, Rain Zimmer’s husband, had a deceased ex he could never get over—Lily Smithson.

Rain always hoped that there would come one day where she could replace Lily’s presence in Joshua’s heart.

In the eighth year of their marriage, Rain accidentally destroyed a bowl Lily had bought on a whim for Joshua, and Joshua yelled at her, “Get out! I don’t want to see you!”

At that moment, Rain finally came to realize that she could never win against Rain’s ex.

This time, she quietly drafted the divorce agreement and left, but Joshua panicked.

“Ms. Zimmer, I’ve finished drafting the divorce agreement. Should I send it over now?”

The study was so quiet that Rain felt she could hear a pin drop. After some time, she said, “Set it aside for now.”

Once she hung up, she left the study and saw Joshua playing with his phone outside.

“Joshua.”

Even if she was going to divorce him, Rain still wanted to talk to Joshua in an effort to salvage her marriage one last time.

After all, she had spent practically half of her life loving him.

Joshua turned around. “Why haven’t you started cooking, Rain?”

Rain could only head into the kitchen. Since her mind was not fully present, the oil scalded her hand. When she dodged it, she accidentally bumped into a bowl beside her.

A loud crash reverberated in the kitchen.

Rain’s heart tensed. Just as she expected, Joshua rushed in at the next second.

When he saw the pattern on the bowl shards across the floor, he glared at her and roared, “I've never allowed you to use this bowl! Why are you so clumsy?!”

His eyes became bloodshot, and Rain thought that she had murdered someone instead of breaking a bowl by accident.

The sight gave rise to all sorts of complicated emotions within her. She knew that the bowl was not that valuable, but it was important to Joshua simply because Lily had bought it.

“I’m sorry.” Rain pursed her lips and bent down to pick up the shards, but Joshua pushed her aside.

“Get out. I don’t want to see you.” He pointed at the door and did not see the burn on her hand.

She could no longer contain the disappointment in her heart. She stopped at the door and whispered, “It’s just a bowl, Joshua.”

Plenty of things in the kitchen were marked as Lily’s. The bowl was not the only thing that came from her.

However, Joshua could not accept it, much less believe that Rain would say something like that.

“What do you mean, ‘it’s just a bowl?!’” He was surprised and enraged. “Don’t you know that Lily bought this for me on August 23, 2015, when we went to Porcelain Town on a trip?! Did you do this on purpose, Rain?!”

Rain shut her eyes and suddenly felt powerless.

Whenever Lily came up, Joshua would lose control of his emotions and act like a lunatic.

Joshua and Lily had been close childhood friends. In fact, they had been engaged since they were children.

If everything had gone smoothly between them, they would have gotten married once they grew up. Meanwhile, Rain was destined to suffer from an unrequited love for Joshua.

Unfortunately, things were never set in stone, were they? Three days before Joshua was set to marry Lily, she got into a car accident and died.

Joshua was heartbroken. If his parents had not begged him to pick himself back up, he might have ended his life to be with Lily.

Later on, Joshua approached Rain and asked her to help him get back on his feet.

Even after so long, Rain still remembered his despair and sorrow-filled eyes. “Could you help me forget about her?”

To her, it felt like hitting the jackpot. While Rain found it a huge pity that Lily had passed away so young, she was still happy for the chance to win Joshua’s heart.

So, they got married in a flash.

After that, Rain did her best to make Joshua fall in love with her, but it had been eight years. Even after everything she had done, the door to Joshua’s heart did not open even an inch for her.

Rain smiled self-deprecatingly and refused to say anything else in her own defense.

Joshua mentioned the date Lily had bought him the bowl without even needing to think about it. Yet, he forgot that it was Rain’s birthday today.

The burn on her hand seemed to hurt her heart instead, but it quickly became numb. Rain turned to Joshua, and her expression was one of unprecedented calmness.

“We’ve been married for eight years. So, I’ll give our marriage another eight chances,” she said.

If Joshua would prioritize her over Lily just once, she would find the determination to persevere.

Joshua frowned. He did not understand what Rain meant. Just as he was about to ask, the doorbell rang. The ceramic restorer had arrived.

Instantly, Joshua lost his interest in asking Rain for answers. He hurried over to the door.

Rain just watched him.

This was the first time.

She thought, ‘Joshua, I’m about to give up on you, you know?’

After she decided on the divorce, Rain did an inventory of her assets and came up with the preliminary draft of the divorce agreement.

Then, she started sorting out the business dealings between their families.

Rain was Zimmer Corp’s president, while Joshua was the Thompson family’s heir.

Over the eight years they were married, Zimmer Corp became tightly linked to the Thompson family.

If they went through with the divorce, the shares and collaborations between their families would surely be affected. She had to make arrangements beforehand to deal with any potential risks in the future.

She also needed to tell Joshua’s parents about her decision so that their families would not be confused when the ball dropped.

After their argument, Joshua headed to his friend’s house with the repaired bowl. His parents only learned about their argument when Rain visited them.

Once she heard that Rain intended to get a divorce, Anna Thompson, Joshua’s mother, was surprised. “Have you made up your mind, Rain?”

“I’d like to give our marriage one last chance. But if Joshua and I really can’t make it work…” Rain smiled. “That might be a sign that we’re just not destined to be together.”

Anna knew what had plagued Joshua’s heart all this time, and regret showed on her face. She wanted to dissuade Rain but found that she could not. All she could do was sigh deeply. “Seriously, Joshua…”

After Rain left, Patrick Thompson, Joshua’s father, and Anna called Joshua back home. Only then did Joshua realize what Rain had meant by eight chances.

Despite that, he did not take it seriously. He even found it hilarious and asked, “She said she wanted a divorce?”

He refused to believe it. “That’s impossible. She loves me.”

Rain loved him as deeply as he loved Lily. She was willing to give up her life for him.

She could not possibly give up on him.

However, he had indeed gone overboard the last time. Joshua only remembered later that Rain’s birthday was on the same day she broke the bowl.

He felt a little guilty about it. After some thinking, he ordered a cake online and entered the kitchen to make a lunchbox. Then, he bought a necklace from the mall and brought everything to Zimmer Corp.

When Rain returned to her office after a meeting, she found her husband who had left their home because of a temper tantrum. He was sleeping on her table.

The sound of her entering made Joshua look up, and his eyes lit up. “You’re back, honey!”

He went over and held Rain’s hand before he started apologizing to her profusely, “I’m sorry. I was too harsh on you that day. But you know that I always lose my rationality when it comes to Lily.”

He swung Rain’s arm and said pitifully, “I’m sorry. Please forgive me.”

Whenever Joshua begged for forgiveness, he would act like a child who had done something wrong. And she could never be mad at him.

As long as Lily was not involved, Joshua was actually a pretty good husband.

He would cook for Rain, give her gifts, accompany her on business trips, and even create some romantic surprises for her.

However, Rain’s greatest comfort was this: Joshua never denied her as his wife because of Lily.

Hence, Rain could not let go of Joshua even after eight years. She still wanted to fight for their marriage.

She sighed and grabbed Joshua’s arm. “I have a charity dinner next week and need a plus one. Will you go with me?”

Since he wanted to get her into a better mood, he was going to agree with whatever she said. So, he replied, “Sure.”

Soon, the day of the charity dinner arrived. Joshua wore a lavish haute couture suit and waited for the driver at home. Rain was still working, so she would meet him at the hotel entrance later.

At 5 p.m., Joshua received a call from an unknown number. “Joshua, it’s me, Faye Smithson. I’ve arrived at Portpolis, and I’m at the airport. Could you pick me up?”

Joshua was surprised but also excited to hear who it was. “Faye, it’s you? One moment. I’ll be there in a jiffy.”

He ran out happily and completely forgot about his promise to Rain.

[Ms. Zimmer, Mr. Thompson picked someone up from the airport and went to a hotel with her.]

Rain stood alone in the crowd at the charity dinner. Her eyes were downcast, and her expression was schooled to one of impassivity. She just stared at the photo that her driver had sent her.

The photo showed her husband happily hugging another woman at the airport after breaking his promise to her.

Rain recognized the woman as Faye Smithson, Lily’s sister.

Lily again.

Rain really could not win when it came to that dead woman or anything related to her.

Bitterness filled her heart. Suddenly, Rain felt like a joke for still having hope in Joshua.

They had been married for eight years, and she never managed to win his heart. How could she still hope for him to suddenly fall for her?

Nevertheless, since she said that she would give him eight chances, she would not go back on her word.

With an expressionless face, Rain sent Joshua a message.

[Second time.]

Joshua only came back when midnight rolled by. The lights were on, but Rain was nowhere to be found.

He remembered the message he had received, and he mumbled, “Is she mad?”

In the past, no matter how late he came home, Rain would always wait for him.

He kicked off his shoes and gently opened the door to their bedroom. When he saw Rain sitting against the headboard while reading, he sighed in relief.

He went over to hug her by the waist and began apologizing to her with practiced ease.

“I’m sorry, honey. Faye got here today and asked me to pick her up. Then, we threw a welcoming party for her. That’s why I got delayed and missed the charity dinner. Did you get in trouble for it?”

The smell of alcohol on Joshua made Rain push him away. “No,” she said.

In reality, she was supposed to have the first dance with him. Since Joshua was not around, she had to get another man to dance with her. In the end, the guests criticized her behind her back.

However, she guessed that could not be considered trouble.

“Then, what about that message…?” Joshua was going to say more when his phone suddenly rang. When he saw the caller ID, he lost interest in continuing the conversation and answered the call, “Hello, Faye?”

Faye said something that made Joshua’s expression change. “Hold on. I’ll come over right away.”

He hurried to leave, but Rain frowned and grabbed his wrist. “Where are you going?”

Joshua was really anxious. “There are hidden cameras in Faye’s hotel room. I’m going to take a look.”

No matter how disappointed Rain was in Joshua, she would not let her husband go out to deal with such trouble. Her voice turned cold. “She should be asking the police to handle this, not you.”

“But Faye is Lily’s sister. You’ve met her before. How could I just ignore her?” Joshua retorted.

The excuse he gave sounded so logical that it made Rain seem like the unreasonable one.

Rain was someone who could convince others to sign contracts worth a few hundred million. Yet, when she opened her mouth at this moment, she found herself completely speechless.

In the end, she went with Joshua for the sake of his safety.

On their way there, Rain said, “This is the third time, Joshua.”

However, Joshua was so anxious that he did not register what she said. He just urged her to speed up. “Faster, Rain.”

He was worrying over another woman in front of his own wife, as though it was the right thing to do.

Rain had already accepted that she would always be number two when it came to anything Lily-related. So, she said nothing else and only focused on driving.

When they arrived at the hotel, Rain saw Faye, who resembled Lily. A dark expression adorned her pretty face as she spoke to the police.

Upon seeing them, Faye called out, “Joshua.”

Then, she looked at Rain. “Who’s this?”

“She’s my wife.” Joshua introduced her and looked at a group of people standing near the entrance. “What’s going on?” He gestured at them with his chin.

Faye wore a wry smile. “I’ve called the police, but the hotel staff won’t admit to installing the hidden cameras. They claimed that I brought the cameras to falsely accuse them and blackmail them for money.”

Joshua’s expression sank, and he walked over to argue with those people.

Rain stood away from the crowd and watched coldly as her husband called a lawyer for another woman. Once he started arguing with those people, she silently exhaled.

“I heard that Joshua never moved on from Lily,” Faye softly said out of nowhere. “I look similar to my sister. Will I succeed if I try to steal him from you?”