The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 545 - 533

Joanna then stood up and stubbed out her cigarette, her slender figure disappearing into the dark...

Ace, on the other hand, waited for an entire day but never received the bowl of dumplings he longed for.

He was still able to endure the wait when he realized that the dumplings hadn’t arrived in the afternoon. However, as supper time arrived, he just couldn’t believe that none had been delivered to him.

The man was losing patience.

"What happened? Why are there no dumplings today?" Ace stopped and questioned the patrolling nurse while Seraphina was resting.

"W... Well..." The nurse rubbed the back of her neck awkwardly. "They stopped serving it. Why don’t you check out our other offerings, Mr. Moran? We have steak, hamburgers, spaghetti..."

"I don’t want any of that. I just want dumplings, seafood dumplings." Ace completely shed his image as a CEO and started demanding for his food like a child.

The nurse was speechless. "Please don’t tell me you haven’t eaten for the whole day."

"Exactly. I’ve been waiting for the entire day! I’m starving!" Ace confessed. After all, if he couldn’t have his favorite dish, other foods could never be substitutes... And he was not a man who would settle for second.

"Then, hold on, I’ll go ask the food court for you." The nurse agreed for now, worried that the stubborn man might put his health at risk.

"Okay, I’ll be waiting. Remember, my life is in your hands," Ace said with a serious face.

As he had finally headed back into Seraphina’s ward, the nurse sighed in relief and rushed to Jovan’s ward, which was on the same floor.

"Joan, can you come out for a bit? I have something I need to discuss." The nurse stood at the doorway and gestured towards her.

Joanna had just finished massaging Jovan at the time, so she turned to him and said, "It’s getting late. You should get some rest."

"Mhm, good night, my dear," Jovan replied sweetly and happily went to bed.

Joanna walked out and closed the door behind her, looking towards the nurse in confusion. "What is it this time?"

"What else? It’s the seafood dumplings again!" The nurse made a diss at how childish Ace seemed, then shrugged. "What do we do now? Mr. Moran is a grown man, but he’s threatening me with starvation! Should we give it to him?"

"Has he really not eaten the whole day?"

"Yeah! Not just that, he hasn’t even had a single drop of water!"

"Ugh! He’s so childish!" Joanna couldn’t help but wish she could scream curses at the man’s face.

’If I knew that he would be so ungrateful about it, I would’ve just left him to starve in the first place!’

After a few moments of pondering, she just couldn’t bring herself to ignore him.

"Wait here, I’ll get some for him. And tell him this is the last time. He’s not getting any more even if he starves himself!" She huffed in anger.

After that, Joanna ran through the dark streets and arrived at the restaurant nearby.

Normally, restaurants didn’t operate during that hour, especially not so late at night. Hence, she wasn’t quite sure if the Aeos restaurant was still open. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

After ten minutes or so, she reached the restaurant and noticed the storekeeper cleaning up and was about to close the store.

"Miss! Please wait!" Joanna panted. "I want a bowl of seafood dumplings."

"Joan, why are you so late? We’re just about to close up," The storekeeper said regretfully as she greeted her regular customer.

"You can still make one more, right? Please, Miss, just this once!" Joanna begged with sincerity.

"You can come back tomorrow. It’s just some dumplings. People won’t die just from not having one, right?"

"No, no, someone might really die without those dumplings... Basically, it’s super important, so please make one more! I’m a regular, aren’t I? You wouldn’t let me go back empty-handed, would you?"

"Oh, you, alright, alright! Come on!" The storekeeper shook her head helplessly and opened up her kitchen again just to fulfill Joanna’s request.

In actuality, the storekeeper wasn’t the only one who cared for Joanna. The entire town loved her and would do anything to help her out.

Naturally, they sympathized with her because she had to take care of a disabled man, despite her fragile figure.

However, she managed to win them over with her sincere and adorable nature, along with her diligence. She had always helped many elderly who lived alone with technology, so everyone thought of her as a lovely companion.

As the storekeeper started wrapping the dumplings, she made some small talk with Joanna. "Who’s this person dying over dumplings? It’s not Van, is it? I remember he doesn’t like carbs, though?"

"It’s not him." Joanna helped out with wrapping the dumplings as well, swiftly placing the filling into a dumpling skin and pressing the edges together.

"Not him?!" The storekeeper froze, and her tendency to gossip was piqued. "My my, did I find out some kind of big secret? These dumplings aren’t for Van, but someone else?"

"It’s... for an old friend I knew back in my hometown," Joanna said mysteriously.

"Then this old friend must be quite important to you. You bought so many dumplings every day without fail. And now you’re begging me to make another despite it being so late! Why do I feel like... they’re more important to you than Van?"

"Haha, why would you ever think that, Miss? You know me and Van are the model couple in the town. Are you doubting our relationship?" Joanna jokingly quipped.

To the public, they would always present themselves as lovers, which was why many thought they were deeply in love and were quite envious of their relationship.

However, behind closed doors, they seemed more like lonely companions, merely living on for their purest desires.

"That’s because Van only seems like a responsibility to you. I can tell you’re tired. However, your feelings towards this person... feels more like genuine love, as you’re very passionate about their well- being." The storekeeper replied straightforwardly.

Joanna was stunned to hear this. After a moment of silence, she tried to justify herself by speaking philosophically. "Well, isn’t the purest form of love... responsibility?"

Soon, the dumplings were done cooking, with their amazing fragrance permeating through the air. This time, most of them were wrapped by Joanna herself as well. Although they didn’t look as good, she found it rather meaningful.

The storekeeper put the dumplings in a small container and handed it to Joanna. Just as she was about to pay, the storekeeper refused.

"Joan, you made these dumplings yourself, so I’m not taking any of your money. I just hope these dumplings will bring you a smile, a genuine smile." The storekeeper patted Joanna on the shoulder, her words strangely cryptic.

’That child is so young, and yet she has been carrying so much responsibility on her shoulders...’

’I’ve only started seeing a blissful expression on her face lately; perhaps that’s what these dumplings truly mean to her.’