Love Like Dream, Fate Like Wind

Synopsis

Less than three years after remarrying, Grover Porter brought the woman who had once shattered his marriage home Hazel Nichols stayed tucked behind Grover in the living room, anxious and wary as she looked at Clarissa Porter. She said softly, "I'm sorry, Mrs. Porter. I know I shouldn't be here. I just have nowhere else to go." Grover stood between them, protective. His voice carried both guilt and resolve. He explained, "Clarissa, I am sorry for not telling you before bringing Hazel home, I found her working as a KTV escort girl and could not leave her there, especially given that her late father has once been my benefactor." Clarissa stayed silent as she looked at them. But the past returned to her in a rush. Grover and Clarissa had once been the most devoted lovers in the world. That life had collapsed the moment Hazel showed up. Hazel's father was Grover's teacher. Three years ago, Hazel's father passed away due to a serious illness. He was Hazel's only family in the world. Grover brought Hazel home out of sympathy. She was ten years younger than him. Clarissa had treated Hazel with care, only to discover one day that Grover and Hazel were having sex on in her bedroom. Grover's betrayal completely disappointed Clarissa. Clarissa demanded a divorce, but Grover refused. Hazel was overwhelmed with guilt, so she attempted to commit suicide by cutting her wrist. She almost died due to a tremendous blood loss. In the end, Grover chose Hazel over Clarissa. Grover officially divorced Clarissa. However, within six months, Grover went to find Clarissa. He fell to the ground and insisted that he had never loved Hazel. He claimed that he only pitied her. Grover stated that Clarissa had always been the one he could not live without. He even nearly died in a car accident trying to prove it. Clarissa relented, so she agreed to remarry Grover. Since then, Grover had been almost meticulous in his devotion. He canceled academic commitments when Clarissa was unwell and spent all night taking care of her. He knew that Clarissa loved chicken soup, so he stayed in the kitchen all day, trying to perfect the dish and satisfying her stomach. Clarissa liked to stay warm, but she always kicked her blanket off the bed at nights. So Grover would warm her feet by hugging it all night. Grover was afraid that Clarissa might want to divorce him again, so he even write a pledge and put it in the living room as a self-imposed warning. For nearly three years, Clarissa had believed she would never regret her decision. Now, she did.