One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walk into a lawyer' office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer wa very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their tory.
Thi couple had been quarreling all their 40 over year of marriage nothing ever eem to go right.
They hang on becaue of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, have their own family, there' nothing ele the old couple have to worry about, all they wanted i to lead their own life free from all thee year of unhappine from their marriage, o both agree on a divorce.
Lawyer wa having a hard time trying to get the paper done, becaue he felt that after 40 year of marriage at the age of 70, he couldn't undertand why the old couple would till want a divorce.
While they were igning the paper, the wife told the huband. "I really love you, but I really can't carry on anymore, I'm orry."
"It' OK, I undertand." aid the huband. Looking at thi, the lawyer uggeted a dinner together, jut three of them, wife thought, why not, ince they are till going be friend.
At the dining table, there wa a ilence of awkwardne(尴尬，笨拙).
The firt dih wa roated chicken, immediately, the old man took the drumtick(鸡腿) for the old lady. "Take thi, it' your favorite."WWw.hAOZUowEn.com
Looking at thi, the lawyer thought maybe there' till a chance, but the wife wa frowning when he anwer. "Thi i alway the problem, you alway think o highly of yourelf, never thought about how I feel, don't you know that I hate drumtick?”
Little did he know that, over the year, the huband have been trying all way to pleae her, little did he know that drumtick wa the huband' favorite.
Little did he know that he never thought he undertand her at all, little did he know that he hate drumtick even though all he want i the bet for her.
That night, both of them couldn't leep, to and turn(辗转反侧), to and turn. After hour, the old man couldn't take it anymore, he know that he till love her, and he can't carry on life without her, he want her back, he want to tell her, he i orry, he wanted to tell her, "I love you."
He pick up the phone, tarted dialing her number. Ringing never top. He never top dialing.
On the other ide, he wa ad, he couldn't undertand how come after all thee year, he till doen't undertand her at all, he love him a lot, but he jut can't take it any- more. Phone' ringing, he refue to anwer knowing that it' him. "What' the point of talking now that it' over. I have aked for it and now. I want to keep it thi way, if not I will loe face. "She thought. Phone till ringing. She ha decided to pull out the cord.
Little did he remember, he had heart problem.
The next day, he received new that he had paed away. She ruhed down to hi apartment, aw hi body, lying on the couch till holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he wa till trying to get thru her phone line.
A ad a he could be. She will have to clear hi belonging. When he wa looking thru the drawer, he aw thi inurance policy, dated from the day they got married, beneficiary(受益人) i her. Together in that file there' thi note.
"To my dearet wife, by the time you are reading thi, I'm ure I'm no longer around, I bought thi policy for you, though the amount i only $100k, I hope it will be able to help me continue my promie that I have made when we got married, I might not be around anymore, I want thi amount of money to continue taking care of you, jut like the way I will if I could have live longer. I want you to know I will alway be around, by your ide. I love you."
Tear flowed like river.