Hunting for His EX-Wife

Lawrence was punched and fell back into his seat, feeling a surge of anger. But even when he saw Elliot and Rose’s altercation, he didn’t have the authority to intervene. He sat there stunned for a moment.

“Let go of me! I’m not leaving!” Rose looked helpless and angry as Elliot misunderstood her intentions and physically restrained her. She didn’t want to be part of this spectacle in front of so many people.

Elliot tightened his grip on her instead of letting go, pulling her closer to him with his other hand. His voice was cold and menacing as he spoke, “You’re not leaving? Ha! Do you really think I’ll believe that? You’d better wise up, Rose, don’t try to leave me.”

As more people gathered around them to watch the commotion unfold, Elliot noticed their stares and grew impatient. He had arrived quickly but hadn’t brought any bodyguards or assistants with him.

Meanwhile, his assistant who was stuck in traffic on the way over sneezed helplessly before rushing towards the airport without delay.

“Mr. Harper, let my sister go…” Tom worriedly glanced at Lawrence who seemed okay except for a cut lip that bled slightly. Tom tried pulling Elliot away from Rose but failed as Elliot dodged him swiftly.

“What do you want from me? I said I’m not leaving!” Despite hitting him repeatedly out of frustration while ignoring the pain in her own wrist which swelled up red from being held too tightly by Elliot’s hand, she still couldn’t get free from his grasp.

Just when they were at an impasse with no resolution in sight; suddenly there came an electric buzzing sound throughout the airport terminal followed by a video appearing on one of its large screens.

Elliot also turned towards it curiously along with everyone else nearby.

A cartoonish figure appeared on screen wearing a suit jacket and tie – why did its face look so much like… Elliot’s?

Rose blinked several times thinking she must be seeing things until she realized it wasn’t just her imagination playing tricks – that person actually resembled Elliot quite closely! She glanced sideways at him only to see his stern profile staring back at hers.

Elliot pursed his lips, his expression a mix of confusion and disbelief as he looked at the cartoonish figure on the screen.

“I’m sorry, I’m so sorry, my dearest wife! It’s my fault!” a shout came from the figure, and along with it, a familiar voice that struck a chord not only because of the animated character on the screen but also because of the sound of that voice.

It was clearly Elliot’s appearance and Elliot’s voice.

Rose was stunned on the spot. Lawrence and Tom looked at the screen in disbelief and then turned back to look at Elliot. They met Rose’s eyes and found her just as confused about what was going on.

While Elliot was still stunned and hadn’t reacted yet, the little person on the screen suddenly knelt down with both knees on the ground. The pupils were full of tears that wouldn’t fall as he repented bitterly, saying, “I’m sorry for my wife! Letting her leave me for so many years! Rose, please forgive me! I know I was wrong!”

Rose was shocked and stared at Elliot beside her.

Elliot noticed her gaze. He gritted his teeth with mist gathering in his pupils. He also looked at her wondering what exactly was going on.

On a big screen not far away from them, cute-version Elliot’s voice continued, “Rose, I know I am wrong! If you don’t forgive me, then I won’t get up again! These years have been terrible for me; give me a chance to make it up to you! Please don’t leave me!”

“Don’t leave” repeated five times while Elliott’s handsome face turned completely darkened. The crowd watching this scene burst into laughter accompanied by various discussions of high or low volume which made things even more climactic.

Rose blinked fiercely while feeling an indescribable mixture of emotions such as confusion along with some surprise and even some touchiness which left her unsure how she should react now.

Meanwhile Elliott’s expression changed drastically because he never thought he would become famous today in such a crowded airport like this one.

Moreover –

The voice speaking from that cute-version character inside that display is indeed him; he knows his own voice well enough, plus, it is clear that design of that character has been modeled after him.

Who could it be?!

Who knew what he said when apologizing to Rose that night? And why did they handle everything so seamlessly making it seem real?!

Elliot’s face changed multiple times, his expression vivid and varied. Although he was angry that someone had used his voice to play at the airport, he inexplicably didn’t feel as angry or resentful as he should have. It was almost like… he truly believed that he had done something wrong to Rose.

Luckily, not many people knew Elliot, so even though those around him had just witnessed the commotion and recognized him, no one really approached him to mock or disturb him. Everyone just treated it as a funny and entertaining spectacle.

At this moment, Lawrence felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He took it out and saw the message before quickly snapping back into reality from his surprise.

It turned out that Khalil was behind this whole thing.

The message on Lawrence’s phone read: Continue working together.

Lawrence instantly understood what was going on and thought about it carefully before replying with a simple “okay” and turning off his phone. He didn’t bother asking Khalil why he had orchestrated this scene at the airport; it was simply a lesson for Elliot.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away overseas, a young boy sat in front of his computer screen watching lines of code scroll by along with a small video displaying what was happening at the airport. He smiled faintly with an air of restrained pride on his face – thanks to Leah sending him that video clip earlier on; otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to create this cute-version character which helped relieve some anger for his mommy.

Rose stood dumbfounded at the airport lost in thought for quite some time until she finally snapped back into reality when she saw the flight information board return to normal after flickering black several times earlier on. Her heart couldn’t help but feel moved by everything that happened just now.

She looked over at Elliot complexly wondering if… was he trying to make her stay? Did he want her to stay by this novel means?

Rose’s expressions shifted between puzzlement, surprise, and strangeness, and to Elliot, it was evident that she had orchestrated today’s events intentionally. This enraged him, and with a dark and stern face, he confronted her, “Rose, are you playing games with me?”

In one second Rose went from thinking Elliot did all these things genuinely wanting her to stay but upon hearing those words, she immediately understood that she was overthinking it.