Love Unspoken

"Get out of the car first," Alexander said, opening the door and stepping out.

Quinn pouted but followed him out.

Orion noticed her looking down and shot Alexander a suspicious glance. "What's up with her? Didn't she sleep?" Alexander gave him a look. "What's it to you? Just get inside and finalize the divorce."

Orion smirked, not bothering to argue. Since they were getting divorced, he had no reason to care about Quinn anymore.

To make sure Orion didn't back out, Charles had sent someone to follow him. So when they got to the window, there were four of them, and the staff couldn't help but take a few extra glances, probably never having seen such a big fuss over a divorce.

In about ten minutes, Orion had two freshly issued divorce certificates in his hands. He looked at them, noting how they were similar to the marriage certificates from last time, except now they said "Divorce."

He sighed inwardly. 'My marriage with Quinn lasted only two months. Now it's over. But it doesn't seem to matter much. Even though we were married, we never really spent time together. It felt more like a charade, a mere formality.' Beside him, Quinn leaned against Alexander's chest, a look of confusion on her face. She had no understanding of the significance of the divorce certificate they held. Only Orion seemed to harbor a sense of regret.

While Orion was still sighing, a slender hand suddenly snatched his divorce certificate. He looked up, stunned, to see Alexander. "What are you doing?"

Alexander flipped through the certificate, then tore it in half and tossed it in the trash. "No need to keep something that doesn't belong to you."

Orion, a bit angry at the mockery, retorted, "You're wrong. Even though we're divorced and you tore up the certificate, the system still shows my marriage record with Quinn."

"As long as it existed, there will be traces," Orion said smugly, knowing this was proof he had been with Quinn. It was something Alexander could never change.

Alexander stared at him for a couple of seconds, then turned and pulled Quinn away.

Orion watched them walk off, his smug look slowly fading into loneliness. He walked to the trash can, picked up the torn divorce certificate, stared at it for a long time, then put it in his pocket and left City Hall.

Actually, besides Alexander's pressure, it was mostly because of Quinn. With her current memory loss, the ongoing conflict between him and Alexander would only cause her further harm in the end. Last time, her memory regressed to when she was five because she came to him, and he didn't dare to take that risk again.

Alexander took Quinn back to the hospital, and she fell asleep again on the way. She had slept so much throughout the day that anyone could tell something was wrong. So, the elderly professor was brought to the hospital again. After looking at Quinn's test results, the professor stroked his beard and said, "From what I can see, her condition hasn't disappeared; it's actually getting worse."

Alexander frowned. "What do you mean?"

The professor explained, "I mean, her Alzheimer's hasn't gone away just because she remembered memories from when she was five. It's still there. As for why she regained her memory, it's likely that the disease stimulated her subconscious defense mechanism, so she regained her memory. Amnesia and memory regression are not the same condition, so even though she seems normal now, it's just temporary. You could say it's a final burst of clarity." Alexander stared at the professor for a long time, silent and lost in thought. After a while, he finally spoke, "Can it be cured?"