Chapter 3

I never thought that he would use my words against me and was stunned. Before I could even reply, he had already opened the door to his unit and gone in.

After Kevin was gone, I finally had the time to calm down and rethink my marriage.

I could not help but wonder that with how things were at that moment, was it worth it to keep this relationship with Jeremy?

In the end, I shook my head. The feeling of being cheated on was like receiving a stack of cash that only to have it fall onto dung. It would be a waste to leave the cash there, but it would feel disgusting to pick it back up at the same time.

And, unfortunately, I had mysophobia.

After pondering over it the whole morning, I finally decided to let go. Deep down in my heart, I knew that I could not live with Jeremy anymore. The deciding factor that led to this conclusion was the memory of how painful it was when I had the miscarriage and was lying on the cold operating table at the hospital.

Remembering that, all I could feel was rage at Jeremy's betrayal.

When Jeremy finally returned in the evening, I told him about the miscarriage without an ounce of expression on my face. I even gave him the hospital's report as proof.

"Let's get a divorce. I'll keep the condominium and you'll keep all the money in your account," I said.

I thought Jeremy would at least argue a little about how we should divide our assets, but his reaction was way more extreme than I ever expected.

He knelt on the floor and started to apologize in tears.

"April! please forgive me! I-I never knew you were pregnant. I pushed you back because you were going insane. If I knew that the push would cost us our child, I would never have done that..." Jeremy sobbed and began to tell me how much he loved me. He even brought up our fond memories.

The more he reminisced about our past, the more depressed I got. We used to be so in love with each other that all our friends looked up to us as the epitome of a happy couple. I let out a deep sigh, wondering how all that could crumble in such a short time.

As Jeremy continued to speak, tears started to roll down my cheeks. Yet, I kept my mouth shut and let the tears drop as much as they wanted. It was as if this would be the last time I was going to cry.

As a decisive person, I had already decided to discard this contaminated relationship.

Seeing how determined I was, Jeremy grabbed my hand to slap his face. "April, please... Hit or yell at me all you want. I promise you that I won't fight back. Just... Don't leave me. Please..."

In the end, Jeremy was exhausted from all the crying and gently said, "I know you think of me as a dirty person. I won't do anything yet. Let's talk when you've thought things through..."

I had to admit, when I saw Jeremy cry and beg for my forgiveness, my determination wavered slightly.

However, the moment I thought of my baby that was gone, my softened heart hardened once more.

I insisted on the divorce, leaving Jeremy with no choice but to leave.

It was not until the sun finally set that my mother called to yell at me.

To summarize what my mother said, she was adamant that men were like stray cats. They would betray the people who trust them the most from time to time, but the ones who return were good men.

After scolding me, my mother then informed me that my younger brother was getting married. As her son-in-law, Jeremy had transferred her 100 thousand dollars for the wedding preparations.

I could hear my mother's excited tone over the phone, but my heart was as cold as ice.

When my mother finally finished talking, I told her that I just had a miscarriage. She was stunned for a few seconds before saying, "Take care of your body so that you can get pregnant again. I'll go visit you when I have the time."

The call from my mother only pushed me further into the dark abyss of my turbulent heart.

I was like a child who was wronged and was looking for a shoulder to lean on. Yet, no matter where I searched, all I found were knives.

I curled up on the couch as if I was a cocoon. Yet, no matter what I tried to do, a numbing cold started to leak from my heart to the rest of my body.

When it was almost midnight, the doorbell rang. I pretended to not hear it, but the person outside kept ringing the doorbell until I could not stand the sound any longer.

I dragged my heavy body to the door and opened it.

Outside my unit was Kevin in his slippers and an insulated bottle in his hand.

He looked at me and frowned instantly.

The man walked into my house and set the bottle down on the table before dragging me towards him.

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