A Time Will Come When Suffering Ends

Upon returning home, the sight of the empty rooms made me realize that Callum had gone to the hospital to tend to Catherina.I pushed open the nursery door and stared blankly at the pastel pink interior. A delicate pink crib loomed in the space. It was adorned with toys: a pink rattle drum and a strawberry-shaped plushie.The wardrobe was fully stocked with frilly pink dresses from the size of a newborn to a three-year-old kid.When I first learned of my pregnancy, I was momentarily stunned and unprepared for motherhood.Callum, however, was over the moon.One midnight, when I woke up to use the bathroom, I noticed he was missing. I found him sitting at his computer in the study.The monitor’s glow softened his sharp features as he researched how to care for a pregnant wife. He had filled an entire page with handwritten notes.Only then did it hit me that I was going to be a mother.Honestly, all my excitement for this child came from Callum.Because I carried my beloved hus

I looked down at the oatmeal in my bowl as a tear rolled down my face.“Guess you were thinking about your ex, huh? I’ve always hated cilantro.”Catherina loved cilantro.“Let’s get a divorce.”I was exhausted from feeling this way. What use was a husband whose heart belonged to someone else?Panic flashed in his eyes as he tried to explain, but his phone rang and completely distracted him.“We’re not getting a divorce. Don’t even think about it. We’ll talk when I get back.”With those words, he grabbed the lunchbox and hurried out.I rested a hand on my belly and smiled bitterly. “See? He’ll never prioritize us.”I lost my appetite, but I still bought milk and bread and managed to force down a few bites.Then, I hailed a taxi to the hospital.It was time to visit my dear cousin Catherina.At her hospital room door, I paused outside the glass window.There sat my biological mother, who was peeling an apple for Catherina with affection.Catherina leaned against Gale’s sh

I stumbled out of the hospital room in a daze. When I reached the elevator, the world spun violently. I blacked out and collapsed on the floor.When I awoke in a hospital bed, the first thing I saw was my best friend, Joey.The moment she saw I was awake, she fired questions at me.“How could you collapse alone in a hospital? You’re heavily pregnant! Do you realize how dangerous that was? If I hadn’t been on shift and found you, you could’ve lost the baby! Where’s Callum? Why isn’t he here?”My eyes stung with tears when I saw my only friend who genuinely cared about me.“He’s with Catherina...”“That piece of trash! He vowed to take care of you when you married him. Now he’s nostalgic and running back to his ex?”She sighed when she saw my teary eyes. “Look, Mira, if that trash chose someone else, forget about him. You need to take care of yourself now.“Your stress has been affecting the baby, you know?” She wiped my tears gently. “You and this baby matter the most. Worst c

I had been walking for quite a while. On top of that, the swelling in my legs during my third trimester left me completely exhausted.All I wanted was to get away from them and go home to rest.For my baby’s sake, I prepared to swallow my pride yet again.But something unexpected happened. Chaos erupted when a family member of a patient who had died from a failed surgery ran toward us.The attacker was overwhelmed with grief and rage. He pulled a knife out of his backpack.“You so-called doctors killed my daughter! Give her back to me!”He charged toward us with a knife in his hand. He immediately spotted Catherina, who was standing in the middle of the group.He ran straight to her and took her hostage with the knife to her neck.My parents and Gale rushed forward and tried to pull Catherina away, but the man threatened them and forced them back.Even my father, usually calm and composed, panicked.“Let my daughter go! I’ll give you whatever you want!”My mother was shake

When news of Mira’s death reached her family, the once brightly lit and luxurious mansion fell into a heavy silence.Martha wept softly. Tears streamed down her cheeks as Catherina gently wiped them away.“Mom, don’t be sad. You still have me.”Martha was about to say something when Gale burst in. His head was covered in blood.“Mom, Dad… who’s my actual sister? Why did Callum say Mira is actually my sister?“We got into a fight. I hit my head. Why do I now recall that Mira was my actual sister?”Even George, who was always the calm one, teared up. He did not know how to answer Gale.Back when Mira was kidnapped by traffickers, Gale cried and pleaded relentlessly to look for her.George and Martha were worried they might lose their other child too, so they locked both Gale and Catherina inside the house.But Gale sneaked out on his own to search for Mira. He then fell into a river by accident.Although someone managed to rescue him, he caught pneumonia and a high fever.Afte