Bonus for Another

When Nia found me, I was just leaving the company after a day’s work. I had just undergone a heart bypass surgery, so I was supposed to be resting on doctor’s orders, but I still dove straight into work after I was discharged.Today was my seventh wedding anniversary with Nia. That was also why I left the hospital early.After I booked a high-class restaurant to surprise her, however, I called her and found out my number had been blocked.As I was going through my phone in frustration, I suddenly saw Jonah’s Instagram story. It included a picture of a multi-million dollar luxury car, and the caption, “I love my job, but I love my boss even more!”He obviously could not afford that car on his salary.I smiled exasperatedly. It was obvious that Nia bought it for him.The moment I liked the story, though, he blocked it. The next second, Nia called to yell at me. “Jonah just signed a huge contract, so I gave him a little reward. Did you have to scold him on Instagram over somethi

Nia stopped trying to talk to me when she saw I was not willing to compromise. She left the guest room and slammed the door behind her.As I was about to fall asleep, I heard her laughter from the living room. She was obviously on the phone with Jonah again.It seemed they were still deeply in love. Good, that way I could leave her even easier. Early the next morning, I left the house and went to the best divorce lawyer in town. “Write me a case that’ll make her leave without a penny!”Once I was done handling the divorce papers, I sat down in a cafe. Before marrying Nia, my favorite pastime was to find a cafe on my day off and read a book quietly.After we got married, though, I no longer had time for myself. My life revolved around her, and I once naively believed I would be able to win her heart with my efforts.As it turned out, she took everything I did for granted. When I was about to head home, Nia called me excitedly. “Where are you? I’ll pick you up!”I was confused.

Once we got out of the elevator, I hurried into the conference room and found a seat with people on both sides. For one, I did not want Nia to grill me about going overseas. At the same time, I did not want to sit next to Nia and Jonah.Nia rolled her eyes at me and then took the seats opposite me with Jonah by her side. Once she settled down, she texted me. [Alright, I know you’re still mad at me about the anniversary. I brought you out today, so don’t be mad anymore, please?]Before, I would have forgiven her in an instant if she begged me like that. Now, though, I just felt disgusted.I turned off my phone without replying to her. She did not check for my response, either, since she firmly believed she had me wrapped around her finger. She thought I was still the same simp who would come running back to her the moment she asked.The smell of alcohol and cigarette smoke in the room gave me the urge to cough. Since I had barely recovered from the surgery, my chest felt tight.I

Jonah was miffed to see Nia so worried about me. While everyone was distracted, he grabbed a shard of glass and sliced open his arm, then walked up to Nia with tears in his eyes. “Nia, I’m injured. It hurts…”Nia glanced at him impatiently. “Then get into the car and go to the hospital with me!”Jonah did not like her attitude, but he just jumped into the car since Nia was about to drive off. The atmosphere throughout the drive was sub-zero, with neither of them saying anything.When the car stopped at the hospital entrance, Nia spoke first, saying carelessly. “Get down and get that wound bandaged at the ER by yourself. I’m going to see Dylan.”With that, she got out of the car in a hurry. She did not notice Jonah sulking at all.Nia ran to the operating theater and bumped into the doctor who had just treated me. The doctor asked, “Who’s Dylan Shea’s family? Who let him drink so much wine right after his surgery? Did you want to kill him?!”His tone was clearly furious and accu

Gordon hurriedly pressed the bedside bell to call the doctor. Nia belatedly realized what she had done and stumbled a few steps back before falling on her butt. For the next dozen minutes until the cops arrived, she just sat on the floor, staring blankly. After a long while, she looked at me guiltily. “I’m sorry, Dylan. I got revenge for you, so… will you forgive me…?”Her gaze at me was full of love, the same love I had always longed for. Now, though, I felt nothing at having finally achieved it. My tone was calm and just a little curious. “Was it worth it? I thought you never loved me.”Nia shook her head with a weak chuckle. “That’s what I used to think. But when I saw you collapse today, I finally realized that I fell in love with you a long time ago…“I admit, it’s my fault that everything turned out the way it did! I just hope you can forgive me… If I make it out of prison alive, I’ll make it up to you and love you properly…”I shook my head. “Forget it, I don’t want to