ログインIn the fifth year of our marriage, my firefighter husband, Mike Anderson, who never had the time to have a wedding ceremony with me, suddenly found time to do so. On the day of the ceremony, I could not contact Mike at all. It all became clear when I saw the video that had been sent into the firefighter family members’ group chat. His junior, Mia Scott was holding his arm as he received a heroic award from the mayor. Everyone in the group chat was making envious remarks. [Chief Anderson’s wife is so beautiful. She doesn’t look like a regular house wife like my husband claimed to be.] [That’s right, she looks so elegant and poised. She must be a great wife to Chief Anderson.] My rough hands were trembling. I was just about to tell them I was Mike’s wife, when I heard a loud explosion from my kitchen. As the searing heat consumed me, I called him for help. However, he interrupted me impatiently. “Why are you bothering me? I lied to you about the wedding ceremony because I was afraid of you coming up with such nonsense. “Mia’s father died because he saved me, so I let her accompany me to receive the award as my wife. Isn’t that reasonable?” I was stunned. Then, he hung up on me.
もっと見る“Hello, I’m Mike. Is Leah’s mother still at the rehabilitation center?“Can you keep a close eye on her? I’ll come and pick her up in a bit.” The only solution Mike thought of was to take care of my mother. However, what the nurse said next killed all his hope. “I’ve told you before that she’s no longer with us.”“Where’s she?”“She died in a car accident right in front of the fire station. Chief Anderson, do you not know that?”The phone slipped from his hand. Mike stared blankly. He could not believe it was real. Sally could not stop herself from slapping him. “You’re a jerk, Mike!“Leah’s mother had the IQ of a seven-year-old. She didn’t know anything, yet she knew she had to save Leah!“She thought you would save Leah, so she was calling out your name before she breathed her last breath in a puddle of her own blood!”My heart sank. I desperately wanted to look for my mother. However, with Mike there, I could not go anywhere. The divorce was no longer as simple
Mike’s eyes widened his eyes in shock as he received the terrifying news. He did not believe his own ears. He refused to believe it. “Impossible! On the wedding day, I never received any calls at the fire station! Leah can’t be dead!” Logan laughed mockingly. He looked at his superior in disdain. “That’s right, you didn’t receive the call, but Mia did!“If she had told us earlier, just a little earlier…”As if Logan had recalled something terrible, he balled his fists up with an expression of anguish. I looked at them and hung my head. He was right. If they had been informed a little earlier, I could have been saved. However, those few minutes of purposeful delay led to my death due to asphyxiation. “She really wanted to live. She crawled to the exit with her bloodied limbs, but she still didn’t manage to escape…“No one would be able to have such strong perseverance, unless she’s a mother.” Sally cried and took out my pregnancy report from her bag. It indicated th
The crowd’s emotions were stirred too. They felt that the numbers displayed on the screen were fair. Sally sneered and continued, “Mike, Chief Anderson, I remember back when you first got married, you said that you’d love her forever.“It turned out your love amounted to a measly one thousand dollars a month. Your love only gave her suffering!“Look at you! Do you think this is reflective of what you’ve owed her?”Mike looked up in fear. As expected, there was a twenty-thousand dollars gap to reach two million dollars. He suddenly recalled something as his lips quivered. “Impossible… It’s impossible…”“5,786! Do you remember this figure?” Sally was in tears. Her eyes were filled with sympathy toward me. “Those were three years’ worth of school fees! She was the one who sponsored your school fees that amounted to 17,358 dollars!“In order to earn enough money, she lost fifteen pounds in six months!” As she said that, I was shown on the screen again. I was working ma
The audience started to grumble. “These are just a married woman’s responsibility. Why is he being charged?”“He’s working hard out there. Isn’t it the woman’s responsibility to do all the basic house chores?”The city hall’s staff member laughed and asked, “Do you need to pay for a nanny?”The crowd answered, “Yes.” “Do you need to pay a cleaner?”“Yes.” “Do you need to pay a caretaker?”“Of course!” “Since you say yes, it means these jobs have value. Then, why did you ignore the value of a housewife when they carried out all these tasks? Why did you turn a blind eye to women’s values?”The crowd became quiet. There were some faint sobs. No one knew who was crying. Maybe the sobs came from the women who had contributed in silence. I heard the cries and suddenly smiled. I had married Mike because of happiness in the first place. However, it turned out that he was the only happy one. Mia looked at the crowd that was no longer scolding me and stomped her foot in
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