It meant that I wanted to cut ties with him.The people in the church were frightened by my gesture.The moment I held the pair of scissors in my hand, Alex’s face paled. He held my hand tightly, but there was nothing he could do.I was there that day to sever things completely. I took off my wedding ring and showed it to him, saying decisively, “Today, we are done. Everything is over.”Then I threw the ring away into the distance and turned to leave.In the distance, I heard his agonized cry. “No...”On the way back home, I overheard people saying there was a madman demanding that the church staff help him find a ring.Alex didn’t return for three whole days. When he came back that evening, I had already packed everything up and sent them away.When he returned, I was sitting on the couch, waiting for him to sign the divorce papers.“I couldn’t find it,” he said, then, like a person without a soul, he signed the papers.As he walked away, dragging his suitcase behind him, I
The moment my words left my mouth, he took a deep breath, painfully tugging at his own hair.A long while later, as though he had finally come to a realization, he suddenly spoke. “It’s my fault.”He knelt on the ground, crawling toward me step by step, his voice filled with despair. “It’s all my arrogance, my foolishness. I was too fixated on the past. I just wanted her to see how great I am, I wanted her to regret what she did. But my love for you was never fake. I never meant to hurt you. I was selfish and arrogant, I have no shame. Nina, we’ve been together for almost six years, I love you so much. I beg you, please don’t leave me. Without you, I really have nowhere to go...”He knelt before me, each word made him sound like he was punishing himself and wanted me to give him a second chance.But I, too, needed to give myself a chance.I didn’t want to force myself any longer.After Sarah gave birth, her husband came to pick her up.I heard she was crying as she was taken awa
When she pushed open the door, Alex was peeling an apple for me.Seeing this, Sarah’s anger surged uncontrollably, but she still put on a pitiful and submissive expression. “Nina, I know you’re not feeling well, but you can’t keep monopolizing Alex and not let him see me. I know you don’t like...”I couldn’t help but roll my eyes.Before she could finish, Alex cut her off firmly. “I’m here voluntarily.”He raised his eyes and met Sarah’s tearful gaze, confused. “I’m taking care of my wife. How is that monopolizing?”“Alex? Did Nina threaten you? You’re not...”He stood up and said plainly, “I’ve just realized—we’re not in a relationship anymore. If you want a child, go find your own husband.”“I’m divorcing him!”“But the child is still his. Why are you coming to me?”Sarah couldn’t answer, and her gentle demeanor twisted into frustration.After a long pause, she gritted her teeth and said that she wanted to talk to me alone.Once the door was closed, Sarah pointed at my nos
Alex still kept his head down, waiting for forgiveness, but after a while, there was no familiar touch on top of his head.He raised his head in surprise and saw my cold, emotionless expression. For a moment, his face seemed to lose all life before panicked look appeared.He finally realized that I truly didn’t care about him anymore.Panicked, his eyes reddened as he insisted on defending himself. “I’m so sorry. I have no feelings for Sarah, I just thought…”“Thought that she was more important than me? Thought that her child with someone else was more important than ours?”I pulled out the knife he had stabbed into my heart and stabbed it back into his, again and again.His eyes widened, full of torment, and his voice became hoarse. “I didn’t…”“So, you could hang up on my calls when I was crying for help, saying that I was putting on an act and that I was doing so because I was jealous?”As the truth slowly peeled away, he regretted his actions deeply.“I didn’t know… I cam
After we were together, our relationship was very good, but Sarah was always his taboo.Because of this, I had never thought about having children.It wasn’t until five years after we got married that he was able to openly mention Sarah’s name.I thought he had let go of her.So I told him I wanted a child.Because I had received love, it made me feel that this world was worth coming into.At first, everything was going according to plan.But I didn’t expect Sarah to return.From the day she came back into contact with Alex, everything changed.Tears slid down from the corner of my eyes, and I suddenly opened them wide. Alex was leaning over beside my bed.In my dazed state, I dreamed of my child. She was a little kitten, and her tail was wrapped around my calf, continuously twisting and turning.It was itchy.She spoke, calling me “Mom” in a tiny kitten’s voice.I chased after her, but no matter how hard I tried, she still disappeared out of sight.I cried so hard that I
The phone rang again and again.The relentless ringing made my heart race with panic.But I had no strength left to answer.The loss of the child had drained most of my energy, and the allergic shock had consumed what little remained.I was about to die.Maybe death would be better...I didn’t know how much time had passed, but then I heard the sound of a key turning in the lock and hurried footsteps outside.I lifted my eyes, and there he was—Alex, slamming the door open.What he saw was only a pool of blood on the floor and my body covered in red rashes, succumbing to shock.The moment he laid eyes on me, his eyes widened, his whole body trembling as he nearly stumbled over to me, calling out in panic, “Nina!”He carefully lifted me into his arms, but my body was colder than ever.He gently brushed the blood-soaked hair from my face, his voice trembling uncontrollably.“I… I’m taking you to the hospital. We’ll go right now, don’t be scared. It’s okay…”I stared up at the