She Hated Me Alive, Loved Me Dying

Matthew's POVI saw Julia in the photo Bradley had just posted on his social media account. She was wearing a radiant smile as she sat next to him and cut steak for him.Although we had been married for five years, I had no idea that someone as proud as she was would be willing to cut steak for someone else. She had never done this for me, even when our relationship was harmonious, since she was severely allergic to seafood.And yet, she was willing to risk having an allergic reaction just to do for Bradley.Julia's behavior made it too easy to tell whether she loved or didn't love a person. I stared at the photo for a long time before finally deciding to let her go. I didn't want her name to be carved on my tombstone since she didn't care about me.Our marriage had been a marriage of convenience. The Snow family was facing a severe financial crisis and desperately needed help. Julia and her mother had shown up at our doorstep and explained that they were willing to marry our fa

Matthew's POVAlthough it had been five years since I last saw Bradley, he was still as handsome as ever.Julia ushered him to stand in front of the crowd before introducing him. "Bradley is a Magnolia League graduate who just returned to the country from abroad. He will be the new head of the planning department."Everyone subconsciously glanced at me, while I ignored their gazes and just stared at the stage.Julia and Bradley were very close. They looked like a match made in heaven as they stood side by side.The knot in my heart loosened as I suddenly realized how pointless everything was.Noticing my gaze on her, Julia asked coldly, "What's wrong? Do you have something to say about Bradley being the new head of the department, Matthew?"Her words once again made me the focus of everyone's attention. A troubled and bitter expression flickered across my face. In the end, I fixed a faint smile on my face and said, "Not at all. Welcome, Mr. Holton."I started clapping, promptin

Matthew's POVBradley was more efficient than I expected. Julia sought me out less than three days later, when I was tidying up our marital home.The house was supposed to be the place where I would spend the rest of my life with Julia. I had meticulously decorated it, from the bigger furniture, like the couch and the television, to the smaller household items, like the pots and pans.I was going to die soon, but I couldn't bring any of these things with me. I didn't want Julia and Bradley to have them, so I spent the last two days packing everything and throwing them into the dumpster. I didn't even leave a single photo, erasing all traces of my existence from the house.Julia arrived to find the house already emptied out. Confusion flickered in her eyes as she swept her gaze across the house, which looked completely different now, but it didn't take long for the mocking look I knew so well to appear on her face."Are you deep cleaning the house because you're making your final a

Matthew's POV"You… What are you doing here?" Julia asked.I placed the mirror down and lay on the bed. "Can't you see? I'm hospitalized. What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be spending time with your beloved Bradley?"They had gone through countless trials and tribulations to be together. I had assumed they would get married immediately. So, what was Julia doing here? Her presence was incredibly irritating.Julia's expression darkened. "Stop dragging Bradley into everything. Why are you staying in the hospital? Why are you alone? Why do you look like that? Don't tell me that you were actually diagnosed with cancer? Is the Grim Reaper finally coming for you?"She laughed, then continued, "It's about time!"My heart throbbed painfully. It turned out that it was still so easy for her to hurt me.I smiled and said, "That's right. I'm going to die soon. Are you satisfied now? Get out of my sight. I don't want to have to look at your face before I leave this world."Juli

Matthew's POV"Besides, we're already divorced," I said. "We don't have anything to do with each other anymore, so please refrain from poking your nose into my business. You should go. Your beloved Bradley is still waiting for you at home."I wasn't sure why, but my last sentence made Julia agitated. She leaped to her feet and screamed as if she had lost her mind. "Who's going to care about you if I don't? Don't tell me that you're waiting for Dahlia to take care of you?"She's not even making the effort to visit you even though you're sick. Why are you still so hung up on her? Don't you know that she got married to someone else a few days ago?"I was utterly stunned by Julia's words. What did our current situation have anything to do with Dahlia Baxton?Tears suddenly spilled down Julia's face as I stayed silent. "You said that I'm the one in the wrong in our marriage, but when have you ever been loyal to me, Matthew? You deserve to die, after all."She didn't spare me another g