Chapter 3

Sophia and I registered our marriage without any blessing. She dragged me up to her family and said, “We’re already married.

“On top of that, I’m pregnant with his child.”

Obviously, there was no child. It was just a lie to force her family into backing down.

I thought we would stay happy forever, but James appeared.

Everything he said and did drew Sophia’s attention.

Sophia could give anything up for James’ sake, including myself, our child, and my mother.

She finally wore down every last bit of love I had for her.

I repeatedly reflected on myself. How could two people who once loved each other so deeply end up like this?

Perhaps time did wear everything down.

My thoughts drifted and slowly slipped into darkness.

By the time I opened my eyes again, I saw Sophia holding a tray of breakfast in skimpy sleepwear.

“Hubby, you’re up. Come and eat your breakfast.”

Her voice was full of tenderness. I had never seen her like this before.

Even so, I had no desire to respond.

“Tomorrow afternoon, we’ll go to the courthouse and finalize the divorce.”

The smile on Sophia’s face instantly faded.

“Aren’t you worried that things might get so ugly that it’ll no longer be within your control?

“I’m upset about your mother’s passing too. I’m sorry. I didn’t know that the kidney donor was meant to be hers. You can’t blame me for something I didn’t know. Can’t you try to understand me?

“As for our child, it’s true that I aborted it, and I’m bearing a child for James.

“But this isn’t a big deal. When you think about it, I’m just helping a friend out. If anything, we can always have another child later.”

Every word sounded reasonable. But she did not realize that she had completely neglected me in every way.

She neglected to see how much this hurt someone who had loved her for eight years.

“She was my mom! She raised me single-handedly. She loved me more than anyone in this world. It’s because of you that I can never see her again. How do you still have the nerve to expect understanding?

“As for our child, that’s even more ridiculous! You’re my wife, yet you’re bearing a child for another man, and I’m not even allowed to have a problem with that.

“Sophia, just how pathetic do you think I am to actually believe this nonsense?!” I finally exploded and removed the last bit of pretense between us.

Her face turned red as she pointed at me with anger.

“How did you become like this?!”

After yelling at me, she stormed out. She slammed the door so hard that I could feel the intensity of her rage.

She was angry that she could not manipulate me as easily as before. I actually dared to talk back to her.

While staring at the unsigned divorce agreement, I decided that I had to end this.

If she refused to sign the divorce agreement, I would take it to court.

I was doing this for myself and my mother’s sake.

My mother never even blamed Sophia for taking the kidney that was meant for her.

Before she passed away, she held my hands. Her wrinkled face was streaked with tears.

She told me that her only wish was to see her grandchild, even if it was just once. She wanted to personally give her grandchild a gift.

However, Sophia had aborted the child and denied my mother’s final wish too. As a result, my mother left the world with regret.

I packed up my things and moved back to the humble hut my mother had left me.