로그인The court ruled that the three-bedroom apartment, which had been my premarital property, belonged solely to me.My retirement fund also remained entirely mine.As for our joint savings accumulated during the marriage, they should have been divided equally. However, considering Heath's attempt to maliciously transfer assets and the severe emotional harm he had caused me, the judge exercised discretion and awarded me 70% of the funds.The moment the ruling was announced, Heath collapsed back into his chair.When I walked out of the courthouse, Elian stepped in front of me. "Mom." His eyes were red as he looked at me. "Do you really have to be this heartless? He's still my father. He raised me all these years. Now he's seriously ill, and you've taken most of the money. What is he supposed to do? What am I supposed to do?""He raised you, and so did I," I replied calmly. "When you were seriously ill, I was the one who carried you from hospital to hospital across the country. I was t
There it was again.Always for him. Always for my grandson.I was always the one expected to sacrifice, endure, and swallow every grievance.Suddenly, I felt exhausted. Too exhausted to even argue anymore."Elian," I interrupted him, "tell your father he doesn't have pneumonia. He has late-stage lung cancer."Silence crashed down on the other end of the line. A long time passed before Elian's voice finally returned, trembling with disbelief. "W-What did you say?""I said the one who actually has cancer isn't me. It's your father. The real medical report has already been submitted to the court as evidence along with the divorce filing. The court will evaluate his health condition, as well as the fact that he knowingly tried to transfer my retirement funds while fully aware of his diagnosis.""Mom!" Elian's voice was filled with panic. "How… How could you do this?""How could I not?" I asked calmly. "Wasn't this exactly what the two of you told me before? Late-stage cancer is hop
The murmurs around us grew even louder."My God, so that's what really happened!""What a scumbag. His wife had cancer, and he's still thinking about another woman!""And that woman isn't any better. She looks respectable on the outside, but…"Grace listened to the comments around her, swaying as if she might collapse at any moment. Tears streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls. "That's not true… It's not like that… Heath, tell them! Explain it to them!"She pinned all her hopes on him, but Heath could barely save himself.He glared at me, his eyes filled with resentment and bitterness. "I didn't mean any of that! I was terrified and said stupid things! Susan, do you really have to make such a spectacle of this? Do you have to let everyone laugh at our family?""A spectacle?" I met his gaze without flinching. "The moment you decided it would be easier if I died, our family became a joke. Heath, I want a divorce."He froze. He had probably never imagined that the w
By the time I arrived at the bank, a small crowd had already gathered in the lobby.Heath's face was red with rage as he pointed at a young bank employee behind the counter and shouted, "How dare you freeze my account? This is marital property! I'm spending my own money! Since when is that any of your business? Get your manager out here!"Beside him, Grace wore a pitiful expression as she wiped at her tears. "Heath, don't get upset. Don't stoop to their level. What if you make yourself sick? Maybe Susan had been planning this all along."As she spoke, she glanced around at the onlookers through tear-filled eyes. The way she looked on the verge of crying made it seem as though she were the one suffering a terrible injustice. Anyone who did not know the truth might have thought the bank was bullying her.I let out a cold laugh and walked inside."What I do with my money is none of your business."The lobby fell silent instantly. Every head turned toward me.Heath and Grace also sp
Elian's eyes widened instantly, but before he could say anything, Heath called.The hand holding the report froze midair. Elian looked at me, then at his phone. A flicker of unmistakable panic crossed his face. In the end, he took a deep breath and answered the call, deliberately switching on speakerphone as if trying to prove he had nothing to hide."Dad?" His voice carried the faintest tremor.Heath's anxious voice came through immediately. "How did it go, Elian? Did your mom's test results come back? What did the doctor say? Is it still the same diagnosis?"Elian swallowed hard. He glanced at me before forcing a casual tone. "Dad, don't worry. Mom's results came back. The doctor said it was a misdiagnosis. It's just regular pneumonia. The hospital made a mistake before. There's nothing seriously wrong."Silence hung on the other end for a moment before Heath finally spoke again. "I knew it! Your mother has always been healthy as a horse. How could she possibly have something
"Then all of this would just be a false alarm, and our family could go back to living happily together like we used to."Elian and Heath exchanged looks. Their eyes met in midair, filled with emotions too complicated to describe.Grace's expression froze for several seconds before she forced out a smile. "That seems unlikely, doesn't it, Susan? That's the best hospital in the city.""Exactly, Susan." Heath immediately nodded in agreement. "A hospital that big doesn't just make mistakes like that."I almost laughed.They wanted me dead that badly."You're so desperate for me to be ill because you're already thinking about my money and this apartment, aren't you?" I stared at Heath and enunciated each word. "You would rather invest my pension into some beauty salon for an outsider than spend it treating the wife who gave you a son and spent half her life taking care of this family."My voice turned colder."I want a divorce."With that, I turned and headed for the door. I didn







