Chapter 3

"But I swear I only feel sympathy for Martin. He's a single father. I just don't want him to have too much of a hard time."

She took my hand and placed it firmly on her chest. "Give me some more time. I'll handle Martin and Teddy's situation properly. I won't let you and Leo suffer any longer."

I stared at her blankly, unable to recall when she had last looked at me so seriously.

Perhaps the last time was during our wedding. In that white church, she and I interlaced our fingers as she swore to be good to me forever.

Maybe the last time was the day Leo was born. In the hospital delivery room, she had carefully held Leo in her arms, shedding emotional tears. Then she said, "Honey, I will never let you or Leo suffer in this life."

Thinking of those past events, I was silent for a long time before finally deciding to tell her about the divorce. "Sabrina, actually—"

"By the way, where did you put that rare Lego set you bought for Leo? Is it in the study cabinet? Martin said Teddy has been getting into Lego recently. I'll take it to him to play with for a few days."

Sabrina went to the study, found the box of Legos, grabbed her car keys, and hurried out the door.

The door slammed shut, and her figure disappeared.

I stared silently at the door for a long time. Then, I finished the sentence I never got to finish. "Actually, Leo and I don't want you anymore."

Only two days remained before we would leave.

At midnight, I lay exhausted on the bed, having finally finished packing everything.

My phone flashed with a message from Sabrina.

Sabrina: [Teddy loves the Lego set. I spent the whole night building it with him. Martin specifically asked me to thank you.]

My wife was thanking me on behalf of another man at midnight.

I forced a smile, speechless. However, I did not bother to get angry. The outcome would be the same, anyway.

I opened the chat and casually replied.

[No need to thank me. I didn't give it to him.]

[Also, that Lego set was Leo's favorite birthday present. He's been waiting for you to have the time to build it with him.]

After sending that message, I turned off my phone, closed my eyes, and went to sleep. I did not bother with Sabrina's slightly changed expression on the other end of the line.

The next morning, Sabrina returned home unusually early at eight o'clock. Taking off her coat as she entered, she paused when she saw the several suitcases neatly arranged in the living room.

"Do you need to pack so much for a trip?" she asked, slightly flustered, as she walked into the bedroom without even taking off her coat.

I was helping Leo get dressed and did not even turn my head. "The place is far."

Hearing this, she immediately looked at Leo and only relaxed after receiving his affirmative nod. Then, she put her coat aside and took out three Universal Studios tickets. "Weren't you angry that I didn't take Leo to Universal Studios? I bought tickets for today. The three of us can go together."

She proudly displayed the tickets in front of Leo and me, her face full of doting affection.

For a moment, I wondered if I had misheard something. Almost a month had passed since that incident, yet she actually remembered it today?

However, I then remembered the string of unread messages on my phone when I woke up this morning, and it dawned on me. This was her apology.

I stayed silent, continuing to focus on dressing Leo.

Leo was incredibly excited, blinking his eyes as he stared at me. "Dad, I want to go!"

I smiled, but Sabrina added hesitantly before I could speak, "But we can only go on one condition. Martin knows we're taking a family photo today and is worried Teddy will be upset if he hears about it, so... we'll take our family photo another time."