MasukShare
Chapter 5
Bab terbaru
Twelve Years Gone, Like The Wind Chapter 10
I turned and saw Miles.After several years without seeing him, he had aged significantly.He had deep crow’s feet around his eyes, and his hair had gone gray in places.He was using a metal crutch, and his right leg seemed stiff.He stood there, looking at me with anxiety and an unrelenting bitterness.“It’s been a while.”I did not avoid his gaze. I simply nodded calmly. “Yes. It’s been a while.”The atmosphere felt tense.His fingers gripping the crutch turned white from the pressure.“I... I got transferred here to do logistics desk work now,” he said with a trembling voice.“How... how are you?”“I’m good,” I replied.His lips moved, and he seemed to want to ask something else.“Mommy!”A little girl ran out from the play area and threw herself into my arms.She looked up as she held a small bear she had won from a claw machine. Her eyes sparkled as she said excitedly, “Mommy, look! I got one!”I smiled and patted her head. Then, I took out a tissue and wiped t
Twelve Years Gone, Like The Wind Chapter 9
It was Wendy.She wore an old, washed-out coat. Her hair was a mess, and her skin looked sickly. Gone was that put-together, glamorous look she had six months ago.She dropped to her knees right in public with a thud the moment she spotted me.People leaving work and people just passing by stopped and stared with curiosity.“Jenna! Please, save me!” She cried out loudly as she reached out to grab my pant leg. I stepped back and avoided her.“Miles wants nothing to do with us anymore. He gave you every penny he had! Ruth’s kidney failure got worse. She’s in the ICU right now. It costs a fortune every single day!”She cried with snot and tears streaming down her face, looking utterly pitiful.“Harry is sick, too. Jenna, I know you have all that money. You’re a good person. Even if it’s just for the sake of how Ruth used to take care of you, please spare me some money. Otherwise, we’re not going to make it!”The onlookers started whispering among themselves.“Wendy,” I said in a
Twelve Years Gone, Like The Wind Chapter 8
He stopped three steps away from me. He did not dare to come any closer.I looked at him calmly.“Have you looked over the agreement? Sign it if there are no issues. If you have any requests, please take them up with my lawyer.”“I’m not signing it.”He looked at me desperately and said, “Jenna, don’t leave me. I admit I messed up a lot over the past six months. But whatever Wendy told you... I never once said those things.“I checked the surveillance footage. She had drugged me that night. I never chose to sleep with her.”He then pleaded, “Jenna, I was tricked. I’ve only loved you from the very beginning.”A gust of wind blew and swept up the fallen leaves on the ground.I listened to his whole speech and just found it amusing.“Are you done?”He froze for a moment before nodding blankly.“Miles,” I said. My voice was as cold as the breeze.“Do you really think that if you prove you didn’t cheat, prove you didn’t want the kid, prove you never said those things, then you’r
Twelve Years Gone, Like The Wind Chapter 7
Miles closed the hospital room door and walked back to my bedside.“Jenna, I’m sorry. I didn’t know my mom would say that. I won’t let them bother you anymore. Let’s start over. I’ll do whatever you say from now on. Okay?” he pleaded.I calmly lowered my gaze. I did not look up at him again.“Miles, sign the divorce papers.”He stifled his breathing and refused with a trembling voice. “I’m not signing it.“I won’t agree to a divorce. What happened to the baby is my fault. I’ll spend the rest of my life making it up to you. You’re not well right now. You need someone to take care of you.”“I don’t need you.”I reached under my pillow and found my phone. I called a nursing agency to hire a full-time caregiver for myself.Miles just stood there watching the whole time.After I hung up, he said in a hoarse voice, “Fine. I won’t upset you. I’ll be right outside the door. Call me if you need anything.”With that, he stepped out.During that week in the hospital, he truly never lef
Twelve Years Gone, Like The Wind Chapter 6
Just then, the hospital room door was pushed open.Ruth walked in hurriedly with Wendy’s support.“Miles! I heard Jenna was taken to the hospital. What happened?”Wendy peeked at me lying in the hospital bed. A hint of gleeful satisfaction flashed beneath her eyes.She masterfully put on a worried expression and looked at Miles with teary eyes.“Miles, is Jenna okay? We found Harry. It was all a misunderstanding.“Please don’t get mad at her because of Harry. I’m sure she didn’t mean it.”Miles stood up abruptly when he heard Wendy’s voice.He then stared coldly at her. Ruth chimed in from the side.“Yeah. Jenna has a bad temper.“Since she can’t have kids herself, of course, she’d be jealous of Wendy. Just talk some sense into her.”Miles’ hands clenched into fists so tight that his knuckles cracked audibly.His voice shook as he said, “Mom, Jenna had a miscarriage.”Ruth froze. She stared at my stomach in disbelief.“A m-miscarriage? She was pregnant? Since when?”We
Twelve Years Gone, Like The Wind Chapter 5
His eyes locked on the blood spreading through the bathtub. Then he finally managed to speak, as if he was shaking off a daze.“Blood... Jenna, why is there blood?”Miles stumbled toward the bathtub with shaky hands.He frantically tried to undo the leather belt around my wrist. The metal buckle was stuck tight.He tried several times but could not get it undone. His voice trembled with desperation.His panic and fumbling triggered a sharp pain in my lower abdomen that radiated through my entire body.“Get lost...” I said weakly. Even breathing hurt at that moment. As my consciousness began to fade, I felt him finally pull the belt free.He lifted me out of the ice-cold water and held me tightly against his chest.His body shuddered when his hand touched the warm blood between my legs.“Jenna, don’t scare me like that. I’m getting you to the hospital right now!”He grabbed a bath towel and wrapped it around me. He carried me out of the house.He trembled the entire way the
Anda juga akan menyukai
He Fell in Love with Me Too Late
Sour Grapes51.7K DibacaNever Coming Back
Candice Rowan80.3K DibacaThe Price of Misjudgment
CreamPuff_Mildsweet87.1K DibacaYour Love Came Too Late
Jasmine Flower30.1K DibacaMy Sister Gave Away My Bride
Unsweetened Cream209 DibacaForced to Buy My Wife's First Love a Home
Honey Circle147 DibacaLeave Her in the Dust
Bright Lights38 DibacaRebirth: I Chose Myself and Walked Out on Him
Wealthy Abalone90 Dibaca
