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Semua Bab My Love Has Run Off: Bab 1 - Bab 10

10 Bab

Chapter 1

I belatedly came to this realization. Taking the phone, I input the password—which was still my birthday— to unlock it.I scrolled through the messages, and the more I read, the more blurry my eyes became. The two of them worked in the same office, but they were still messaging each other from morning till night. In one of the messages to her, my husband, Shane Sanderson, complained, "I can't even stand to kiss her when she's bare-faced." And in another, he wrote, "Pregnant women have a smell. It's so unpleasant!"I felt an ache in my heart, and then that indescribable pain started to spread to the rest of my body. When I got the confirmation that I was pregnant, he was the one who eagerly took away my cosmetics. He was also the one who would hug me and then give me a big sniff, saying that I had the milky scent of a newborn baby. The more I scrolled up, the more repulsive the conversation became. Even my fingers were trembling. When I reached their messages from a month

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Chapter 2

My silly brother was still unaware that he had been made into a fool in these text messages. My phone suddenly rang. It was Shane. "Honey, did I accidentally leave my phone at home?" he asked while panting heavily."Did you? I haven't noticed." It sounded like he exhaled in relief. "Why're you still awake? Be a good babe and go to sleep. Don't wait up for me." I was standing on the balcony as I continued to ask, "Where did you go for your jog?""The park close to us." My voice lowered while I tried to restrain myself. "I saw on the news this morning that they've cordoned the area off to fix the paths."He paused for a bit, before continuing in a chipper tone. "I went around it. You don't have to worry about me."He soon hung up the phone, but not before I caught a soft chuckle in the background. My heart wrenched in pain. I had to grip the railing with both my hands to support myself, and it was a long while before I finally calmed down.Leonard was extremely please

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Chapter 3

My pregnancy had never been an accident. I turned and tossed through the night, not getting any sleep. By daybreak, I saw a message in the family group chat. Yesterday, Shane had asked his mother some questions when making chicken stew. Today, she tagged him in the group chat and said, "I cooked up a batch. I'll send some over later."I got up and went to the living room, but there was no one in sight. He had not returned. My heart sank instantaneously.I splashed some cold water on my face, then called a cab and went straight to the hospital. I got a number for a consultation, then while waiting for my turn for the surgery, I added my own family members to that group chat as well. My brother was on his way to work, and he sent a question mark to the group chat out of confusion.The nurse called my name. Before I was wheeled into the operation room, I sent all the screenshots I had taken into the group chat. When I lay down, the operating lights were a little too bright,

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Chapter 4

He ran over and grabbed me, both eyes red-rimmed. "Miley, the child—""It's gone," I interrupted coldly. The color drained from his face, and his eyes grew wide. His mouth opened and closed, but he could not get any words out. He just stared intently at my belly, as if he could not believe what he had just heard. "Are you happy now?"I shoved the surgical report at him, then spun around and jumped into a cab. While the car was speeding off, I saw Susanna running over looking very disheveled. She flew into a craze and thumped the thermal food container she was holding on Shane's head repeatedly.What a pity no one was going to get to enjoy the chicken stew. I gave my brother a call. His voice sounded choked up, and hearing it made me feel sad too. "Come to my place. But make sure you don't go overboard later."My brother mumbled a grunt in answer. Then, he blurted out, "Miley, are you… are you okay?""I'm okay, but the baby's gone.""Fuck," my brother gritted out. "T

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Chapter 5

Leonard pulled me a little farther away from her. "After all the disgusting things he's done, you still want my sister to have his child?" he snarled. "Ask your son if he remembered that my sister was pregnant when he was getting his rocks off elsewhere.""Enough!" Shane suddenly yelled.It was quite hilarious to me how he still thought he had the right to be angry. "Ask me? Ask me what? Did anyone bother to ask me if I even wanted this child?" he sneered."Miley Hephman, we've clearly said we don't want kids, yet you just had to set me up. And now you're blaming me? If it weren't for the child, I wouldn't have to resort to all this." He then took a deep breath and scanned the room. "I spend my days toiling over work to earn money for this family. And when I come home from work, my time revolves around you."Look at how boring our lives have become. And for what? For a child I never even wanted. How long has it been since we've gone on holiday? "Everything we buy, everyth

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Chapter 6

"Please don't go. I just know there won't be a chance to save our relationship if you go." Save our relationship? I found each and every word from his mouth hilarious. I pried him off me finger by finger. "Why save it? You can now spend all the time you want with her."Leonard glanced at his phone when we got into the car. His hands were trembling as he placed them on the steering wheel. He turned his head toward me looking despondent. "How can anyone be so shameless?"On the screen were Robyn's messages. "Since you've found out, I've nothing else to say. I just like everything about him, and I can't stop myself."Leonard smashed his hand against the steering wheel. "Fuck! I can't take this anymore."He gave Robyn a call, but the line was busy. Clearly, she had blocked his number. As if he could not hold it in anymore, a tear escaped from the corner of his eye, and his hand flew to wipe it away. "I'm such a fucking idiot. And here I was trying to convince Mom to start pre

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Chapter 7

"We used protection…"His eyes darted to me before he abruptly stopped talking. Leonard's fists were clenched so tightly I could hear them cracking. All of a sudden, he darted over to Robyn and yanked the gold bangle right off her wrist. "Ou-Ouch! That hurts!" Her eyes were flung open in pain, and tears streamed down. "Disgusting filth."Leonard then strode over and started chucking clothes and suitcases out the door. I breathed out a long breath of relief and then glanced at Shane. "How nice. You've got someone queued up in line. The divorce papers are coming in handy now too. If you still don't sign them, you're going to end up in jail." Shane hung his head low in silence for quite a while. When he finally raised his head again, his eyes were filled with trepidation. "Miley, it's not what you think. I…"My mother had already had enough. She dragged and pulled Susanna and Shane then shoved them both out the door. The door shut with a loud bang. "Divorce? Nice try! W

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Chapter 8

"We're the ones who did wrong by Miley and by Leonard too. I know you have contempt for the way I did things, but I didn't have any other way."I sat on the couch, not bothering to move even an inch, as if whatever she was talking about had nothing to do with me. Susanna said that she had talked Shane's ear off before she finally convinced him to agree to sign the divorce papers. "But leaving empty-handed was his own idea. Miley, he's still hung up on you. All this was because I forced him. I'm the one at fault."I was already done considering how he felt, but what did he mean by "hung up on me"?All those times he found excuses to go for a nightly jog but was exercising on Robyn's bed instead. Or when he complained about how ugly I was or how I smelled after I got pregnant. Was he hung up on me then? Seemed more like he was hanging me out to dry.A month later, my mother booked me some flight tickets and had my brother escort me onto the plane. "Go out for some fresh air.

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Chapter 9

I halted my steps. "Do you remember that day? I actually gave you a chance. "I never liked chicken stew, but I thought that it would take so long to cook that you wouldn't leave when it got too late. But you still left in a hurry. "That was your last chance."I shortened my leave and went back to work earlier. My life returned back to the peacefulness from before. I would meet with friends when I had the time, and I met new friends too. There was a young lady who ran into my brother a few times when he dropped things off for me. She was blushing when she asked me about him. Not long after, my mother told me that love was in the air for Leonard. That young lady was bubbly and generous and had left a very good impression on me.The two eventually started going on dates, and I saw Leonard's spirits lift more and more each day.After cutting off all contact, Shane seemingly disappeared from my world. A few months later, my mother excitedly brought his name up at the dinner tab

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Chapter 10

"It's too late to do anything to the baby now." Leonard's fist clenched and unclenched before he gave the slightest snort. "I don't run a second-hand shop."My mother poked her head out from the kitchen. "There's no throne to inherit in this family, so there's no need for us to take in any random women or children who came from who knows where."What are you two still standing there for? Hurry up and set the table. The guests will arrive soon."Robyn had more to say, but my brother, with his expression still dark, was already shutting the door on her. A few days later, my ex-mother-in-law found a common acquaintance to help speak on their behalf. That person had just opened her mouth when my mother interrupted her in annoyance."I've had enough of all that family's drama. If you're here to persuade my daughter to get remarried to that person, then you and I can no longer be friends. What sane person would want to send their daughter off into the lion's den?"The person choked ba

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