All Chapters of Love's Quiet Demise: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

"Janelle, do you have any idea how close Sean came to losing his mind looking for you this past year? Someone almost died because of you! Sean only skipped the wedding to clean up your mess, but you just left. How could you throw away eight years of love like it meant nothing?"I had just come out of the fetal monitoring room, replying to my husband's message on my phone, when my former sister-in-law, Wynne Jenkins, blocked my path.She was stunned for a moment, then immediately hurled accusations my way. Even after a year, she still looked as arrogant as every Jenkins in the family.Back then, it was Sean Jenkins who was two-timing. But to Wynne, it was my fault.I felt nothing hearing his name again. It was like touching a scalding cup—the burning sensation would last for two seconds, then vanish.Calmly, I met the babbling Wynne's gaze and said, "I broke up with Sean a year ago. What you're saying has nothing to do with me."She froze for a moment, eyes wide with disbelief.

After that, Sean texted me a few times. I didn't respond to his messages, and he stopped sending them.A week before my birthday, I thought I'd have to spend it alone. But just before midnight, Sean appeared in front of me despite the pouring rain, holding a cake. He put a necklace on me and apologized. "That day was my fault," he said. "I didn't make you feel secure enough, and that's on me. Don't worry. Once this project is over, I'll talk to my family about our wedding."After eight years together, this was the first time he had ever given me a promise like that. I counted the days, eagerly anticipating our wedding. But I would later realize that day was still far away.After we reconciled, Sean came home every day after work, and we enjoyed our time together. For about two weeks, life felt peaceful. Then he became busy with work again.One day, I went to dinner with my boss. As the meal ended, I noticed Sean sitting in the corner of the restaurant with Lavender.Before I cou

Because of Sean's recklessness, I lost Mom. And this cost us our eight-year relationship.After the funeral, I accepted the company's transfer order and went to work at a new branch. During that time, I sold my house as quickly as possible, packed up what little I had left, and left Horton behind.I went on Sean's social media one last time before boarding the plane. Ten minutes earlier, he had posted a video of himself skiing abroad, laughing heartily alongside Lavender.I blocked and deleted every account, number, and trace of him from my life.…Blinking, I pulled myself back to the present and pushed aside the painful memory."Janelle, you're turning 30, aren't you?" Wynne pouted, noticing my lack of response. "Yet you're still acting like some romance novel protagonist, running off with a baby!"You've been hiding for almost a year just to make Sean feel guilty, haven't you? If you really hurt our latest family member, you'll be sorry."I was stunned before realizing Wynne

Sean tried to explain, "We checked the surveillance from the time Lavender attempted to commit suicide. I saw a woman with a similar build to yours, wearing the same outfit. I thought—""Did you actually see her face or hear her speak?Sean's face went pale. He shook his head. "There are so many people with similar builds and identical outfits. Just because the two happened to coincide, you think I'd boldly report her to the school like that?" I shouted, my voice dripping with fury."Don't you find that strange? Don't you think someone was deliberately setting you up? There's no way you didn't consider that. And yet you still stubbornly blamed me, even without any evidence. "It's only because you'd grown tired of me, someone you'd known for eight years. You preferred your dear colleague, who's much younger than I am. That's why your mind was set on avenging her."He wanted to argue, but I cut him off. "Don't deny it. Our wedding was ruined. And when I left Horton, you and Laven