Lahat ng Kabanata ng Divorce Finally Made Him Break: Kabanata 391 - Kabanata 400

A wave of disgust hit me hard. I said to Timothy, slowly and clearly, "Timothy, can you stop saying things like that? We've known each other for over 20 years, and we've been married for more than four years. "Four years ago, you got on one knee with a ring and said you wanted to spend the rest of your life with me. And now you're telling me you couldn't tell the difference between familial affection and romantic feelings?"Timothy suddenly grabbed my hand. "Josie, give me another chance. I swear I'll deal with Yasmin as soon as possible. Even if she has the baby, I won't let them affect you or Daphne. I'll send them abroad. They'll never come back to interfere with our lives. Just say yes, and I'll handle everything else, okay?"I yanked my hand free and took a deep breath. The exhaustion washed over me like a tide.All I wanted was sleep and distance from everything that was suffocating me."Timothy," I said with my eyes closed, my voice barely above a whisper. "Can you leave

Daphne finally relaxed. "Then why was she crying?" she asked.Timothy didn't know how to answer that. Instead, he said, "Let's get you ready for the day first. Are you hungry? I finally got the oatmeal right this time. I'll get you a bowl, okay?""Okay! You're the best, Daddy!" she praised.She turned to Timothy again and added, "Daddy, I can wash up and get dressed on my own now. You don't have to help me. I'll do it myself!"Timothy stared at her for a moment, visibly surprised. Then, he looked at me and said, "It looks like letting you take care of her was the right decision."I didn't respond. I was sitting on the couch, but my thoughts kept drifting back to the image of Isaac standing at my door earlier.There was nothing unresolved between Isaac and me, no blame to assign, but the sense of unease lingered all the same, and my thoughts kept drifting back to him against my will.Daphne had already run off to the bathroom, and Timothy walked toward me, frowning. "Is Isaac rea

A second later, I heard a low, amused hum near my ear.I snapped my eyes open and met his deep and faintly amused gaze.Before I could react, Isaac reached past me, gently tugged me aside, and opened the refrigerator door. "What did you think I was about to do?" he asked, his tone teasing.Heat rushed to my face all at once, spreading all the way down my neck.Before I could recover, he added calmly, each word hitting me right where it hurt, "Relax. I'm not interested in married women."It felt like I'd been dropped into boiling water.I turned away, too embarrassed to even look at him.Then, he lifted his hand, his cool fingers brushing lightly against my cheek.I couldn't help shivering, and that was when his low voice sounded in my ear. "Why is your face so hot? Are you running a fever again?"I couldn't handle it. Everything he did felt intentional, but never blatant.I grabbed the first excuse I could find. "I'm… a little dizzy. I probably caught a chill earlier. I'll go

"Mom? Dad?"I stared at them in shock. "What are you doing here? Come in!"Shannon thoughtfully fetched some indoor slippers for them.Dad sighed. "Since you wouldn't come home, we had no choice but to come here. The New Year only comes once a year. We should spend it together."As he spoke, he set a large lunchbox on the table. "Your mom stayed up all night making pies. They're your favorite filling."My guilt deepened, and my throat tightened. "I'm sorry... I should've gone to see you.""We know," Mom said gently, squeezing my hand. "You didn't want to see your brother. To be honest, your dad and I don't feel too happy with him either.""That's enough," Dad cut in. "It's New Year's. Don't bring him up. That ungrateful kid… I'll just pretend I never had a son.""Did something happen?" I asked, confused.Mom frowned. "We've been trying to get him to settle down, so we introduced him to several young women. But he managed to offend every single one of them. This morning, I ment

"But I have a friend's kid over," I said, glancing toward Shannon, who was sitting on the couch.Benedict said without hesitation, "Then bring her along. It's just one more place at the table."Benedict and Diana had come all this way in person on New Year's Eve just to invite me to dinner. I couldn't bring myself to turn down the two elders, so I took Shannon with me and went to the Green residence.By the time we arrived, Timothy had already been there for a while with Daphne.When Daphne saw me, she hesitated for a moment before asking softly, "Are you feeling better now?"I smiled. "I've been fine for a while."She immediately held out her small hand. "My New Year's gift.""Sorry. I didn't think to prepare one," I said a little awkwardly.After all, I truly hadn't expected to see her this holiday.Daphne frowned slightly. "Then did you prepare one for Shannon?"I had actually given Shannon her New Year's gift earlier that morning. However, Shannon spoke up at once. "I d