All Chapters of Three Strikes to Goodbye: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

9 Chapters

Chapter 1

The husband I, Sienna Hart, had wanted to spend the rest of my life with, hurt both me and our son three times over the same woman.I forgave Caleb Price again and again, only to be met with his growing audacity.When he once again tried to make amends in his own way, assuming I would naturally forgive him, I had already bought plane tickets for my son, Tobey, and me to leave.…The hospital room was already filled with toys and snacks that Tobey loved, but my husband, Caleb, was still instructing people to bring in a gaming console."My sweet boy Tobey, I had someone buy all these toys and the gaming console for you. What do you think? Do you like them?"Tobey glanced at me before giving Caleb a polite smile. "Thank you, Daddy, but Mommy said I need to rest now and can't play games yet."I walked to the door, shutting out the envious gazes from the people outside. Then, I opened the windows before approaching Caleb."Have someone remove the stuff later. The doctor said too man

Chapter 2

There were seven more days until Tobey's discharge.When I went home to pack, the moment I stepped through the door, I saw Lila sitting on the couch, eating dessert.Hearing the noise, Caleb emerged from the kitchen. He was wearing an apron and holding a spatula, clearly in the middle of cooking.I remembered Tobey's third birthday. He had wanted both of us to make a birthday cake with him, but Caleb had refused, saying he never cooked. Tobey had sulked over it for days.Yet now, Caleb seemed to be enjoying cooking for Lila quite a lot.He walked over. "Sienna, the hospital's too noisy and not conducive to Lila's recovery, so I brought her home. You don't mind, do you?"I shook my head and headed upstairs. Caleb followed and continued, "I knew you would understand. Don't worry. I'll have Lila stay in the guest room farthest from ours. She won't disturb you."Suddenly, Lila yelled from downstairs, "Caleb! The food's burning!"He responded right away and ran back downstairs.Kee

Chapter 3

Both sets of divorce agreements clearly bore both our signatures—mine and Caleb's.I had forced him to sign them after the second time he hurt our son, but I had never gotten the chance to hand them over to the lawyer.Later, Caleb had told me to destroy them. Though I had pretended to agree, I kept them just in case he made mistakes again. That way, I could leave him.Now, it was time to put them to use. He had probably long forgotten they even existed.I grabbed the papers and the suitcase and left the house I'd lived in for nearly ten years without looking back.I thought I wouldn't hear from Caleb anymore in those final few days, but unexpectedly, he messaged me almost every single day. I couldn't figure out what he wanted, so I called him directly.Caleb chuckled. "Missed me?"I rolled my eyes. "What do you want? I need to take care of Tobey, so it's faster to talk on the phone."His voice darkened. "Can't I talk to my wife without needing a reason?"Swallowing my disgust

Chapter 4

The day before Tobey's discharge was also the day of the concert Caleb had invited me to.Caleb sent over a pure white evening gown, identical to the one I'd worn ten years earlier.The reason he was putting so much effort into this was that we had met at one of these concerts, and we'd hit it off right away.Inside the box, along with the dress, was a handwritten letter."We've weathered countless storms together, and I'm so glad you're still by my side. I hope we can walk together through the next decade—and beyond."I had to admit—Caleb knew me too well. He knew I was a sucker for heartfelt, sincere gestures.I ran my fingers over the bold, vigorous strokes of his handwriting, and memories of all we had shared flooded back to me.When I was pregnant with Tobey, I suffered terrible morning sickness. Caleb put his work aside and stayed with me every day. He would even point at my belly and say to Tobey, "You're making Mommy suffer so much. When you come out, you have to protect

Chapter 5

"Goodbye, Caleb. Forever."I ended the call without hesitation, tore out the SIM card, and tossed it in the trash.Meanwhile, Caleb was throwing a fit in Tobey's hospital room. He interrogated every doctor and nurse, demanding, "Where are the mother and son who were in this room? Where did they go? When did they leave? I didn't invest in this hospital just to feed a bunch of useless idiots who've managed to lose my wife and son!"Everyone trembled. Finally, a young nurse mustered up her courage and said, "I think I heard them mention something about plane tickets. They probably went straight to the airport this morning."Caleb couldn't wait another second. He sped off in his sports car, running several red lights along the way and drawing angry curses from the other road users.When he finally reached the terminal, he demanded that the staff look up the flight information for me and Tobey. However, he was told that they couldn't disclose that information due to passenger privacy.

Chapter 6

There was a row of beautiful-looking family photos that hung on our living room wall. There were nine in total, ranging from just me and Caleb alone, to the three of us after Tobey was born.Every year after we got married, we took a photo together. Back then, both Caleb and I wore radiant, happy smiles, full of hope for a beautiful future.Who would've expected that before we could even take this year's photo, we'd already gone our separate ways?Caleb pushed the door open slowly, still clinging to the unrealistic hope that he would still see me and Tobey playing while waiting for him to come home for dinner, just like all the times before.But what he saw first was the bare living room wall.Lila had just taken down the last photo. She turned around and gave him a sweet smile. "Caleb, you're home."Clenching his fists and gritting his teeth, Caleb growled, "What are you doing? Why are you taking down the photos?""What's wrong, Caleb?" Lila walked over, threaded her arm throug

Chapter 7

At dusk, the plane touched down smoothly on the private airstrip of the small island. Tobey and I had just stepped off the plane when we were greeted with an exuberant welcome from my parents. The fanfare startled me, leaving me both surprised and overjoyed.Seeing my parents' temples streaked with gray, I burst into tears and threw myself into Mom's arms. "I'm sorry, Mom. I should've come back sooner. I'm never leaving again—I'll take good care of you both from now on."My family's business got its start back home. As it grew bigger and bigger, it eventually expanded overseas, so my parents settled abroad. They'd asked me multiple times to move overseas with them, but I stubbornly stayed in the country for Caleb.Now, ten years had passed since we'd last said goodbye.They never once brought up the past. Mom held me as she cried, while Dad scooped Tobey up, telling us about the new companies they recently acquired. The family business was thriving, and even this island we'd just l

Chapter 8

Lila collapsed to the ground immediately. I frowned and waved my hand, motioning for someone to take her to the hospital. She hadn't turned herself in or faced judgment yet—she couldn't die that easily.Caleb clung to my car window, sobbing uncontrollably. "Sienna, I finally found you. How long do you plan on hiding from me? Do you know what these four years have been like for me? Do you know how much I missed you and Tobey?"It was my fault! I trusted the wrong person. Lila Monroe is a bitch who destroyed our family. The ones I've always loved are you and Tobey. Sienna, please, come back to me."I ordered the bodyguards to pull him away, and I looked at him coldly.I hadn't seen him in four years, and his physical appearance hadn't changed much, but somehow, the once vibrant, confident young man had now turned into a greasy, middle-aged man."Caleb, stop disgusting me with your selfishness. The person you love the most has always been yourself. Save those words and take them with

Chapter 9

Our wedding happened to be on the day of Purlow's polar night. For only three brief hours, the sky would glow with a light blue wash.Caleb had been standing out in the snow for an entire day and night. From afar, people would probably mistake him for a snowman.From the warm treetop cabin, I looked out the window, and I seemed to meet his gaze in the darkness.It was time to end this once and for all.I had someone bring him inside. "Caleb, even if you freeze to death, I won't change my mind. My wedding is in two hours. Leave."Caleb blinked his stiff eyelids, his whole body barely able to move."S-Sienna… d-don't… leave me… Do you remember when we were dating? We had a fight, and you were so angry that you ran out and nearly got hit by a car. I pushed you out of the way and saved you. I broke my leg then. Every rainy day after, you would feel so guilty that you treated me extra well. How can you feel nothing for me now when I'm out in this freezing snow?"How could I forget?

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