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All Chapters of My Wife Doesn’t Want Her Childhood Friend Anymore: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1

I stood at the door of the church chapel and watched my wife, Olivia Spencer, lean into the arms of another man. That man was my younger brother, David Spencer.David complained, “This rosary really digs into the skin.”“Then, take it off for me.”Olivia had always treasured her rosary. She would not even let me touch it. Yet, my brother was teasingly lifting it between his lips and pulling it from her neck. He tossed it to the floor like it was worthless.There was no pain sharper than comparison. At that moment, the world I had held together for six years completely fell apart. My years of persistence and devotion suddenly became a joke. Back in my room, I clutched my chest and sank to the floor. My face was drained of color.“System, I request to exit the mission world.”After saying that, I tried to get up, but my stomach churned violently. The taste of blood surged up my throat.Then, I coughed it up.At the same time, I heard the system’s familiar mechanical voice in

Chapter 2

He was the boy I had raised since he was a baby. He had been a soft, sweet little thing who used to wrap his arms around my neck and say, “I love you the most, Daddy.” However, as he grew older, he became more and more impatient with me.Somewhere along the way, the boy I loved with my whole life stopped making room for me in his heart. There was only Uncle David.He preferred David over his own father, the father who had been there every single day.A sudden sting rose in my nose, but I forced back the urge to cry.Bryan was the one I had worried about the most. I had even considered staying for him.It seemed I had only been fooling myself.When she heard the commotion, Olivia hurried upstairs. When she saw what was happening, she quickly pulled Bryan in front of her.“Bryan, what are you doing? How can you hit your dad? What have I always taught you? You’re supposed to respect him and behave. Why are you being so disobedient? Apologize to your father right now. And today is

Chapter 3

Bryan cheered in excitement as he cut the cake with David, while Olivia watched them with all the warmth in her eyes, as if they were the perfect family of three.None of them spared me a glance.In the past, seeing that would have left me feeling despondent. However, there was no longer any sorrow left within me.After the cake was cut, Bryan started demanding to open his gifts.Olivia’s gift to him was a limited-edition toy sports car.Then, she turned to me. Her eyes still held that soft affection as she handed me a box.“Hugh, this is your birthday gift. Open it and see if you like it.”Inside the box was a luxurious Rolex watch. At one glance, I could tell that it cost a fortune.However, the same watch had appeared in David’s social media feed just a few days ago.She really made things easy for herself, keeping everything fair and equal. She gave her husband and her lover the same gift.I closed the box with a neutral expression and said politely, “Thank you for the gi

Chapter 4

This time, I had no intention of wasting my time or energy, trying to please anyone.Bryan seemed to sense my cold attitude. Feeling hurt, he ran over to David. Then, in fluent Ruslanthian, he whispered, “Uncle, I think I’m starting to dislike Daddy. I wish you were my dad instead.”David shot me a glance, then smiled as he pulled Bryan into his arms. He responded in Ruslanthian, “If you don’t like your dad, how about I be your dad instead?”Bryan eagerly nodded. His face lit up with joy as he answered, “Yes! I love you the most!”I watched the two of them bonding like father and son. Then, I turned to Olivia, who also understood Ruslanthian, and asked, “What are they saying?”Olivia hesitated for a moment, then responded naturally, “It’s nothing. Bryan was just being clingy. He’s mentioned how much he likes David’s gift.”I stared at her for several seconds. It was as if I were seeing her for the first time.“I see.”My voice trembled slightly. Olivia had probably forgotten th

Chapter 5

Olivia’s expression turned cold. She replied with irritation, “Robert, Lisa, Hugh and I just have different roles in this family. Today is Hugh’s birthday as well. There’s no reason the birthday boy should be the one running around.”Seeing Olivia standing up for me made a deep bitterness bubble up.Since I was very young, I had known that while my parents loved me, they loved David more.I used to think Olivia was my savior, who had healed the pain inflicted by my family. She was the one who told me that I had to love myself even if no one else loved me. She even made a vow at our wedding to make up for everything my family had denied me.For a time, I thought I had been saved. I thought I would never have to envy anyone again.Unfortunately, the salvation I believed in turned out to be just another form of torture.The love I believed was mine, and mine alone, was divided into two parts. Perhaps in the future, it would be divided even more.After Olivia spoke up, my parents

Chapter 6

“Six days remain until the host’s departure from this world.”After breakfast, I finally received a message from Olivia.[Hugh, I was really exhausted from working late last night. Can you pick up Bryan and bring him home?]I looked at the screen and smiled bitterly. She was not even trying anymore. She waited until the next day to send a message. Back then, she would at least come up with an excuse in advance.Still, he was my son, after all. I had to pick him up. In the end, I drove to the Spencer family’s home. The house looked vast and empty with no one in sight.Confused, I made my way upstairs. On the second floor, I heard the unmistakable moans of a man and woman together.David’s door was wide open, as if they wanted someone to hear.Hearing that, I froze.When Olivia was with me, she was always so restrained and composed. There were times I felt like I was sharing a bed with a nun.However, it turned out that even a nun could be consumed with passion, just not f

Chapter 7

Inside the church, before the solemn figure of the statue, Olivia looked at me with deep affection.“Hugh, no matter what happens, you have to believe that you are the one I love most. From now on, let’s spend the rest of our lives together. You are my guiding light, so I won’t lose my way when I struggle in this sea of suffering. Okay?”How familiar this scene was. It was those same devoted eyes that got me to fall for her back then. I thought she was my salvation. Instead, I had fallen into another torturous place.Crack!Perhaps even God had grown tired of hearing false vows from one of his own faithful. A small chip of stone broke loose from the windowsill beside her and landed heavily at her feet.Olivia clutched her rosary until her knuckles went white. She began whispering prayers under her breath, over and over.I found it bitterly ironic.Due to that incident, the priest himself came to apologize. He ordered the church staff to prepare a special meal for us. It was a si

Chapter 8

Five days remained.I took Bryan to the amusement park by myself, the one he had been begging to visit. I did my best to keep him happy.However, throughout the day, Bryan kept talking about David.“Daddy, you’re so useless. You were scared in the haunted house. Uncle wouldn’t be scared. Daddy, do you think Uncle would like this toy? I want to buy it for him. That thing is so cool. Daddy, can you buy it for me? Uncle would definitely buy it for me.”In the past, I would have felt hurt and asked him to stop bringing him up, but at that moment, I felt nothing.If I still felt hurt, that would mean I still had hope. When there was no hope left for someone, the hurt would stop as well.Gradually, as I did not react the way Bryan wanted, he got bored and started playing on his phone.I let him.I had intended to spend more time with him during my last days, but since he did not want to, I would forget about it.To my surprise, three hours later, Olivia showed up, with David right b

Chapter 9

I turned off my phone expressionlessly.Later that night, when Olivia saw me lying in bed, safe and sound, she was relieved.“I was so worried, I sent you messages, and you didn’t reply. I thought something had happened to you. Was your phone dead?”With a ready excuse, I decided to go along with her assumption. “Yeah, that’s exactly what happened. I had to take a cab back on my own.”“You really scared me. I thought something was wrong.”Olivia seemed like she was genuinely worried.Even when she slept, she clung to me tightly, as if I were a lost treasure she had just gotten back.She slept peacefully, while I lay wide awake, unable to sleep.I silently wondered, ‘When I’m gone, will you regret this?’Four days remained. “The host has four days left before departing this world.”Another day passed.I suddenly felt a bit disoriented. Time seemed to be flying by.While I was lost in thought, Olivia suddenly presented me with an elegantly wrapped gift box. She treated it l

Chapter 10

As expected, Olivia called shortly after.“Hugh, something’s come up on my end. I might be a little late.”My heart sank slightly, but at the same time, I felt a strange sense of relief.It was the same predictable waiting and disappointment.I smiled bitterly and thought, ‘Well. Looks like even the last bit of hope is gone. Every time, the outcome is exactly what I expect.’“Countdown complete. Host, please confirm departure and proceed to the next mission.”My eyes swept across the family photo one last time. Without hesitation, I said, “Confirm.”I thought, ‘Olivia, I wonder what you’ll feel when you find out I died while you were with your lover. Bryan, after I’m gone, the uncle you love so much will be your dad. I hope that makes you happy.’“Host, world loading requires time. You will need to remain here in a spiritual form for a while.”For some reason, Olivia suddenly felt a sense of unease.That unease had been with her ever since the first time she gave in to tempta

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