Lahat ng Kabanata ng Allergic to Me Every Winter: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

I pulled Nolan's hand away and went back to my room alone.Bryce ended up in the hospital that same night. He had eaten the mango candy on his own because he could not resist it. Children were terrible at keeping secrets. Even half-conscious with fever, he still murmured."I want Daphne. I do not wanna go home."Every word landed like a knife. I had just finished speaking with the doctor about his care instructions, and my legs nearly gave out.I handed my notes to Nolan and let out a long breath. "Let us get a divorce. Let his precious Daphne come take my place."Nolan laughed as if I had told a joke. "He is a kid saying random things, and you are actually buying it?"He looked me in the eye with a weak attempt at sincerity. "You know Daphne. I have not been in touch with her since we got married. I took Bryce to see her one time, and the kid probably has his memories all jumbled up. When you only see someone once in a while, it feels exciting."Before I could respond, Daphne r

I murmured something in reply while slipping my mother's urn into my bag.I made up an excuse about running an errand, grabbed our marriage certificate, and went to see a lawyer. The young attorney recognized the problem the moment she saw it."This is a fake marriage certificate. We have been getting quite a few of these lately. The good news is you do not need to file for divorce. And you can even sue him for forging a legal document."I was so exhausted I could barely stand. I must have looked pathetic.All those years, I had been nothing but a fool. I did not even have the right to confront him.The family I treasured was never mine. My mind was unraveling. The child I had nearly died bringing into the world was not mine either, not legally. He only happened to have a face that looked a little like mine.How could he do this to me?In my mother's final days, I had been the mistress she despised most, and the baby I delivered was the illegitimate child she loathed.When I go

Bryce nodded, not fully understanding.Those three months every year had been the easiest of his life, with no rules and no responsibilities. In his childish way, he had convinced himself that things were better without his mother around, that the three of them made a perfectly fine family on their own.The irony was suffocating.Nolan went through half a pack of cigarettes that night, and the absurdity of the past few years started closing in on him. He had actually gone along with Daphne's idea.Every year, his son swallowed mango at the risk of his own life, and the three of them ran off to play house with Daphne for three months.What did that make any of them?The worst part was the reason. Daphne got lonely and cold in winter. Meanwhile, he had forgotten that his own wife had depression, the kind that became worse when the cold set in.Nolan made a decision. He was going to set things right.He stayed up all night searching for any trace of Iris. Where would she go? She w

I called for help immediately. Bryce barely pulled through, and when he came to, he cried and begged."Mommy, I really know I was wrong. I do not like Daphne. I will not be lazy anymore, I promise."I saved him, and I would have saved anyone. That did not mean I was willing to go back to the life I had before. When a heart had already died, there was no bringing it back.Nolan made a promise. "I will make everything the way it used to be."They bent over backward trying to win me over, and every gesture felt hollow.Eventually, Daphne could not sit still any longer. She refused to sign off on the annulment."Without my consent, you and I are still husband and wife. Were things not fine when you were all living with me? I need you, Nolan. You know that."Nolan put distance between them. "Back off. Stop showing up like this. You and I are done. This marriage is ending."He threw himself into getting it resolved and explored every legal avenue he could think of.He tried to have