บททั้งหมดของ Our Marriage Ends With His Last Breath: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

Seven days after our son, Theodore Jenkins, passed away, I ran into my wife, Jocelyn Seacross, at the mall. She was carrying armfuls of shopping bags, and when she looked at her childhood sweetheart, Levi Anderson, tenderness practically radiated from her eyes.But the moment she saw me, her brow furrowed. She eyed me with open wariness, her icy gaze cutting straight through me. "What are you doing here? Didn't we agree to get divorced? Don't tell me you've changed your mind?"Levi shot her a glance, then smiled apologetically at me. "Eleazar, please don't get the wrong idea. Josie is just really eager to marry me."As he spoke, he glanced subtly behind me, a smug smile forming on his lips. "Our wedding is set for a week from now. You're more than welcome to come. Oh, and bring the baby along!"I instinctively clenched my fists. But before I could say anything, Jocelyn cut in. "How could he possibly make it? He has to take care of the baby! Besides, Teddy's still so young—what

By the time I got home, it was already late at night. I got into the house and pulled a drawer open, only to find a dusty cigarette pack inside.Ever since Theodore was born, I had forced myself to quit smoking, worried it would affect his health.I dared not smoke around him and could only swallow the craving every time I saw it in the past. But now that I could smoke again, the sight of it only brought tears to my eyes.I went to the kitchen and made myself some scrambled eggs. Just as I was about to dig in, the sound of a key turning came from the entryway.Jocelyn walked in carrying a suitcase.I found it strange, as she hadn't come home in a long time since Levi got sick. "Why are you back? Don't you need to be with Levi?" I asked.Jocelyn dragged the suitcase straight into the bedroom and said casually, "Since I'm marrying Levi, I came back to pick up my things. Saves me the trouble later."I hummed in acknowledgment, but my mind drifted back to Levi's words."Our weddi

The words on the death certificate spoke silently of everything.Jocelyn couldn't help but feel as if those horrifying words had pierced into her eyes. For a moment, she was so stunned that she stumbled backward several steps. Then, ignoring the contemptuous stares of passersby, she let out a piercing shriek.Though the truth was already set in stone, she staggered, then turned to look at me with utter disbelief. "This is absurd! We've already had things planned out! How could you curse our child like this?"I didn't respond, dismissing her ridiculous and pathetic display with complete disdain.She ignored the fact that I was still weak and continued raging. "Eleazar Jenkins, how could you do something so cruel?"At that point, all I could do was let out a scornful laugh, unsure how to deal with her. "It's been 100 times. Even the most seamless lie gets exposed eventually, doesn't it?"Jocelyn would rather twist my intentions with malice than accept what was right in front of h

Memories from the past came flooding back into Jocelyn's mind.Back then, it had been spring, and the air was full of drifting willow catkins. It triggered my allergies and caused me to cough severely, but still I refused to go to the hospital because I had to take care of Theodore.When it finally got too unbearable for me, I called Jocelyn and asked her to come back to look after Theodore for a while. Instead, she chose to go see Levi for what she called "one last time".Another time, in winter, frost framed the windows. I held Theodore and watched the plane tree leaves fall one by one outside the window. I said I would use those fallen leaves to make an artwork as a gift for Theodore's first birthday.Now, Theodore would never have the chance to receive that gift.Every memory was vivid. She knew exactly how much I'd suffered, yet only now did she think of them.Levi's phone calls kept coming, one after another, fraying Jocelyn's nerves even further. When she finally picked up

But what had become of Theodore now? Because of his mother's neglect, he was gone forever.In the past, Jocelyn had ignored all my phone calls, so perhaps this was Theodore's punishment for her.Jocelyn sank onto the edge of the bed, unable to calm herself for a long time. I had already severed all ties with her, and Levi wasn't exactly a good person, so she pretty much deserved what she got.Levi's cutting words before he left now really sounded like retribution. Yet with his already miserable life, he was likely just paying in advance for the evil deeds he would later commit.He had used a terminal illness to deceive Jocelyn time and time again, and yet she still chose to believe him. Sure, a terminal illness might cloud a person's judgment, but that didn't mean that Theodore's and my suffering were worth nothing. I never believed either of them was innocent.The arguments and quarrels of the past refused to leave Jocelyn's mind, and waves of silent wails seemed to echo throug