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One night, Vivian could no longer hold back, and she tried to ask him about it in the calmest tone she could manage while washing the dishes.Jeff was stunned for a moment before tears came streaming down his face. “Is that a complaint about me? You never made my brother wash dishes when you were with him, so why are you complaining about me not doing chores at home when you’re with me now? Does he still have a place in your heart?”Vivian looked at the bubbles in the sink as fatigue washed over her.She wanted to say something, but nothing felt right. Indeed, she couldn’t quite forget me.However, it wasn't that I had a place in her heart. It was the lifestyle that she yearned for—a life where she had food to eat the moment she returned home, someone to do her laundry and keep her house neat and tidy, and nothing to worry about.She only just realized that such a life didn’t appear from nowhere.I was the reason that life was even possible.But it was too late.The final str

My mom was stunned, and the entire living room quieted down.Even Jeff stopped crying.I put on my jacket, picked up my bag, and headed to the door. I stopped there and said without turning back to look, “This is his choice. Let him suffer the consequences.”As I left the district, my phone rang.It was Chad.“How was the dinner?”“Rather exciting,” I said, wrapping myself tighter in my jacket. I walked along the empty streets and saw fireworks exploding in the night sky from afar. The colorful explosions lit up the night sky. “I’ll tell you all about it next time.”“Where are you headed to now?”“Home,” I said as I looked up to admire the fireworks with a smile on my face. “My own home.”Home was the 430-square-foot apartment with beautiful flowers blooming at the balcony, fresh pasta in the fridge, and a book I was halfway through on the coffee table.I used to think that it was miserable to live there all alone, spend the new year alone, and face a new year alone.Yet n