I Gave Up on Her, and Now She’s Afraid to Lose Me のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

"The divorce is only temporary. It’s not like I’m leaving you. This is all Tristan wants. Can't you be a little more generous?"Jasmine Reed frowned at me with her arms crossed.The system's words still echoed in my ears.In an instant, I regained much of my composure.My mission failed, so I had no reason to keep arguing with Jasmine.I knew how unreasonable Tristan's request was.Tristan was Jasmine's childhood friend. He dreamed that she was married and woke up in such a panic that he begged her to get a divorce.But Jasmine and I had been married for three years already.His tears came a little late. It was ridiculous.What made it even more ridiculous was that Jasmine came home and brought it up without a second thought.She really was his loyal little lapdog.Now, my silence only made Jasmine more impatient."It's just a divorce. Do you really have to make such a fuss?"I no longer thought it was worth making a fuss, either.Throughout my mission to win her love, she kept up her

Sure enough, Jasmine didn’t come home that night.I was going back to my own world soon, so I didn’t feel like working. I picked up my phone and started scrolling.I happened to see a post from Tristan.He was apologizing to Jasmine.“I’m sorry, Jas. You wouldn’t have been hurt if it hadn’t been for me.”It turned out they took my money and went on a trip to another state. They got into a car accident on the highway.Jasmine was knocked unconscious while protecting Tristan. Her head was wrapped in bandages, and she lay in a hospital bed.I raised an eyebrow and scrolled past the post.In the past, I would have rushed to the hospital to take care of her.The first time she got hurt, she was touched by my concern and told me I didn’t need to do so much.But the more I took care of her, the better I got at it—and the more she took it for granted. Sometimes she even scolded me for doing something wrong and upsetting her.Once I returned to my world, I wouldn’t have this kind of money anymo

A fork scraped sharply across a plate. The sound made me flinch, but I answered calmly.“You misheard me. I said I wanted to go home.”At least one person in this world truly cared about me.Jasmine’s grandmother, Margaret Reed.As soon as I finished speaking, Jasmine’s phone rang. It was Margaret.“When are you two coming to visit? I haven’t seen either of you in so long. It’s been six months. What have you been so busy with?”Jasmine gave an awkward smile and spoke gently into the phone.“Grandma, we’ve both been busy and haven’t found the time to visit. We’ll come see you soon, okay?”Tristan seemed not to hear her. He set a plate of crab meat he had peeled in front of Jasmine.“Jasmine, eat up.”Margaret was instantly on alert.“Who’s that man with you? That doesn’t sound like Jensen.”Jasmine froze and looked up at me for help.I pretended not to notice and kept eating.Margaret disliked Tristan, especially since she knew Jasmine once planned to marry him.If Margaret hadn’t thre

I spoke calmly.“There’s nothing else in this house I need to take. I even tore up our wedding photo.”I opened my hand and showed Jasmine the pieces I still held.She stared at me in disbelief.“You really tore it up?”She took a deep breath, then let out a laugh of disbelief.“Fine. You’re the one treating our temporary divorce like a real one!“If you want to leave so badly, then leave for good. Don’t ever come back.”I nodded in understanding.Jasmine’s eyes reddened. She stared at me and shouted, “Fine! I’m going upstairs to make sure you took everything!”She rushed upstairs.In the end, all she threw out were the pots, pans, and dishes I used every day.I couldn’t resist a jab.“Why not throw out all the appliances I’ve used too?”The redness had faded from Jasmine’s eyes. She folded her arms and looked at me.“I’ll take them out and smash them tomorrow.”That was fine with me.I said nothing more. I gathered the things she threw out and left.The door slammed shut behind me the

Outside, Eleanor and Jasmine were talking in a corner by the stairs.“You finally divorced Jensen. Why are you still putting off marrying Tristan?”Jasmine answered quietly.“Mom, we should at least pick a good day...”“Tomorrow sounds perfect. Tristan is waiting for you, and you’re still hesitating? Surely you don’t want to spend your life with that upstart.”I stayed out of sight and clenched my fists without thinking.I was the upstart Eleanor meant.The man whose body I took over was far more capable than I was. He left the mountains for the city alone and worked nonstop for two years to build his own company.In another two years, he made it more and more successful.He even got to know Margaret.I was just an office worker who put in my hours, year after year.Keeping the company going this long was hard enough for me.Yet all the years of effort and hardship he poured into it meant nothing to an old-money family. To them, he was just an upstart.Jasmine said nothing, and my hear