99 Chances to Lose You
Samuel Blanton gave me a rare antique every time he asked me to do something or abandoned me.
In just two months, I'd collected 94 antiques.
Then, the 95th package arrived from the auction house, and with it, a message from his true love, Zara Hill.
[Hey, should the invitations for my and Samuel's wedding have patterns or just a solid color?
[By the way, the wedding's next month. I really hope you can make it.]
I didn't argue or make a scene. I just got a wedding gift ready and sent it to Zara myself.
That night, Samuel came into my room. He said he wanted to reward me for not making a scene by giving me a child.
On the wedding day, when Zara found out I was pregnant, she ran to the cliff, screaming she was going to jump.
The usually cold and proud Samuel groveled before me for the first time, begging me to terminate the pregnancy.
Everyone around us was waiting to see my reaction.
But I obeyed. That very day, I went to the hospital.
Samuel held me tightly, saying, "Ophelia, I'm only marrying Zara out of obligation. Once we divorce in a few months, I promise I'll give you a child again, okay?"
But he didn't know… I had decided to leave him.