Love Died Before I Did
When I caught Christian Helmley cheating on me for the tenth time, he dragged his lover over without any hesitation and let me decide her fate.
When I caught him cheating for the 28th time, he cried and groveled and begged for my forgiveness. The man went so far as to curse his bloodline for that.
By the ninety-eighth time, nothing he did could touch me anymore. I was numb.
All I did was crouch beyond the door of his study while he and his lover were going at it like animals.
Then it was the last time I caught him cheating. He came back and kissed me right after sleeping with another woman.
One day before I left, he barged in with a crying girl in his arms. Christian berated me, accusing me of killing his son. "I can't believe you! You're not the woman I know!"
He pressed the tip of a fountain pen against my belly, and I forced my tears back.
"I don't want any other woman carrying my children. I only want Jasmine! God, can you stop being possessive for one second? You're practically a hag now, Natasha. Pull this again, and I'll send you to an asylum!"
All that elicited from me was a bitter smile. I had no strength left to argue. "Yes, yes, I envy her. She took my husband from me, but I guess I should say goodbye and bless your relationship on the way out now."
Then I jumped into the rolling sea right before his eyes.
Only one thought remained in my mind. 'That's the last of the love I had for you, Christian.'