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I kept going, my heels makin

cy, maybe it would have strengthened our relationship. Ins

eluding myself into

us years. All these years I had thought he would eventually ac

oors, brushing off the reception

o stop me, but I barely

te. The interview was over, the lights we

inued to ask everyone around

entioned they saw him

unge; I could hear my heels tapping on the marble

leeves rolled up. The interviewer stood next to him, chuckling at somethi

twist, like I was going to thr

?" I questioned, breaking t

d to annoyed in just a moment. "What are

k and looked at me in a wei

nterrupted, "You're no

s hair as if I was the unreasonable one. "

"Not after what you did today. Not after you went on nationa

r call me his wife when introducing me to anyone, and I get it since our marriage was just

u like a burden? To give them everything, your heart, you

uttered, glancing at the doo

ybe you need a scene. Maybe you need to

tossed the stuff at Ethan before he even had a chance to respond. T

idened, but I didn't care. I totally ignored her since I wasn't here for her a

ccessful woman by now. I had dream

in what I said, "But look at me, t

cuts in, "Don't act

s. How could he say I'm acting like the v

pped. "You did this for your father! You marri

my throat, but I

speaking with disdain. "Everything you get from me,

and felt a wave of anger wash over

ked, holding up my wrist, my

the scar but di

how she grabbed me? How she blame me for not being able to give you a chi

ay. "And all you ever did was to watch saying nothing. You watched

ike he wanted to say some

rt, how much I needed you, but all you did was turn your ba

the tension between us feel intense. He

in the eye. "You're right," I voiced slowly. "I married you for my fat

wn with each step. As I went to grab the

round and looked

ver this was, whatever you tho

s. He kept quiet, and that silence told me e

these years. The only thing that matters to me now is my child and