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Chapter 4

I hovered above, taking in his disgraceful behavior. Bitterness was welling up inside me.

Christopher, the phone that was always on standby for you would never be answered again.

……

Christopher had been swamped with social engagements, turning down Nikki’s dinner invitations for several days straight.

Around the dinner table, the businessmen made small talk, skirting around any serious discussions with him.

"It’s almost ten o’clock. Why hasn’t your wife called to check in yet?"

One of them teased him. Everyone in Christopher’s circle knew that his “nagging wife” would call like clockwork at nine every night.

Hearing that, I couldn’t help but let out a bitter smile. No wonder Christopher did not like me, with how I used to be. But why did my child have to pay the price?

Christopher paused for a moment, holding his drink. He probably remembered the days when I used to check up on him, but for once, there was no hint of annoyance on his face.

"She’s giving me the si
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