Five years after migrating abroad, my husband, Shawn Johnson, brings his true love and her son home. "Jill and Neil are new here. They'll be staying with us for a few days." He and I get into a huge fight over this. On my birthday, Shawn hands me a divorce agreement. He says, "Hurry up and sign it. Jill needs this country's citizenship, so let's divorce for show first." I frown, wanting to ask for more details. However, he points at me and calls me heartless. Shortly after, I see Jill's social media update. "Shawnie divorced his wife for me and Neil! We finally have a roof over our heads." I like the post and sign the divorce agreement. Then, I submit an application to my company to be transferred home.
View MoreI figured I would never see Shawn again after that day. To my surprise and annoyance, he rented a place near Mom and Dad's home.Every day, he would place meals he'd prepared himself on our doorstep. Whenever Mom saw them, she would helplessly ask me what to do. I would glance at them before saying, "Leave them there. He'll drop by to retrieve the things."Shawn didn't seem bothered by my giving him the cold shoulder. He stubbornly continued preparing different dishes for me daily. He later evolved into including pastries with the meal.One day, I finally couldn't take it anymore and waited by the door for him to show up. His eyes lit up with joy when he saw me, and he hurriedly held out the food he'd prepared that day.He said cautiously, "I made steak and broccoli today, honey. I also made you some cream puffs. Why don't you try them?"I took the food, which pleased him even further. Then, I walked to a nearby trash can and threw the things inside after turning back to glance at
Tom said, "Joey submitted the application on her birthday."Shawn kept replaying what had happened on my birthday in his mind after leaving my workplace. He couldn't understand why I'd suddenly applied to return to Summeria—he'd only forgotten my birthday and brought up the fake divorce with me.He was sure there was something else he wasn't aware of and felt like he needed to seek me out to get to the bottom of this. That same day, he bought a flight back to Summeria.After landing, he realized he couldn't remember where Mom and Dad lived. He had no choice but to pull the same trick—he went to my company but was told that I was on leave.Shawn tried to contact my friends. However, upon scrolling through his contact list, he realized he didn't have any of their numbers—not even Mom's and Dad's!At this point, he realized he knew nothing about me. Left with no choice, he checked into a hotel near my workplace and kept calling me.I finally answered after countless calls and coldly
The shift in Jill's expression was interesting to watch. She went from disbelief to meaningful and pointed.Meanwhile, Neil looked happy. He held onto Shawn and tried to pull him out of the apartment, but Jill stopped him. She said, "Shawnie lives here. How about we head home first?"Neil immediately burst into tears. She hoisted him into her arms and left while dragging her luggage.I wasn't surprised by this—I'd long since known that Jill didn't have any feelings for Shawn. All she wanted was a place where she could live rent-free and take advantage of others. Shawn had served himself on a silver platter after learning about her and Neil coming abroad.After Jill and Neil left, it took Shawn a while to process the situation. He reached out to hold my hand and said, "I've already chased them away, honey. Can we just live our lives properly from now on?"He looked at me expectantly. I merely chuckled and pushed his luggage out the door. Then, I stood there and looked at him.He s
I continued, "That's why divorce is our best option. Once we're divorced, Jill can marry you and get her citizenship. Neil won't lose his father, too. He can't grow up without one, right?"Shawn stubbornly said, "I only wanted to fake the divorce. Why are you—""But I want it to be real," I interrupted bluntly. "Pack your things and leave if you have the time."He wanted to say something else, but I didn't give him the chance. I said, "Don't forget that there are surveillance cameras in the living room, Shawn. Hurry up and sign the papers if you don't want anything to happen to Neil."He didn't expect me to threaten him with Neil. He parted his lips, but the words didn't come. Ultimately, he made an excuse to flee.I wasn't the slightest bit sad to see him leave. In fact, I was annoyed by his refusal to leave me alone.…Shawn didn't show up before me for the next few days, seemingly avoiding me. I didn't seek him out, either. Instead, I packed everything and cleaned the apartme
I looked down at my arm. It had been slashed open, and blood trickled from it. Neil stood behind me, his expression malicious as he swung a blade around."You're trying to kick us out, you evil woman! Go to hell, you bitch!" He slashed the blade in my direction again.I shoved him to the floor in defense. Shawn ran over to help him up. Then, he roared at me, "Have you lost your mind, Jolene? How could you attack a child? What does he know when he's so young?"I kicked all three of them out of the apartment, ignoring my wounds for the time being. Shawn and Jill didn't argue with me because they were worried about Neil. They took him to the hospital.I didn't know how long had passed before I headed to the hospital. The doctor told me off for not caring about myself when she saw that my wounds were no longer bleeding. She couldn't understand why I'd taken so long to seek medical help.As I left the hospital, I ran into Shawn and Jill. She held Neil in her arms. Shawn's gaze landed o
Shawn widened his eyes at my words."A divorce?" he asked shakily. "You want to divorce me, Jolene?"I waved the divorce agreement, indicating that I'd already signed it. He grabbed it and ripped it to shreds, roaring, "I'm not divorcing you! We'll have our own children in the future… I won't agree to a divorce!"Jill suddenly fell to her knees before me. "I'm sorry, Jolene. This is all my fault… Shawnie only changed Neil's name because he pitied Neil. You can be mad at me if it'll make you feel better. I—"I dragged her to her feet and slapped her hard. She cupped her face and looked at me, her gaze indignant and resentful. She couldn't do anything, though."Did you think I wouldn't do anything to you because that's how things have always been?" I asked. She lowered her head and backed down, perhaps because the intention in my eyes was too clear.Shawn shielded her with his body and snarled, "This is between you and me, Jolene. Don't drag someone else into this. It's a decision
I chuckled and said decisively, "I don't need it anymore. You guys should enjoy yourselves."After that, I hung up, not caring how Shawn would react.When I got home, I received an update from my workplace. My request to return to Summeria had been approved, and I had to hand over everything here as soon as possible before returning. This was the first piece of good news I'd received in recent days.I was organizing the digital documents I needed to hand over when Shawn returned. He was still mad about how I'd spoken to him over the phone, so he grabbed his clothes and headed to the bathroom to wash up without saying a word.By the time he came out, I was already in bed and ready to hit the sack. He stood by the bedhead and looked at me. I could sense the heat in his gaze even with my eyes shut. I was starting to get annoyed when my phone rang."Isn't it your birthday today, Joey? I've brought you some gifts the company prepared!" Tom's voice was particularly loud in the silence o
"Oh. I left to get something to eat," I said indifferently.Just then, Jill and Neil approached. She said, "Neil just said that he wants to have pizza, Jolene. We can eat together if you don't mind. Take it as my apology to you.""I don't like—" Before I could finish, Shawn agreed on my behalf. He even ordered me to take the car around.I didn't want to argue with him since I'd already made up my mind about leaving, so I went to the garage without argument. When I brought the car around, he got into the backseat with Jill and Neil as if it were the most natural thing to do.He only realized the problem after I started driving. He said uneasily, "Neil is still young, and he clings to me. That's why I—"I looked in the rearview mirror and saw them sitting there like a happy family of three. I interjected impatiently, "It's good that you're all sitting together. It's dangerous in the front passenger seat, after all."My words took Shawn aback—he'd told me something similar in the pa
Just then, a child's voice came from outside the door. "Daddy, hurry up and come play racing with me! Mommy's so bad at this!"Shawn instinctively shot to his feet and called out in response. He was already heading toward the door when he turned back to me and said, "I'm only going to play with Neil for a while. He's a boy, so Jill—"I cut him off. "There's no need to explain. I trust you."He faltered. Then, he said, "Good. You should trust me."He opened the door and left.Jill's son, Neil Green, had started calling Shawn "Daddy" since his first day here. I'd expressed my dissatisfaction over this, but Shawn had merely snapped, "How can you be so unsympathetic, Jolene? Neil's just a child! It's sad enough that he's lost his father!"I used to get upset whenever I heard Neil calling Shawn "Daddy", but it didn't seem to bother me this time. I placed a hand over my heart and smiled. It turned out that I would no longer feel hurt once I decided not to love Shawn anymore.…I hear
My manager, Tom Smith, was surprised when he received my application. He said, "You went through so much to come abroad, Joey. Why do you want to return home now?"I lowered my head and smiled bitterly. "My parents are back in Summeria, so I think it's better for me to return to be with them."Just then, my husband, Shawn Johnson, entered the room. He frowned and asked, "Who's returning where?"I ignored him and chatted with Tom for a while more before hanging up. I turned around to see Shawn staring at me. "Who did you say wanted to return?"I said perfunctorily, "A colleague has submitted an application to be transferred back to Summeria."Shawn smirked. "And here I thought you were the one applying to return. Then again, that can't be the case. You worked so hard to be with me—how could you bear to leave?"He reached out to wrap his arms around my waist. "Let's have a child once Jill gets her citizenship, honey."This was how he'd always treated me. He would be nice after bei...
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