Chapter 12

Angeline never thought that she and Ned would end up like this either. But it was neither his nor her fault that they ended up like this.

On Ned's 22nd birthday, he said that his first wish was to register his marriage with her as soon as possible. His second wish was to spend his 26th birthday with their child, and his third wish was to grow old with Angeline by his side.

Only the first wish came true.

She remembered coming out of the courthouse right after registering their marriage. Ned told her he was going to burn the marriage license after their marriage because they would only be separated through death and not divorce.

To Angeline, who lost two years of her life after that, everything still felt like it just happened yesterday.

Now, they were back at the courthouse again for their divorce. It felt ironic to hold the divorce certificate in her hands.

Angeline rubbed her reddening eyes with the back of her hand and tucked her cert and ID away safely. Just as she was about t