Before, I thought my in-laws treated me fine. And I just desperately wanted a child.It wasn't until today that I came to my senses.They never treated me as a member of their family.Of course, if my child was born, he was also their family.As for me, I was an outsider from the beginning.My head was starting to ache again, and I rubbed my temples.Maybe it was because of the tumor.Where could I go?I thought about going back to my mom's house.I was helpless. Going back to my mother's house would be worse than going back to my house.Since Frederick, my brother, was born, I became a nobody.On the day I was married off, Lindsay, my mom, said, "From now on, you're Mrs. Cooper. Audrey Fisher no longer exists."They treated me like a stranger. On the first Christmas after the wedding, I returned to the Fisher's house. I found my room had been changed into Frederick's gaming room."We live in the same city anyway, so you have to go back to your own house."Lindsay advised
The next evening, as promised, I arrived at the cafe Abril had referred to.Abril came later than me. She walked slowly.Although her belly was still not prominent, she was showing her pregnancy by holding her waist with her hand."Audrey, I know you're kind. Please let me have William, okay?"I suppressed my anger. "He's a man, not an object. How can I give him to you?"Seeing that I was not going to make a concession, Abril rubbed her belly repeatedly."Audrey, you know that I'm having William's baby."I checked, and it's a baby boy. I haven't had a chance to tell his dad yet."Audrey, William and I love each other. Could you help us be together?"I sneered. Was she talking about true love?And who was I?A joke?"Abril, give up."What about your parents? What will they think if they know you are a mistress and pregnant with an illegitimate child?"Hearing my words, Abril put away her pitiful expression.She took a sip of the orange juice on the table, one hand protect
Seven days later, I went back to the home I had with William.The house had been redecorated, with more pink towels in the bathroom, baby clothes drying on the balcony, and clothes specially for pregnant women thrown casually on the couch...Everything was showing to me that the hostess of the house had changed.I was packing up my things when William and Abril walked in.The three of us looked at each other, somewhat awkwardly.William broke the silence first. "Audrey, why do you come back without telling me?"I looked at him. "It's still my house. I can come back whenever I want."Then I looked over at Abril. "How does it feel to occupy my house? Not bad, right?""Audrey, you can be angry at me. Don't aim at Abril. She is pregnant."I calmly pointed to my belly."I was pregnant with your babies once too. But my babies were killed by you, their dear father."Abril said, "William told me about it. See? He doesn't love you that much."I smiled. Abril was the old me.I was c
A month later, William and I got divorced.Walking out of the court, I felt joyous.Even the air smelled sweet at that moment.I should have let everything go the moment I saw William and Abril at the hospital.William walked in front of me from behind and proudly looked at me."Audrey, I hope you'll be happy in the future."I laughed. "William, do you mean it?"William put away his smile and walked towards Abril. She was waiting for him not far away. But I stopped him."Anything else?"I stood on the steps looking down at him, indifferently."William, have you forgotten that you've gotten a vasectomy?"My words caused William to be off guard."Of... course, I didn't forget."William stuttered."Why are you talking about this all of a sudden? Didn't I have my recanalization surgery a long time ago?"I nodded. "That's right. It's me who took the test reports for the last couple of times."Every time I've asked you to read it, you just ignored me."I sighed. "It doesn't matter if you rea
"William?"I was shocked to see William accompanying another woman at the entrance to the obstetrics department.William and I had been married for seven years and had never had any children.My best friend checked this hospital for me and found out that this hospital's obstetrics department was very good. I was going to see a doctor today because I decided to have a baby.I came to the door of the obstetrics department. I saw a scene I would never forget.William was holding the woman with a slightly bulging belly, smiling.She was in her early pregnancy, looking a little chubby.But William carefully held her.He put his hand on the woman's belly as if feeling the little unborn life."Honey, take these sheets. You're going to need them for the next checkup."William's face was filled with the joy of being a new father. "Hey, slow down..."The woman looked to be in her early twenties, not as good-looking as me, but the age difference still made her look younger and more liv
William stayed out all night. And I didn't sleep all night.I was not worried about where he was going. Of course, he was at the woman's, with her and their child.I got off work in the evening and saw William standing in front of my company."Don't be mad."When he saw me, William immediately came to me."We're going back to Mom and Dad's for dinner today. Be nice to them, okay?"I frowned, should I tell them?Their son had a mistress outside, and she was pregnant.But they'd always wanted grandchildren. They were probably ecstatic to hear this news.We arrived at the Cooper residence. Helen and Tyshawn were already waiting for us.As soon as I walked in the door, Helen rushed over to see me.I understood what she meant and shook my head. "Not pregnant yet."Helen walked back into the living room in disappointment. We were in an awkward situation.Halfway through the meal, we talked about the news of moms protecting their daughters."Moms protect their kids. That's insti
In a daze, I had a dream.I dreamed that I poked the woman in the belly with a harpoon, blood flowed down, and a baby came out of it.In the dream I was furious, and the baby laughed and jumped on me.William came home even later. For the first time, we hit a rocky patch.After a few more days, he offered to make peace and bought me a bunch of roses."Honey, forgive me."He sat on his knees on the couch and looked at me, his eyes shining like a puppy's.Before, I would have accepted his apology. Now, my mind was full of that woman's bulging belly."Let's have dinner, or the food is getting cold."He took my hand, and the moment he touched me, I felt my whole body stiffen."Honey, don't be mad at me. Cheer up."William always said nice things to me.He hugged me gently. My eyes reddened again as I felt a warmth I hadn't experienced in a long time."We will celebrate your birthday again in a few days, okay?"He rested his head on my shoulder."Is it that you don't like my
Things between William and I seemed to get more serious.The two of us didn't even eat together anymore now since our last fight over that lipstick.He started coming home late, even staying out all night.He sent a short message in the middle of the night, telling me he would work late.After about a week, William couldn't bear it.One day I had just laid down when he walked in with his quilt and pillow.I turned my back on William. He lay beside me and hugged me."Stop the fight, OK?"His coaxing tone made me uncomfortable, and I shrugged him off."No, you left me on the street. I won't forgive you."William did the same trick again, wrapping his arms around me so tightly that I couldn't break free."I'm sorry, honey."This time I didn't want to hear his explanations. His gentleness was an excuse for cheating. I was the one who got hurt in the end.Saying that, William slipped his hand into my pajamas.I sat up at once. "Don't touch me."William was dissatisfied. "Audr