All Chapters of Valentine Disappointment: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Three days later, I finally walked out of the hospital.Aimlessly, I wandered down the street until a sudden force shoved me to the ground. Startled, I turned to see Mike's furious glare."Where have you been these three days? Why didn't you answer your phone? Because of you, Lucy attended the banquet without a necklace and became a laughingstock. How dare you show your face here?"I clutched my aching stomach, feeling the raw sting on my arm where the gravel had scraped the skin. Cold sweat broke out all over me.Noticing me clutching my abdomen, a flicker of regret passed through Mike's eyes. He stepped closer as if to help me up.I pushed his hand away, fighting back the pain. "Don't touch me."Seeing the pallor of my face and the sweat beading on my forehead, he exhaled deeply, forcing himself to speak with restraint."Lucy hasn't been back in three years. This banquet was filled with old friends. What will people think of her now because of you?"Before I could respond, Lu

I raised my voice in defiance. "She ran off on her own! What does that have to do with me? Why should I apologize?"Mike didn't bother to acknowledge my words. Instead, he yanked me toward the door. The sharp pain in my abdomen forced me to clutch at it, and the flood of frustration and despair that had been simmering within finally broke free.We had barely stepped outside when I saw Lucy sprawled in the middle of the road. Her eyes were red-rimmed, brimming with a pitiable sadness as she gazed at Mike.Without hesitation, he rushed to her, cradling her as though she were some fragile treasure.Then he turned to me, his expression dark and unforgiving. "Apologize."I stared at him in disbelief, unable to comprehend the absurdity of it.Lucy leaned against him, her tears shimmering but not falling. "Mike, please don't. I'm fine. Really."His anger flared, and before I could react, he kicked me hard in the stomach."Are you mute? If you don't apologize to Lucy today, this isn'

"What did you say?"Mike almost dropped his phone, staring at me in bewilderment.On the way home, he tried to comfort me. "Ava, this is all a misunderstanding. I'll explain it to them. Don't worry."I didn't respond, my emotions as still as a frozen lake.This matter had nothing to do with me, after all. If anyone were innocent here, it was me. Yet, I couldn't have anticipated how brazen Lucy's family would be.Seven or eight people crowded at the entrance of the house, shouting loudly and demanding an explanation.As we approached, someone shoved me hard, sending me sprawling onto the ground.Mike panicked instantly, forcing his way through the chaos to help me up. "Ava! Stop it, all of you!"But Lucy's family wasn't about to back down. They surrounded me, their anger boiling over into violence.In the chaos, punches and kicks landed on me, one after another. Someone even took advantage of the moment to tear at my clothes.Their curses echoed in my ears."Mike, my sister L

Before boarding the plane, I sent a message to my parents.But no reply came.Ever since I got pregnant, they had been urging me to marry Mike.He always had endless work, and the wedding plans were delayed again and again, eventually reduced to a hastily arranged engagement banquet.Because of this, my parents disapproved of my relationship with him.My father had told me to leave Mike and raise the child on my own.But I had always believed there was love between us.After I became pregnant, I never returned home.I had planned to go back after the baby was born.But things didn't turn out that way.…The plane landed quickly, and with it, my emotions grew more chaotic.Following the stream of passengers, I walked toward the exit.There, in the most prominent spot, I saw my parents, anxiously scanning the crowd.When our eyes met, my vision blurred with tears."My poor baby girl, how you've suffered," my father said, standing to the side, his expression betraying a pai