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I remained in the villa, comfortably resting and nurturing my pregnancy. I called the lawyer to expedite the divorce agreement so we could both be freed sooner.
To my surprise, Benjamin, who had been working overtime for nearly half a year, came home early that evening.
His face was dark with anger, and his vicious look made me feel like an enemy, not the wife he had supposedly loved for so many years. “Why? Why did you dismiss Mia?
“What did she do wrong? Why did you make he leave? She was crying when I called her.”
Compared to the furious Benjamin, I was much calmer.
She’s a homewrecker, ruining another’s marriage. Isn’t that reason enough?”
“No! I… She didn’t.
There is nothing between Mia and me.”
Benjamin tugged at his collar in annoyance. He thought I was jealous like before, so he walked towards me and wanted to hug me. At the same time, he couldn’t help but slow down his voice. “Honey, you know you’re the one I love most in this world.“}
Hearing his last sentence made me freeze. Tears gathered in my eyes, and I tilted my head up to hide my distress. I didn’t want him to see how his words affected me.
I couldn’t help but remember all the things he had said to me when I was eighteen.
How could the same person change so drastically?
As I met his gaze, I wondered if he felt even a flicker of guilt as he spoke those words.}
So I looked directly into his eyes and asked, smiling, “Benjamin, do you dare say you’ve never done anything to betray me?!
“Look me in the eyes and tell me.”
“No,” he said.
“Do you dare?”
