Chapter 2
Maybe that was for the best
1 had already tried too many times hi
Because of Paid in the past few days ||
(now nei. I probably wonddact shied another fear for him or let him barak my heart
That evening
(motinal fejerole group chat became lively all of a sudden
“Suddenly feel like getting married. What should I do? ||
rand, are you finally going to marry firare?“||
“Time in start calling her sister in law, baby:||
Everyone began fogging me in their messages, “Congrats, als in law! Are you going to give us big er претупа
Paul, when
re you inviting sis to your wedding willi Graner ||
The that w
I was about to suit a message to clarify ||
I wasn’t their sister in law.||
– Pwal wasn’t planning to marry me ||
Paul was faster than me:||
“What sense are you all talking about?–||
“I never said I wanted to marry titscr.“[]
Then, he added Helen to fur group ||
Tagging everyone, he wrote, “Take a good look, this is your real sister in law.
The modsy gronprehat fell silent ||
For a long while, no on
no one said anything||
Paul, “Why for
(everyone su quiet?||
Tay hello to your sister in law.“||
Gradually, people started seising sparse greetings to Helen |]
1 thought about it for a moment and decided to send one last mesange ||
Congratulations. Wishing y a lifetime of happiness ||
After that, I left i
the group chat without looking back.||
enujechat when Fast’s call came through ||
Ight now ||
know where. The usual place –[]
ned envelopes? ||
Why should I apelogiar? |
Vom suddenly left the group that. To you know what the callers might think of her because of that?”
Paul’s four was harddi, almost domineering[]
nxt want anyone slandering Helen “||
Its me who loves her, I want to give her a rightful place.“||
s innocent and shansidn
The Label of a homewrecker because of your recklessness and impul
Limpulsiveness.“||
Though I had long stoppet letting his words or actions affect me, a surge of anger rose in my chest at that moment, leaving it right and painful ||
My fingers landling the phone trembled slightly ||
When I finally spoke, my voter was shak ingi
“Paul, yoit caici freal people like this:“||
How date your bully
this way?‘ ||
You’re the one when was tinfalilida
Lathing. Leven congratulated you two. Isn’t that enough? ||
I hit back any tears, refusing to let them fall, though my voice betrayed the lump in my throat ||
“Vitace
“Til let this go this time. ||
“Hat I want you to remember, Helen Is iammont t
Tale your anger out on her or hurt her.”
The call ended|
sat down on the carpet, ing entire body trembling:
On the bedside table, my mother’s memorial photo rested. She was gazing at me with her usual gentle and loving expression.
Suddenly, the tears I had held back care pouring out as I threw myself over the fraque, holding it tightly.||
Through the cold glass, I pressed my face against hers.
My tears stranded down relentlessly, and it felt as though the mother in the photo was grieving with me for her daughter’s pain.
I didn’t want to try anymore. I didn’t want my mother to feel sorrow for me, even in the afterlife.
Oner her deaths anniversary had passed, I would take the keepsakes she had left me and leave Capital City forever.
I would never return to this place again.||
Helen had moved into my comm
As for me, I didn’t move into hers]
Instead, I found at
and a random guest room and settled there for the time being]]
The bedding the servants had prepared for me was cold and damp]
even bother fixing it and just lay clo
After all, there were only a few days lett[]
clown fully clothed ||
I just had to endure, and then everything would finally be over
The next morning,
walked downstairs, I saw a scene that made my blood boil
In the tide hall, where my mother’s memorial photo and offerings were placed, chaos reigned.||
[દ્ધ કરવા કે
Helen anod at so the side, slapping her hands in delight||
bate, feeling all the blood in my boudly nesli na may
ibed a vase mal buurtest it at the ibag ||
