sy'

epeated like I ha

t he stopped me, "What do yo

gry, which I had no idea why he would be. He

ena interrupted me by wincing which ma

shhh, this scumbag and his m

out looking back, going back home. When I

g back to him Brian. Every moment, every effort, every sacrif

od wife. A loving partner. But nothing I ever did could compete wi

hear his excuses? How many times had I swallowed my pride, hoping tha

as the reality of it all se

ll almost immediately. A sharp pain twisted in

pered, clutching th

round me. My knees gave out, and the last thing I remembered was the

had worn to the hospital. The dried blood on my shirt made my

faint smell of food scent through the air. I walked to the door

the sight stoppe

side him, stirring something in a pot. They looked so at ease, l

e was bright, almost smug. "Well, look who'

able. "Hey, are you okay?" he as

grab a bottle of water. I wasn't in the mood f

g toward me. "You don't l

ut him off, bru

tone sharpening as he foll

o my room, slamming the door shut behin

he demanded. "You can't keep ignor

? A divorce." I shout at him, I was exhaus

wrong. Why are you not happy I asked for a divorce? Isn't that what

her, I just stood and stared at him, "Brian, can you

, he stopped halfway. "I won't divorce you and even if the divorce

wanted a happy family, was that really too hard to ask for? D

went into the bathroom and used water to rinse my face

I to call someone else miserable. I used towel t

e door, Selena appeare

nt?" I asked, m

er eyes narrowing as her hand shot out, grabbing

ace inches from mine. "When will you admit that you're a

, my breath coming in short

a man who doesn't even look at you the way he looks at m

a dagger to my chest. But I ref

said again, my

nt before she finally released me. I stumbl

coldly. "Or next time, I won't be so

face. I stood there, staring at her, and for

he years of trying to hold onto

n I lau

breaking, sharp and bitter. She blinked, momentarily caught off guard,

Selena," I said through the laughte

the divorce without hesitating?

smile. "Oh, Daisy, you're finally starting to unde

"Brian is already mine. He always has been. And soon,

e it. That would've just been inconvenient." She click

hroat. My chest ached, could it be she was the one who sen

haking, for someone, a lady to use my

ust better at playing this game than you are. Yo

to the kitchen towards Brian. I paused when

elena wasn't here, "Brian." My voice

as changing a bit. "Let me help." I finally decid

" I was about to respond when Selena came downstairs,

stered smile that made me doubt her coming

ped this earlier." She said and pretended she wanted to hand the document over to him but t

e document, the name on it getting cl