Chapter 10
I got an abortion the day I found my husband cheating on me.
I went to the hospital by taxi alone.
When the nurse asked about my husband, I had to answer that he’s at
work..
The surgery went smoothly. I didn’t feel any physical pain except for an empty deep down as if a part of me were gone.
Before I got married, I never thought Derek would abandon our family for the sake of another woman.
On my way back, I saw Derek’s car heading to the hospital.
I wanted to ask Derek what had happened. Yet I turned on my phone, only to see a post of Derek’s friend on Facebook.
Derek’s friend: “Life is so much easier without Fatty’s calls. Look how much Derek cares about Vivian!”
The photo showed Derek looking at his first love Vivian, his eyes full of gentleness.
They all belonged to a group of five, including four guys and a girl. The five of them grew up together.
Derek and Vivian were a couple. If Vivian hadn’t been trapped to marry that foreign guy, I wouldn’t have had the chance to marry Derek.
Later, Vivian got a divorce and went back home with her son. I then
became the villain who stood between the perfect couple.
They never blamed Vivian for abandoning Derek.
They loved hanging out in a nightclub, so Derek often arrived home after midnight.
I was always worried that Derek might suffer from stomachache, so I always called to urge him to come home early.
That made the group of them hate me even more. They believed that I was trying to control Derek all the time and they even named me “Fatty“.
When they came to visit our place, they would treat me like a servant.
Today, once again, Derek chose them over me.
That actually made it all easier. I wouldn’t give in anymore.
I gave a like to his Facebook post. He deleted the post at once. It seemed that he had forgotten to block me when he posted it.
At 3 a.m., Derek finally came back home, with a strong smell of alcohol. He spent some time in the living room before he finally pushed the bedroom door open.
Seeing that I hadn’t fallen asleep, Derek panicked a bit. Yet in the end, he tucked me in gently and asked, “Have you made some tea for me today?”
I shook my head.
The cloying mix of alcohol and perfume made me feel sick.
He sighed, trying to say something.
Yet in the end, he only said, “You’re pregnant now. Have some good
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rest.
The next morning. I went to office quite early.
No matter how much I suffered in my marriage, I wouldn’t let my job get
affected.
Since I was busy taking care of Derek. I always clocked in late. Thus, my director Joana Brown was quite surprised to see me that early in the office.
After the morning meeting. Joana stopped me.
“Georgina, here’s an opportunity to work overseas. I wonder if you’re interested.
“I always know how competent you are. It’s just I’m not sure if you can leave your family for that long.”
I nodded before Joana could finish. “Ms. Brown, I appreciate it very
much. I’ll work hard.“–
“Georgina?”
Ms. Brown didn’t expect me to nod at once. She then hesitated to ask, “I saw you throw away the flowers last night. Did you fight with your husband?”
I shook my head with a smile.
A fight?
Nope. Derek never fought with me.
Every time there was a conflict, he always looked at me as if I were a willful kid..
Chapter
Suddenly, my phone buzzed. I saw the caller ID. It was Derek..
