Chapter 2
I gazed at him quietly.
Since we got married, everyone knew how much he doted on me.
Even in front of acquaintances and friends, he never cared about saving face. He always put me first, as if being henpecked was something to be proud of.
Everyone envied me for having such a good husband.
But it wasn’t until now that I realized how ridiculous the happiness I’d been indulging in truly was.
He held me tightly, his lips inching closer.
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Just asa ehe was about to kiss me, I blu out, “, wemento to pick you up today.”
He soberedaapuip instantly, his eyes dart nervously asalehesasked, “Then why did you? Did you chelaarsomething?”
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HiHis tense posture relaxed. “Ooh nothin jujust that our wedding anniversasang is c upup in a few days, and have a susprprise yoyou.”
I notodded, taking the opportunity to slipli hisis embrace and head to the bathroooo!
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By the time I came out, Ginger Franklin had left the house.
He must have been in a hurry because he left his phone on the coffee table.
As I reached for it, several messages popped
up:
“Ginger, thank you for the cross you gave me. I don’t know if it’s my imagination, but I feel like my morning sickness has improved.”
“My stomach is a bit uncomfortable right now. Josh Walton drank too much. Could you come and take me to the hospital?”
I stared at the messages, unable to calm down. That cross was something my mother had obtained for me before she passed away. She had spent months to made it for
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Five months ac, Ginger Franklin suddenly became moody and started having health issues.
I was frantic with worry. After taking good care of him and still feeling uneasy, I carefully placed the cross around his neck, hoping it would bring him peace and
reassurance.
I wanted my parents, who were watching over me from above, to know that I had
found someone who loved and cherished me just as they did.
I remembered how he held me in his arms back then, clutching the cross and promising to treasure it forever, never taking it off.
It was only now that I realized his
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listlessness was because Sophie was pregnant with Josh Walton’s child.
The tears he shed while holding me weren’t out of gratitude but out of guilt.
He had casually given the cross to Sophie Mitchell.
The phone kept vibrating.
At that moment, Ginger Franklin returned.
I pretended to pick up the water jug beside me, but in the next second, it was knocked
over.
The man who used to be so attentive to me now ignored my arm, which was turning red and blistering.
He clutched the phone as if it were a threat.
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“Nina Davis, we agreed before we got married to trust ach other,‘ he said.
Before I could respond, his phone vibrated again. He glanced at it, his face turning anxious as he hurriedly left, leaving only the sound of the door slamming behind him.
I popped the blisters on my arm and soothed them with cold water, which made me feel a little better.
Lying in bed, I scrolled through Sophie Mitchell’s social media
“The most romantic thing in the world is knowing that when I need you, you’re always there.”
In the video, Ginger Franklin’s hands–hands I had always protected so well–were stirring
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minced meat porridge in a casserole.
From Sophie Mitchell’s perspective, Ginger gently blew on the spoonful of porridge and tenderly offered it to Sophie.
Unlike the calm and gentle look he gave me, his expression now was full of worry and heartache.
I finally realized that what I had thought was emotional stability was actually the indifference one shows toward someone they don’t love.
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