Chapter 1
It was our daughter’s birthday. For the first time, my husband agreed to put aside his work and go to the beach with
her.
While I was in the bathroom, he suddenly sent me a photo saying that our daughter was waiting for me.
But he had something urgent to handle, so he had to leave!
I hurried out and rushed to the beach barefoot, but I couldn’t find my daughter.
I was so panicked! I looked everywhere and called my husband, but no one answered.
The next day, the body of a little girl was recovered from the sea.
I held my daughter’s swollen body in my arms, feeling so desperate that I couldn’t drop a single tear…
At the same time, my husband’s first love made a post that went viral.
“It’s great to have you by my side!”
In the picture, my husband is feeding her soup with loving eyes.
Two days later, I still couldn’t get in touch with my husband.
I took a screenshot and questioned him in anger.
“Is this the urgent matter that made you leave Mia at the beach?”
It was not until Mia was cremated and put in a small box that my husband replied.
“There were many people at the beach, which made it safer for Mia to stay there. Plus, Mia is a good girl, but Linda only has me!”
“Gary Durant, I want a divorce!”
I typed these words quickly and sent them to him along with the divorce agreement.
Gary was the person I fell in love with at first sight. He was like a lifesaver to me, and since then, I could no longer control my heart.
I began to secretly admire him when I returned the clean school uniform to him. He seemed to have forgotten the good deeds he had done.
He loved someone else. So, I just wanted to stay by his side. When the teacher punished him, I forged his handwriting and did homework for him. When he sneaked out of class to deliver a love letter to Linda, I covered up for him. I didn’t know why I was willing to do so much for him. Subconsciously, I just wanted to be by his side.
When Linda was in love with him, I was still the one who covered for them. I was a straight–A student. So, no matter how much I lied, the teacher couldn’t bear to blame me.
My classmates laughed at me for being a fool, but I was the only one who understood that I loved him too much and would do anything to make him happy.
Gary fell out of love when Linda went abroad without saying goodbye.
I mustered up the courage to comfort him, and he finally noticed me.
He said he wanted to get into a key university, so I did my best to help him.
We went to a prestigious university together, and he thanked me in tears at the celebratory banquet.
When he asked me if I had any wishes, I was lost in his deep eyes, and I couldn’t help but confess my love.
He was stunned for a moment and took me in his arms.
My classmates screamed and congratulated me for getting his love.
That year, we were eighteen years old, and now, it’s eighteen years later.
It has been more than twenty years since my secret crush on him.
I thought my love could warm his heart.
I thought after what we had been through from youth to middle age, we could also grow old together.
I thought the two of us and our daughter would be happy forever.
But I overestimated myself. I kept pleasing Gary, but in the end, I had nothing.
His ex returned, and I lost. Even if I gave birth to his child and helped him get ahead in life, I was still like a clown. People who are favored are always fearless, so he and Linda could hurt me without feeling any guilt.
After we had succeeded in business, Gary said he would be the breadwinner and that I should stay home. So, I stayed. behind the scenes and became a good wife.
He was busy expanding the business while I went for prenatal checkups alone, endured sickness alone, and gave birth to the baby alone.
Later, I raised Mia alone and accompanied her to the hospital when she was sick.
Those who didn’t know me misunderstood me as a shameless mistress. But I knew who I was, so I never really cared for that.
I kept telling myself that Gary was just too busy and he wanted to give me and Mia the best he could offer.
Now, I finally understand that Mia and I have never meant anything to him.
He agreed to celebrate Mia’s birthday because I begged him for a long time.
This was the first time he was there for Mia’s birthday. However, he left her on the beach and let her drown for Linda. Mia was only four years old and was still a child. How come she had become a big girl who didn’t need anyone’s care in Gary’s eyes?
My heart ached so much that I couldn’t breathe whenever I thought of how Mia had drowned in the sea. How scared and desperate must she have been at that time?
If I had known that Gary wouldn’t wait for me when I went to the bathroom, I would have taken Mia to the public bathroom as I did in the past.
I shouldn’t have expected Gary to care for his daughter for just a few minutes. The price was Mia’s life.
I knelt in front of Mia’s grave but still couldn’t shed a tear.
When I started having stomach pains, I stood up to leave.
Unexpectedly, I saw Linda and Gary in the corner having an intimate conversation.
“Gary, I asked a master to do a divination for me, and the southeast corner is the most auspicious location for me. Let’s choose that spot. Willy will love it!”
Willie was a dog that Gary gave Linda.
After saying that, Linda’s tears dripped onto the urn in her hand, making her look particularly pitiful.
Gary hurriedly hugged Linda and comforted her, but unexpectedly, he saw me.
The tenderness on his face immediately disappeared, leaving only impatience and coldness,
“Rachel Chase, are you crazy? You think it’s fun to play these tricks on me? You should know that I hate it most when people check my whereabouts!”
He scolded me while gently stroking and consoling Linda, who was weeping.
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
