“If you can’t let go of the child, I can bring him to live with us. I’ll treat him like my own…”
I was speechless. I was about to pull my hand back.
Just then, my husband and son returned.
Seeing Daniel holding my hand, Julian’s jealousy flared. He shoved Daniel away, interlaced his fingers with mine, and directly showed off his matching bracelet. He said coldly, “Daniel, this is my wife. Please have some self–respect!”
“Also, the couple’s bracelet on my wife’s hand is not the ‘token of love‘ you spoke of. My wife already threw your token of love away the night before she left the country. The one she’s wearing now is a couple’s bracelet with me.”
Daniel froze for a moment, his face full of disbelief.
“How can that be such a coincidence? This *is* the token of love between me and Chloe! It’s our cherished item.”
“Julian, stop deluding yourself. Admit it, even after all this time apart, even after marrying you, Chloe still has feelings for me!”
Daniel’s provocation made Julian’s face turn red with anger.
I quickly coaxed Julian, then pointed out the names engraved inside the bracelet to Daniel.
“Daniel, you’re the one who needs to stop deluding yourself.”
“Look closely. This bracelet has Julian’s and my names engraved inside. This is *our* bracelet. The one I had with you, I threw it in the trash can the night before I left the country.”
“We’re over. Stop bothering me! It’s really annoying.”
Being humiliated in front of everyone, Daniel’s face flushed crimson all the way to his neck.
I thought he would give up then, but he remained persistent, staring at me with a desperate look.
“I don’t believe it! You must still love me!”
“If you didn’t love me, why would you be with Julian? You’re only with him because he looks like me, aren’t you?”
“And Leo–that name was originally the name we chose for our unborn child. If you didn’t have feelings for me, why would you name your child that?”
Hearing Daniel say that, Leo thought he was a replacement and immediately reddened his eyes, looking incredibly wronged.
“Mommy, am I just a replacement for another baby?”
I quickly hugged Leo, comforting him softly.
“Of course not, Leo! Daddy and Mommy gave you this name because we wish for you to live a safe and peaceful life. You’re never a replacement; you’re our unique, precious darling!”
མ ནི 1:|:ཀ ཎ འི
After that, I turned and looked coldly at Daniel.
“Daniel, stop being so conceited! I named my son Leo because I wished him a peaceful life, it has nothing to do with you.”
“And Julian is never your substitute. You’re far beneath him.”
“Julian remembers all my preferences, while you, you never loved me. You just enjoyed my one–sided efforts and were accustomed to using me as free labor.”
“Your plea for remarriage now is just because you want me to be a fool again. But this time, I won’t be one! I have a loving husband and son, and my own happy life!”
Daniel stared intently at me, trying to gauge my emotions, but seeing my consistently indifferent expression, his eyes reddened. Only at this moment did he realize he had truly lost me.
Before he could react, I called security to escort him out.
Two days later, my husband, son, and I returned abroad.
Daniel chased us to the airport as we were boarding, his eyes red and swollen from crying, but the only response he received was the sight of us walking away.
It’s said that after we left, Daniel was fired and had to bear the company’s losses, leaving him deeply in debt. He was tormented daily by aggressive debt collectors, living a miserable life.
He blamed all of it on Ashley.
One afternoon, he drove his car straight into Ashley, hitting her repeatedly, mangling her beyond recognition.
Daniel himself lost all hope for life. He floored the gas pedal, letting the car crash through the guardrail and plunge down a cliff.
After Daniel and Ashley died, their child was sent to an orphanage.
When news of their deaths arrived, I was pulling out a positive pregnancy test from behind my back, smiling cheerfully at Julian.
When news of their deaths arrived, I was pulling out a positive pregnancy test from behind my back, smiling cheerfulgt Julian.
“Hubby, I’m pregnant again!”
Leo, beside me, clapped his little hands excitedly, “Leo’s going to have a little brother or sister!”
I hugged Leo, and Julian held me close.
“That’s right, our happy family of three is about to become a family of four!”
[The End]
