Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Jasper’s concern for the child exceeded my expectations.
He pushed Lila away:
I’ll sign.”
His voice was cold and hard: “Vera, you’re going to regret this!”
‘d actually wondered if reaching this point with Jasper meant I really wasn’t a good wife, or if I’d done something wrong that made him attracted to someone else-made his heart, which used to beat only for me, plit in half for another person.
But after going through all of Lila’s social media, I realized there was nothing I’d done wrong.
‘d never changed.
‘d just never truly seen Jasper for who he was-he wasn’t worthy of my loyalty.
I won’t regret it.”
took the divorce papers and told Jasper:
Regret isn’t in my vocabulary.”
is Emma and I were leaving with my things, she was still cursing: “What a scumbag and a homewrecker! I ope you two lock it down!”
followed Emma out of the hospital.
Marcus suddenly called out to me.
Vera.”
le walked up to me, holding what I’d asked for: “It’s all in there.”
Se’d been standing outside the hospital room the whole time, so he’d witnessed everything.
Take care of yourself from now on.” He patted my shoulder: “You deserve a better life.”
Yes, I did deserve a better life.
I shouldn’t let one fall make me afraid to keep moving forward.
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I nodded, took the package from Marcus, thanked him sincerely, and headed back to what I’d once thought was my home.
After packing my things and calling the movers, I suddenly tripped over something
Looking down, I saw a pair of panties that weren’t mine mixed in with my belongings.
I picked up the underwear and saw the dried, crusty discharge on it. A wave of nausea hit me and I nearly threw up.
I’d thought Jasper had at least some boundaries, that he wouldn’t bring Lila here to disgust me.
Turns out I’d underestimated Jasper.
The day Jasper got out of the hospital, Lila came back to our home with him.
His instinct was to have Lila wait elsewhere.
But after that thought crossed his mind, he felt ridiculous.
[ was divorcing him after all.
Even the company’s legal team had already started the handover process with him. There was nothing left to
hope for.
But when he was actually about to go home, he still found an excuse to send Lila away first.
Using the possibility that I might still be at home as his reason, he coaxed Lila back to her apartment before pushing open that door.
Babe.”
His voice echoed through the empty living room, and a sense of desolation washed over him.
He remembered the calls from mutual friends during his hospital stay.
Jasper, you’re divorcing Vera for a wine seller?
“What’s the point?
“How can some random girl compare to Vera’s feelings for you?”
“You’re going to regret this!”
I’m telling you this as a brother, Jasper! Don’t think that just because life got easy, you can forget where you came from. You and Vera worked so hard together!”
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He’d listened patiently to his friend’s advice, but the words stuck in his throat-
“I’m not the one who wanted the divorce! Vera’s the one who pushed it this far”-he could never get them out. The more he said, the worse it would be. Better to say nothing.
His silence made his friend lose interest, just telling him: “Vera can’t stand any betrayal. This time you really
screwed it!”
Then his friend hung up.
He looked at Lila in silence, unable to understand why he’d made this choice.
Maybe he’d been with me too long-so long that all the passion had faded into something more like family love. He thought we’d lost our romance.
He’d just met Lila once at a business function, seen her being bullied, and when she instinctively turned to him for help.
It reminded him of that first year when we were starting the company.
I’d been bullied by business partners who forced me to drink. Back then, he’d wanted to fight back too, to
just walk away from the deal.
But I’d held him back firmly, forcing a smile as I told him: “I’m really okay.”
‘Don’t make a scene.”
My voice was coaxing.
This deal is too important for our company.”
I was too focused on my career-so focused that Jasper felt like he was just a supporting leaf to my flower.
Everyone in the company praised “Boss Vera’s capabilities” and how “the whole company depends on Boss
Vera.”
He was always hidden behind me, unable to stand out, completely overshadowed.
Only Lila looked at him with pure admiration.
“Jasper! You’re amazing! Just having you show up made those old creeps back off!”
Lila threw herself into his arms excitedly.
“Jasper! You’re my hero!”
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“My knight in shining armor!”
That’s when he lost his head, developing some inexplicable protective instinct.
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