3: Goodbye, Ash.
He looked at me expectedly when I rushed to hug him. “I’m sorry… I’m sorry…
He didn’t ask me anything, and just caressed my back.
“I want to divorce Ash. I should’ve listened to you… He… He’d never like me. He only liked Kate.”
He let out a sigh, and hugged me tighter.
“Come back home, okay?”
I nodded, and then pleaded with him. again, “I don’t want to stay in the hospital. I want to be back home, please.
Seeing Ash and Kate here only suffocated me. I didn’t want to face them for a single
moment.
“You’ve to go with the treatment, Astrid…”
“Please…” I pleaded when my brother finally agreed to let me leave the hospital
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tomorrow.
Tomorrow, I can finally leave this place. Ast night came, I wondered if Ash would feel something was wrong when he didn’t see me back home.
But that night, I received no message from him. He must’ve been glad instead that I didn’t come to bother him.
The next day, my brother handed me the divorce agreement I asked him to draft. It was finally time to say goodbye.
I went back to the apartment, and noticed the place was untidy. Ash mustn’t have been back home for at least two days.
I laughed and went inside my room. Our wedding photo was hanging there. But even in that photo, Kate was there.
Ash had forced me to take Kate as my bridesmaid because Kate wanted to be one so bad. And, so, at our wedding, Kate
became the bridesmaid.
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Ash had never declined any of Kate‘ s request. He hated to be disturbed during his work the most. So, I did my best not to bother him while he was working, and even did every chores by my hands because he was picky. From the suit he would wear to what he ate, I was the one who would take care of it. But all of these went unnoticed.
In his eyes, there was only one Kate. I lived as her substitute for many years, but I’ve to break things now.
I took a deep breath, and packed all my belongings. It was funny. We had been together for three years, but all of my belongings could fit into one bag.
In the years of our marriage, he had never showered me with any gifts, flowers, and even his love. Just, on the day of marriage, he gave me his bank card, and asked me to use it whenever I wanted to.
But I didn’t. I sighed, and took out the card he gave me.
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“Miss… you’re back? Where were you these two days? Are you fine? What happened to you?” the nanny asked in surprise as he came to see me.
I shook my head. “Granny, can you please hand these to Ash when he comes back
home?” I said as I handed her the divorce papers and the bank card.
“M–Miss, are you leaving?”
I nodded. “You’re going to have a new mistress soon.”
“Please don’t leave, miss. He’d finally realise his feelings for you. Believe me.”
“No, granny. I won’t be holding into any false hope anymore. I had enough.” I said calmly.
Except for his parents, his nanny was the closest person to him. His family had always liked me, including granny. She was also the one who taught me to cook his favourite dishes.
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I remember the first time I cooked for him, he hated it, and didn’t even eat it. Then I found out that he always liked to eat food made by granny. She was the one who taught me to make his favourite food, and told me more about him.
At that time I believed that I could make his heart move by doing all of these. But in his heart, he only saw Kate.
I knew better now.
“Granny, please don’t give me any more. hope now. I can’t hold on anymore.” I said as tears threatened to fall. “Please ask him to send me the signed papers soon. I wish him and Kate a happy marriage.”
I didn’t wait for her answer and instead stormed out of the house. It was time to leave. Goodbye, Ash.
