Chapter 6
Samuel, having lost dignity in front of the woman he loved and being criticized by everyone, was shaking with anger.
“Pfft, Mia, what kind of witchcraft did you put to make them defend you like this!”
Sarah immediately chimed in, “Mia’s so beautiful, you guys aren’t all in love with her, are you?
“But you all need to know, Mia only has eyes for Samuel. No matter how much you defend her, it won’t change anything.
“I think it’s best for everyone to leave. It’ll be better for all of us. Mia, stop pretending and come here already.”
With a smile, Sarah looked at me, but I could clearly sense her malice.
It seemed she knew that there really was a landmine here.
“What is going on?
Why did Ella, who had always been in poor health, suddenly go here, and why did she happen to step on a landmine?” I thought.
I suddenly felt that this wasn’t an accident, but man–made.
As I pondered, the neighbors, who couldn’t stand any longer, rushed over and slapped Sarah hard across the face.
“Do you have no shame? You seduced Samuel to get him to spend money on you, fine, that’s one thing, money isn’t everything.
Sarah, taken completely off guard, was slapped hard and her tears flowed even more.
“But now Mia is standing on a landmine, it’s her life on the line. Even if you like Samuel, is it necessary to directly get her killed?”
”
“Why are you hitting me? Can’t Samuel like whoever he wants? Isn’t that my fault?
“Mia’s the one who made up some excuse to trick us into coming back, what does that have to do with me?”
Seeing Sarah’s swelling face, Samuel’s face turned completely dark.
“Mia, I’m giving you one last chance. Apologize to Sarah.
“I love her, I pursued her. How dare you bring so many people to bully Sarah!
“Today, either you apologize to Sarah, or I’ll divorce you!”
He arrogantly lifted his head, waiting for me to apologize,
But under the tense gazes of everyone, I just nodded.
“Fine, then let’s get a divorce,”
Samuel was left in utter disbelief.
“Mia, you really want to divorce me?”
This was the very thing he had proposed, yet now he was asking me,
I felt nothing, still just nodding.
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The last time Samuel mentioned divorce was only two days ago.
Sarah had taken a liking to the pocket watch my parents had left me. She begged Samuel to let her borrow it for a couple of
In the past, Sarah had often borrowed things from me with such excuses, and without fail, she never returned any of them.
I didn’t care about material possessions, so I would just give them away.
However, this pocket watch was the only thing left to me by my parents, and I didn’t want to part with it.
That day, Samuel got furious, nearly destroying our home.
Eventually, seeing my firm stance, he angrily proposed a divorce.
At the time, I thought my world was collapsing, and in order to keep him, I tearfully handed over the pocket watch.
Now, the watch was hanging around Sarah’s neck.
A wave of bitterness washed over me, and I spoke again, “Sarah, give me back my pocket watch.”
“You’re about to die, what use is a pocket watch to you?”
Sarah blurted out, then immediately covered her mouth.
My body was utterly exhausted, but a sudden realization struck me.
“She knows I would die.
She knows there is a real landmine here!” i thought.
In an instant, it felt like something surged in my chest, and I desperately thought, as if I had grasped
a thread.
Just then, Samuel, stil! with a dark face, spoke again, “Fine, Mia, if you want a divorce, let’s get it over with!
“Sarah, let’s go. I’ll write the divorce papers right away!”
As he spoke, Samuel tried to leave with Sarah but was stopped by the soldiers blocking his path.
“Samuel, we demand that you save her.
“No matter what misunderstandings or grudges exist between you and Mia, right now, she’s an innocent life, and you can’t just walk away!”
