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His voice was laced with frustration, but I couldn’t help but notice how his shirt buttons were undone, revealing a hickey on his chest.
It struck me like a sharp knife.
When did he start lying to me?
My thoughts drifted back to when we first got together.
Ethan would drive all over the city in the middle of the night just to get me the strawberry cake I’d casually mentioned, and then he’d hand it to me, his hands cupped gently, as I struggled with sleepless nights.
He would spend entire days searching for
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cat care tips online, then compile them into a PowerPoint, just to ensure Jesse was well taken care of when I was away on business.
When he learned of my parents‘ passing, he gently told me that he would be the support I could lean on for the rest of my life.
It was because his love was so intense, so overwhelming, that I completely trusted him.
For him, I left everything behind and moved to his city alone.
Because of my work, I was often required to attend various fashion show events.
But for him, because he once said he wanted to see me every day after work, I gave up my career without a second thought, content to stay home and cook.
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On our wedding day, he swore before everyone that he would love me forever, that he would never betray me.
But how could everything change so suddenly, just two years later?
The memories, once hazy, began to solidify.
The image of the boy holding the strawberry cake seemed to be right before me.
Unable to stop myself, I asked,
“How long has it been since you bought me a strawberry cake?”
Ethan was caught off guard by my sudden question.
“You’re pregnant now. Why would you still want to eat that junk food?”
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“Right now, your priority is to focus on your health and take care of the baby. We need a big, healthy boy for our family”
Then, as if a thought occurred to him, he added, “The doctor also mentioned that it’s not a good idea to keep a cat during pregnancy”
“So, I was thinking… once Jesse is out of the hospital, I’ll send him back to my mom’s place for a while.”
I immediately countered, “I don’t agree! We agreed that Jesse would stay with me.”
Ethan, seeing my emotions flare up again, became angry.
“We did agree, but look at you! You’ve let this cat make you a wreck”
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“Pregnant, collapsing, ending up in the hospital! How can I feel at ease with this?”
I finally couldn’t hold it in anymore and broke down, shouting,
“Isn’t it because Selima fed it expired cat treats that all of this happened?”
Ethan seemed at a loss for words, his face. flushing with anger as he stormed out of the
room.
I collapsed on the hospital bed, crying uncontrollably.
Why had my marriage ended up like this?
What had I done wrong…
I struggled to calm myself down, when
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suddenly the door to the hospital room was pushed open.
