room fell into a stunned vilence
felix frowned, rubbing his temples in frustration. “Don’t joke about this
John? I looked at the handsome man before me, my heart filled with bitterness. I had been his partner for five years and knew his every move || remembered the passion of that desperate night two months ago, the sincerity in his proposal when the pregnancy best came back positive, and his distant smile during our courthouse wedding. All those memories had once comdured me that there was some affection in our marriage–tinti werks shattered that husion.
My eyes reddened, sadness flooding my entire being. Driven by a sudden, reckless impulse, I asked, “Talix did you know… I love you?”
Felix froer, his gaze locked on my tear filled eyes. After a long pause, be looked away, saying fully. “If I had known, I wouldn’t have married your.“
It felt as if someone had hollowed out my chest, leaving only searing pain.
Though I had expected this answer, I could no longer maintain my exmposure, and a tear slipped from my eye
The room tilted on its axis. Felix’s cologne–that damned cedarwood scent he’d worn since our MIT days–ching to my throat like drowning hands. T wondered if this was how my father felt when the experimental aircraft failed, when everything he’d worked for came crashing down
Felix’s heart skipped a beat as he watched me. The unfamiliar feeling made him want to turn away. “I have things to do. You should rest,” he said, turning to leave
As he reached the door. I stepped forward, grabbing his arm, desperate for an answer. Tell me, when you proposed to me, did you truly feel nothing for me?
Felix looked down, ignoring my grip as he pulled his arm away. “You’re still pregnant. Think carefully about the divorce.” With that, he walked out of
the house.
The clock ticked closer to midnight
I sat alone at the table, unmoving
My phone rang repeatedly until I finally lifted it, seeing my mother’s name on the screen. I closed my eyes, hesitated, and answered.
“Drielle, your stepfather’s real estate project needs more funding. Tell Felix to send more money! My mother’s entitled tone left me too drained to even feel angry.
I replied quietly, “There’s no money”
“What do you mean no money? Drielle, just because you married into a rich family, don’t think you’re above us. One day, you’ll need your family’s support…” Her voice carried the same manipulative edge it had developed since she remarried.
“I won’t give you anything. We’re gening divorced, and everything you took before you should give it all back.” I cut my mother off “What? What’s going on? Did Felix find someone else? My mother’s shocked voice soon shifted, her tone turning scornful. “All rich men are like that. You’re so useless–already pregnant and still can’t keep a man! Get as much money as you can before the baby is born. That’s all that matters!”
I let out a silent laugh, and as I laughed, tears began to fall. My hand went slack, letting the phone drop to the floor with a thud, shattering my last glimmer of hope in family support.
The next day, as soon as I arrived at work, I felt the weight of curious stares. Faint whispers floated around me
“Did you hear? That slap sounded so loud”
The sympathetic tone cut deeper than any mockery. I forced a bitter smile, clutching my bag tightly as I walked to my desk
Moments later, someone approached, placing a document in front of me. “Drielle, this is your mother’s request for another transfer. She says it’s
w Mr. Reed handin if Mindest
son’s smile deepened with an unreadable glint in their eyes “Alright, Delelle. They then turned and walked
A while later, Fells emerged, Tallding quietly with the staff member, their stance intimate and professional
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