I Quit Being a Stepmother (Cypress Gem) novel Chapter 606

Kate still couldn't bring herself to hate Sawyer with all her heart. After all, he was the only man she'd loved after George.

She could even say that in the blissful early days of their marriage, her love for Sawyer had surged like a mighty tide and grown as vast as the mountains and seas, turning all her emotions into tender devotion for him.

From Kate's perspective, that was what love was. But to most other people, the truth was that Kate had contributed nothing. She'd offered her cheap affection and expected it to match Sawyer's unwavering compliance and boundless wealth.

They hadn't been equals from the start.

Perhaps deep down, there was something fundamentally flawed with Kate's understanding of the world. In her mind, as long as she offered something up, she had contributed to the relationship, no matter what it was.

For instance, with Connor's incident, though Kate found his actions repulsive, when facing Sylvia, she was of the opinion that Sylvia had to have done something to deserve such treatment. After all, why would Connor have gone after her instead of anyone else?

In fact, from a more realistic point of view, the very fact that Connor had ever been interested in Sylvia was, in a way, proof of his acknowledgment of her. That, too, was a form of contribution. Why? Because only Sylvia possessed a certain quality—no one else did.

Besides, Kate was certain that Connor had given Sylvia some benefits, making the whole thing a fair trade. There was no argument there, if it could even be called that.

That was why she'd spoken so sharply when Sylvia had shown up to cause a scene. Kate felt that Sylvia was being too greedy.

That was what was fundamentally wrong with Kate. She tended to judge others strictly while excusing herself.

Even now, with the way Sawyer was treating her, she blamed it all on trouble caused by others. Her attention was so focused on pushing the blame onto everyone else that she never reflected on herself. She felt wronged, believed she was innocent, and thought she deserved to be protected and empathized with.

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