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My husband’s mistress forced me to jump into the sea, and he agreed.
I heard Margaret’s mocking voice after I was saved.
“Noah, your wife does love you. If she found out you were messing with her, she’d go Mad!”
“Mad? She has been as tame as a bunny since she gave birth. Just don’t tell her. This is the last time I’ll test her loyalty.” He laughed lightly.
Others laughed and promised to keep it secret.
Lying on the stretcher, I had no more tears left.
Noah didn’t know that this was also the last chance I had given him.
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When I regained consciousness, I was in the hospital. A peeled apple lay on the table nearby.
In the past, whenever I got sick, Noah wouldn’t show up. He’d just tell his assistant to drop off a bunch of supplements.
Seeing that I didn’t show much emotion, he picked up a slice of the apple and held it near my mouth.
“Happy I’m still alive?” he asked.
I turned my head and happened to spot a faint hickey on his neck.
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I replied calmly, “Noah, I want a divorce.”
He froze, then casually popped the apple slice into his mouth with a loud
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crunch and smiled meaningfully.
Then, he made a phone call.
Soon, his assistant brought Billy Rockwell over.
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A few months had passed, and Billy had gotten a bit taller. But he still kept his distance from me.
Right after I stopped nursing him, Noah’s grandfather, Andrew Rockwell, took him away. I only got to see Billy during holiday dinners at the Rockwell’s mansion.
I understood why Noah brought Billy here.
Whenever he went too far partying or fooling around, I’d get angry and stop talking to him. To make up for it, he would send Billy over to stay with me.
That pattern had played out more times than I could count.
But now, using Billy to get to me didn’t work anymore.
Even seeing Billy’s rounder cheeks didn’t make me smile.
Billy looked upset, frowning like a little Noah. Even his voice had Noah’s tone when he called me.
“Liora, you’re still so stiff and boring. Daddy, I don’t wanna stay here. I wanna go back and play with Mommy Margaret.”
Mommy Margaret?
No wonder he never called me “Mommy“. He already saw someone else as his mother.
Noah’s stare turned sharp.
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Billy quickly fell silent and climbed into my arms.
“Daddy’s gonna yell at me!”
In the past, I always stood up for him. But this time, I gently pushed him
away.
“Then go cry to Mommy Margaret.”
Both Noah and Billy froze in surprise.
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said calmly, “Noah, I’m serious about the divorce. I mean it.”
His eyes showed anger, but then he smirked.
“Liora, don’t play games with me. If you truly push me, I’ll make sure you never see your son again.”
So that was why he hadn’t reacted earlier. He thought I was trying to trick him by pretending to give up.
I remembered last year, news broke about him fooling around with a Z–list actress. It got so bad that she ended up in the hospital from severe bleeding. The story was everywhere. I was furious and wanted to end our marriage.
He responded by locking me in and keeping Billy away for six whole months.
That was when I finally learned my lesson.
It also made me realize that I no longer had feelings for him.
“Noah, I’m leaving the villa after I’m out of the hospital,” I said seriously, looking him straight in the eyes.
When he saw I wasn’t joking around, his face grew serious.
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“If you want a divorce, let’s see if you’ve got what it takes.”
He walked out with Billy, and only then did I grab my phone and send at message to an unfamiliar number.
“I’ve made up my mind. I’ll go after the dance competition next week.”
After I was discharged from the hospital, I returned to the Rockwell’s villa, packed my things, and went straight to the dance school.
I’d already decided. I didn’t want anything more to do with Noah.
However, when I came to work, everyone looked at me meaningfully.
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