Chapter 8
“No, we haven’t divorced yet. You‘ re my husband and you always will be,” Laura pleaded.
“Oh, really? Your husband’s name is Jerome Atkins. I’m Lucas Lambert now. My identity card is officially recognized by the state, so don‘ t go around claiming family ties,” I refuted her.
Laura opened her mouth but couldn’t find the words to say.
The moment I erased my old identity, it meant I had severed all ties with my past.
Laura wrapped her hands tightly around me again like crazy. Her voice was even more frantic, “Jerome, please don’t be like this. I just found you again. How could I bear to let you go? I know I made mistakes and I hurt you.
“After you left, I cut off all contact with Jock. I drove him out of the capital and
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if she was meeting her greatest enemy. She stormed over, furious and shoved her aside. “Jerome, is this why you‘ ve changed? Did you fall in love with her? Is that why you insist on leaving me?”
I quickly helped my junior apprentice to her feet and turned to glare at Laura.
“You‘ re shameless. Just because you enjoy cheating doesn’t mean you can project that onto others. Do you think everyone’s as filthy as you?” Then added, “If you‘ re sick, go to a hospital. Stop lashing out like a rabid dog.”
I gently ushered my junior apprentice out n of the room, worried Laura might lose
control and hurt her. My junior apprentice glanced back at me, concerned. I smiled softly at her as I tried to reassure her.
That simple gesture was like a dagger to Laura’s heart. She sneered, “Oh, you are such a big mouth. You say you don’t love me, but can you look me in the eyes and say it?”
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I looked straight into her eyes with an unwavering gaze. “I don‘ t love you. Not even a little.‘
Tears streamed down Laura’s face. Once, her tears would have made me panic, filled me with guilt and driven me to do whatever I could to make her smile again. Now, all I felt for her only disgust.
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“Come home with me, please. I’ll make up for everything I’ve done wrong. I’ll love you properly this time,” Laura pleaded.
I couldn’t help but laugh bitterly and said, “I’ll never forget how you stood there, right in front of me and betrayed me with my own best friend. Now you think you have the right to ask me to come back? You’ve got some nerve.”
“When you chose to cheat, you made your bed. I let you go and now you regret it? Too
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