Chapter 5
I thought it was a very ordinary birthday party.
But I soon found it a little weird since Lily kept blinking at me.
Unfortunately, Laura had pulled around to greet the guests, and I couldn’t spare time to ask Lily what this was all about.
In a minute, my birthday party was upgraded to an engagement party.
All the blessings and applause seemed boring and meaningless to me.
In this case, Laura was clearly convinced by Ethan.
“Ethan made sense. Both our families can afford your life as a full–time housewife, so why don’t you just enjoy your leisure time at home instead of doing the hard work at the lab?” she said.
I really didn’t want to talk back to her on
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my birthday and patiently explained,
“But I like what I’m doing now. Even if I go to the lab, I can still balance my job and family. Why do you want me to quit researching? Is Ethan the only one allowed to feed his family?” I said.
This question stumped my mother. She thought about it for a long time but could only give a ridiculous answer.
“He is a boy after all,” she said.
I laughed at this ironic belief that only a boy could support his family while a girl couldn’t.
“Mom, leaving the lab is not an option for me. And if you insist on forcing me to do so, I’ll reject the engagement,” I said.
Meanwhile, since Ethan was close to us and paid attention to our conversation, I also meant to deliver my thoughts to him.
His expression became increasingly grim, and he strode over.
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“Sophia, can you please stop being unreasonable? Do you value the lab more than our relationship for so many years?”
he said.
His blame even amused me and was like a
blasting fuse that blew everything.
Grabbing his tie, I used almost all my strength to suppress my anger and asked through gritted teeth, “But in your heart, I can’t compare to anything, right?”
As I was about to leave, he pulled my wrist and told me to watch my mouth, accusing me of being an irrational and arrogant.
bitch…
He said, “No wonder your father died because of you. You have rotten from the beginning…”
Without any hesitation, I slapped him.
And it also hurt my palm so hard that I wailed at him. “You bastard!”
