9
That morning, I left for work as usual. At noon, I received a message from Lily.
“Honey, I’ve refused many times, but they came to the house to invite me. It would be impolite to keep refusing I’ll just go for the meal, I promise I’ll behave and come back quickly.
“I’ll keep you updated the whole time.”
She attached a photo of a group of people.
I put away my phone without a word, suddenly feeling very tired.
How many times did I have to forgive her?
What kind of charm did this Ryan have, that made her want to go even knowing I would be angry?
In the afternoon, Lily sent me many photos intermittently. In her words, she was keeping me updated.
But I just found it annoying.
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In the evening, I returned home to darkness.
Just like countless nights before, this scene played out again.
I couldn’t help but ask myself, how many more chances should I give her?
Why did I believe she would change?
I was truly, incredibly stupid.
The night grew deeper. I sat woodenly on the sofa, replaying scenes from the past.
I don’t know how long I sat there. Suddenly, my phone rang, breaking the silence.
“Is this Mrs. Lily’s husband? She’s been a car accident. She’s at Third People’s Hospital now…”
I rushed to the hospital immediately. Lily was in the emergency room. She had severe bleeding, and the baby couldn’t be saved.
I signed the surgical consent form and called her parents.
After doing all this, all the strength left my body. I slid down the wall onto the floor.
Not long after, Ryan appeared with his head bandaged, limping.
He looked pale and guilty when he saw me: “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry…
I didn’t even have the desire to punch him again: “What happened?”
“After dinner, Lily said she wanted to go home. I was driving her back. On the way, some asshole kept cutting me off. I got pissed and started racing with him. Then we crashed. Lily was in the passenger seat, so she got hit pretty bad…”
Lily’s parents arrived just in time to hear this.
Her mother rushed over to hit him: “Lily is pregnant! How could you be so careless!”
I rubbed my face: “The baby can’t be saved. They’re operating now.”
She cried out in shock and started wailing.
My head was pounding. I just wanted to get away from this place, away from these people.
But I couldn’t leave right now.
