Chapter 62
Why should it be this way?
In my last life, I was so lowly in front of him. I knelt for too long in the same spot. I would not allow myself to kneel again in this life. I wanted him to watch me stand up step by step.
As I looked at him, I was sure that the smile on my face was more vibrant than a sunflower.
“Why am I not worthy of that, Gordon? In terms of my family background, my education, my looks, and everything else that we have, I’m not inferior to you at all.
“Why can’t I ask for equality? What right do you have to forbid that? Do I deserve to be trampled under your feet and humiliated by you just because I’ve loved you for so many years? Why don’t you go and die, Gordon?”
The words spilled out of me like a cry of protest that came from deep within my soul.
that
I really wanted to smile. I didn’t want to port any weakness in front of him, but the
minute I stopped shouting, I suddenly realized that my face was wet with tears.
Every wrong that had been done to me for all those years, and all the rage that had been suppressed in my heart, had been vented slightly through my anguished shout.
I clenched my fists tightly and bit my lip as I looked tearfully at the imperious man standing
before me. My battered heart felt as though it was bleeding.
The festering sores that had accumulated in my heart seemed to burst open at that moment, and I felt the pain spread throughout my entire body.
Gordon was stunned.
He looked at me thoughtfully and walked toward me without thinking. He reached out to try
and wipe away the tears on my face.
However, I felt akin to an injured beast shrinking back from a hunter. I retreated instinctively and shook my head.
“Don’t come near me! I don’t need your pity or compassion. Gordon, I once loved you, and that was my choice. I don’t love you anymore, and that’s my decision, too. I’ve played this role alone for a long time, so now I’ll end this show myself.
“I don’t regret that I once loved you, but listen to me carefully. Starting today, I am no longer the person I used to be, and I will no longer love you. Not even one bit! Gordon, my love for you is dead! Do you understand?”
Chapter 62
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A flood of tears burst out of me as I backed away, screaming.
I knew that I looked insane at that moment. There were countless patients and their families passing by, and they probably all thought that I had escaped from an asylum.
I was the only one who knew what I was doing.
My legs were weak, and I couldn’t stop trembling. Tears slid down my face continuously like broken strings of pearls as I unleashed everything that I had been suppressing.
As I screamed, I felt that I had received salvation.
Gordon was evidently shocked. He probably never imagined that I would shout these things
at him.
He looked intensely at me, and at that moment, I saw a tiny flash of heartache behind his eyes. I almost thought that it was an illusion.
He had seen my vulnerability and how upset I was. He instinctively walked up to me and reached out to take my arm.
However, I waved him off hurriedly and backed away, trying desperately to keep my distance from him. At the same time, I tried my best to calm myself down.
I wiped away the tears on my face and looked earnestly at him as I said, “Gordon, I’m serious about getting a divorce. Please consider it.”
There was no need to hold on to something that was hanging on by its last thread.
I was finally willing to let go. I merely wanted to make a clean break so that I could begin a new life.
He looked at me, and his lips moved. He looked as if he really wanted to say something, but ultimately he said nothing. All he did was stand there unmovingly, looking silently at me.
Perhaps our argument had disturbed Sabrina. She and Hector were both standing at the door to the hospital room. I had no idea when they had arrived.
Hector saw that I could barely stand, and he rushed over to me. He sidestepped Gordon and took my arm to steady me.
“Gordon, have you ever considered that the years you didn’t care about were the most beautiful years of a woman’s youth? All she did was love you. She didn’t commit a crime. You shouldn’t have treated her so harshly!”
Hector enunciated each word clearly as he looked at Gordon.
Then he turned and pulled firmly at my arm as he said, “Let’s go, Taylor!”
