Love Became the Wind and Left Us

My husband gave me a kitten.

I just came out of the ward and got hospitalized again because of being scratched by the cat.

He clearly knew that I was allergic to cat hair.

I calmly informed him of the divorce.

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I hadn’t seen my husband for a month since our last fight.

In the middle of the night, he came home drunk.

I didn’t greet him and helped him hang up his coat as usual.

He casually threw his coat on the sofa and went to the bathroom, pulling his tie.

He paused for a moment when he saw the empty bathtub.

But he didn’t say anything.

Before, when he came back from socializing, I worried that he would be drunk, so I would cook hangover soup for him and prepare a bath for him.

In order to make him more comfortable, I even learned how to give shoulder and neck massages.

Now without this treatment, he felt a bit uncomfortable.

He came out wearing a bathrobe.

He noticed that there was still no hangover soup on the table, and his coat was still in its original place.

Even I sat in the same spot without moving.

He sighed and picked up the jewelry he casually threw on the shoe rack and handed it to me.

“This is for you.”

It was a ruby necklace.

The gemstone was precious, but the design was a bit outdated.

This was probably prepared by his mistress.

She was reminding me that I was old and outdated.

In the past, when I was angry, he would coax me with great care and accompany me to any place I wanted to go.

Now, he was getting busier and busier, so busy that even the anniversary gift was prepared by someone else.

I casually put the box on the table and said lightly, “Let’s divorce.”

I swiped my phone and looked at the news on it.

[The Heir of the Nelson Group and His Childhood Sweetheart Are Suspected to Get Married]

The picture showed the two of them at the airport, seemingly in an intimate kiss.

During the month when we were arguing, he was having a great time abroad with his mistress.

It turned out that he was not too busy to make time.

He just didn’t have time for me.

“I forgot that you are allergic to cat hair. It won’t happen again.”

Colin Nelson sat on the sofa, tiredly pinching his brow.

Esme Perez was the daughter of the Nelson family’s close friend and joined Colin’s company as an intern.

Until now, she was still Colin’s personal assistant.

They were always together, so close that they drank from the same glass.

Colin allowed others to call Esme Mrs. Nelson.

He was obviously biased towards Esme. I laughed at myself.

I touched the wound on the neck.

Due to the deep wound, a scar was left.

The doctor said at that time that if it went up another inch, the artery would have been broken.

I almost died.

But Colin just casually brushed it off.

During the month in the hospital, I didn’t hear a word of concern from him.

Maybe because I hadn’t spoken for a long time, Colin asked about the parents’ meeting of the two sixyearold sons.

“How would I know?”

I was surprised. I didn’t even know that the two children had had a parents’ meeting recently.

I lowered my head, feeling sad.

How could I have the chance to attend their parents’ meeting?

After I gave birth to two children, the people from the Nelson family took them away and raised them as heirs.

It was difficult for me to meet them.

I had cried, made a scene, and fought for them, but it was all useless.

They said that I would mislead them.

In their eyes, I was a gold digger who schemed my way into the Nelson family.

Since they were willing to let me be Mrs. Nelson, I should be grateful.

If I wanted to expect more, there was none.

Colin pursed his lips at the words.

After spending many years together, I understood him very well.

This was his expression of displeasure.

“Pay more attention to the parents’ meeting, and care more about the children.”

I know what he was saying.

Today was Sunday, a rare day when I was allowed to pick up my two sons who were learning horse riding.

I started making their favorite pastries in the morning.

But I waited at the horse stable for a long time, and didn’t wait for the children until it was dark.

What I received was a call from Esme, who said in a reproachful tone, “Madam, don’t you remember? Today’s horse riding class has been changed to swordsmanship class. I have already picked up the children.”

The phone was filled with the scolding voice of my motherinlaw, Aurora.

“I already said that she can’t take care of children. She left the two children there for the whole afternoon! Is she still a mother? She is so heartless!”

Then came Colin’s gentle voice, “Esme, thanks to you today.”

What followed by was Aurora’s agreement. They were happily having dinner over there.

I didn’t want to listen anymore.

I hung up the phone and stayed where I was.

No one had informed me about the change of class.

My thoughts returned, and I blinked away the tears.

Looking calmly at Colin, I said “Then why don’t you agree to the divorce? I can hand over the position of Mrs. Nelson to Esme.”

I didn’t know which word triggered Colin’s anger.

He suddenly opened his eyes and said, “What did you say?”

“Gloria Lee, I warn you to behave yourself.”

“Since I have given you a way out, you better take it and not push your luck!”

After saying that, Colin got up and left, just like every time when we had a fight.

He would choose to slam the door and stay away for a few days, ignoring me.

Because I loved him, no matter whose fault it was, I always lowered my head and coaxed him back.

His hand was back on the doorknob.

I spoke indifferently, “By the way, I have a terminal illness. If you don’t want to be widowed, divorce me.”

Upon hearing this, he paused.

With an unhappy expression, he asked, “What nonsense are you talking about?”

He looked at me with a skeptical gaze.

Seeing my strong and healthy appearance, he obviously didn’t believe that I was sick.

I picked up the medical report on the table that he hadn’t noticed.

Colin took the report with suspicion.

“Latestage breast cancer... How is this possible?”

He couldn’t believe it. He looked at the medical record over and over again.

“It’s impossible...”

He looked serious.

It gave me the illusion of being loved by him deeply.

When he saw the name of the hospital, his frowned brow relaxed as he said, “Gloria, you asked the hospital of the Nelson family to help you fake it? How good you are at winning people’s hearts?”

He threw the medical record at me.

“If you’re going to pretend, at least make yourself look pale.”

“Just as Mom said, you people from these small families always use these lowly tricks.”

He felt he had seen through everything and exuded confidence.

He looked down on me with disdain.

Colin actually said this about me.

Clearly he knew that my family was a abyss.

Sure enough, the person who knew what I cared about the most could hurt me the most with their words.

What was ridiculous was that I had laid everything bare.

I still naively believed in him.

I laughed and coughed, unable to stop.

In the end, he impatiently returned to the study and closed the door with a loud noise.

I stayed where I was, savoring the harsh words.

Colin never believed in me at all.

He only believed in Esme. She could lead him with any excuse she made up.

This was what it looked like when he loved someone. He would be wholeheartedly devoted to her and believe in her without reservation.

I had seen his love.

Someone like me, who grew up in a normal family, shouldn’t have any relationship with someone like Colin, a son of heaven.

But fate was just so coincidental.

In high school, I once skipped class and fought.

Colin climbed up a tree to rescue a trapped stray cat, and happened to witness the whole process.

He didn’t say a word, thinking that I hadn’t noticed him.

I scared the person away, put the school uniform jacket on my shoulder, and looked up at him.

“Have you seen enough?”

With just that one glance, he blushed and fell from the tree.

I instinctively reached out and caught him.

He froze, and so did I.

After all, he was the famous prince in the school, a proud son of heaven, and his family background was prominent.

I smiled slightly and said, “Aren’t you coming down? You’re so heavy.”

I saw his ears turn red.

I thought to myself that he was so innocent.

Since then, he transformed into a fanboy and started following me around.

He brought me food and water every day.

He said he wanted to go to the same college as me, so he insisted on helping me with my homework.

Under his guidance, my grades had improved by leaps and bounds.

He was like a humble little dog, wagging his tail and trying to please me.

Many people were betting to see how long he could last.

But I didn’t expect that his persistence saved me.

On the eve of the SAT, I was almost beaten to death by my father’s creditor.

Colin took me away regardless and paid off all the debts my father owed from gambling.

I was the one who got hurt, but he was the one crying.

I wiped away his tears with my bandaged fingers, but he grabbed my hand.

“No wonder you fight so fiercely. It turns out you have suffered so much. Why didn’t you tell me?”

At that time, he was full of selfblame and regret for me in his words.

Maybe it was the warm sunshine that touched me.

I told him a secret that no one else knew.

My dad took the money my mom used to buy medicine and went gambling, which caused my mom to have a seizure and die in the house.

I was very young at that time, and I didn’t know anything except crying while holding her.

There was no food at home, so I went outside to pick up garbage to eat.

When I came back, I found several stray cats gnawing on her body.

That was the first time I faced death, and since then I didn’t like cats.

At that time, Colin looked at me with pity and hugged me tightly.

He promised me that he would treat me well and I would always be his most precious treasure.

I still remembered his resolute appearance.

But he had completely forgotten why I hated cats.

He thought I was just allergic to cat hair.

When the SAT was over, Colin looked at me with a burning gaze and said, “Gloria, shall we run away?”

I shrugged and smiled, “Run away? Where to?”

My whole life had been a mess.

My father had planned my life for me. After graduating from high school, I would work in a factory and then get married to make money for him.

He wouldn’t help me pay a penny of tuition.

The tuition for my high school was all raised by people in my village.

Colin had also helped my family repay the debt, and I had to repay.

My father was a time bomb, which might affect me at any time.

I gave up on myself long ago. Choosing to study was just to make Colin a little happier.

His family’s plan for him was to study abroad.

His future should not have me.

But Colin convinced me. I was young and impulsive, so I chose him regardless.

In the end, he applied to a domestic university.

He didn’t follow the family’s arrangement and lost his source of income.

At that time, we lived a very poor but also very happy life in a rented house.

After parttime work every day, we would play around in the rented small room.

We have quarreled and fought, but we only have each other in our eyes.

If time could freeze at that moment, it would be great.

But I knew it was impossible. Since he helped my family repay the debt, we were destined to be unequal.

After that day, we parted ways and I moved out of the villa.

In recent years, I had suffered from severe depression and often had emotional breakdowns at midnight.

I was taking anticancer drugs, so I couldn’t take antidepressants at the same time.

I could only go to the hospital for psychological counseling.

I took the medicine.

The psychologist talked about my condition while escorting me to the elevator.

The elevator door opened, revealing Colin and Esme.

Esme was held in his arms, in an intimate posture.

Both of them were shocked to see me.

Esme pounded on Colin’s chest and said, “Mr. Nelson, let me go. I just sprained my ankle.”

But Colin remained unmoved.

Esme looked apologetically at me and said, “I told him it was a minor issue, but Mr. Nelson insisted on bringing me to see a doctor. Madam, please don’t mind.”

It reminded me of the night when I lost my child and Colin held Esme without looking back.

Before I could speak, Colin spoke first, “No wonder you’re making a fuss about divorcing me. It turns out you’ve found someone else.”

I didn’t want to involve innocent Liam Martin.

I instinctively avoided Nelson’s gaze.

“How dare you protect him in front of me?”

“Not everyone is as filthy as you.”

Ignoring his unhappy face, I turned around and left.

In the same elevator with them, I would feel the air disgusting.

Before I could take a few steps, Colin grabbed my arm.

“Are you feeling guilty?”

He saw the medicine I dropped on the ground.

He picked it up and took a look.

“Antidepressant drugs?”