Chapter 107
i looked Jonathan straight in the eye. I had never felt so clear–headed in my life. “They were right. I had on dignity and self–respect. threw away my pride for wu and followed you amund like a lost cause. I just circled you like my world depended on it.”
laughed at myself. “Who wouldn’t be put off by someone like that? I can’t stand myself either, so I get why you can‘
“You don’t need to feel guilty about divorcing me, Jonathan. Love is never about being fair anyway. Hus, people are way more accepting these days. If a marriage Isn’t happy, splitting up is totally normal”
was trying tornish me. He looked at me coldly. “I’m pretty sure
Thadn’t even finished talking when Jonathan grabbed my face, squeezing so hand it felt like he wa already wamed you. Don’t bring up divorce again!
1 shut my mouth, feeling a little helpless. For a second, I realized there was no getting Fhrough to him.
No matter how man times tried to explain, he alwas thought I was just trying to get attention. It never even crossed his mind that I was serious about divorce.
Did it really have to come down to that?
1 elenched my fists tightly. If I had to bum everything down to leave Jonathan, then me would both burn
I couldn’t keep staying by his side like a shadow 1 was done being a puppet who never got to make her own choices. Even when tried to speak up, they just sawit as me throwing a tantrum
I shut my eyes, and I was done talking to him. He didn’t say a word, and neither did t. That was just the spoken rule between
the want going to talk to me, I same wasn’t going to talk to him. We just gave each other the cold shoulder.
Jonathan made sure
wasn’t trying to
headaches were checked daily, but the topic of going out never came up. I just grew quir
inter with each passing day.
my health. But just thinking about being stuck here forever, I couldn’t bring myself to act like everything was fine After 1 kept my mouth shut for three days, he finally gave in. He sighed and asked, “Do you really want to go out that badly!”
I lay on the couch, tuming my back to him the whole time. He came up from behind and collied me over to face him, looking me in the eye, “If the doctor says you’re Line tomorrow, you can leave the house”
I finally looked at him, but I still kept my arms crossed tightly over my chest, keping my guard up
Jonathan stared at me in silence. After a long pause, he added, “I wasn’t trying to keep you locked up. The painkillers just weren’t ready yet.”
Glancing at him, I finally spoke for the first time in days. “It’s just palilällers. Why does it take forever to get them ready?”
1venly doubted it.
He readily answered, “Painkillers always come with side effects, especially the fast–acting kind. The more you use them, the less effective they are. I had them develop something wilder so that I won’t harm your body.”
I nodded, taking my time as I tumed around. “That’s how it is. Thank you.”
Jonathan furrowed his brows. “We’re past the point of saying thank you.”
I didn’t say a wood. After a while, Isoftly remarked, “I don’t want to stay in the Ford residence.
He asked, “Then where do you want to go?”
I shook my head “I have no idea. Can you get me somewhere peaceful and quiet?”
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