Chapter 3
Tete rushed into the kitchen
“Pete, it’s my favalt. I just wanted to help Angel, but she…]
Pete slapped me across the face, “If you didn’t want to mok, just say in. Can’t you behave during New Year’s?
Am I the one misbehaving?]
Pele glanced at the cheese and angrily dumped all the food into the garbage. “Disgusting! I won’t even ask for an apology- your punishment is to cook again! Should be easy enough for your
Two hours of my
of my effort, ruined just like that
He couldn’t even see my blood stained hand.[]
Mary squeezed out a few drops of blood, crying delicately. Pete. It hurts so much…“]
Pete lifted Mary by the waist, anxiously asking me, “Where’s the first aid kit? Get it and help bandage Mary’s wound!”
Stary clung intimately to Pete’s neck, her face flushed, her slightly swollen red lips deliberately pouting as if ensuring I wouldn’t miss them. Pete, Angel just had a miscarriage – let her pest. My little injury isn’t serious
“That won’t do! Angel, why are you just standing there? Can’t you see Mary trembling in pain?“]
As Mary shivered, her loose collar revealed a maze of love marks, flinting what they’d done right under my nose.
Pete truly treasured Mary like his p
precious darting
He no longer bothered hiding his love for her in front of me.
A scratch that didn’t even need a bandaid became their dramatic performance as if she’d die if I didn’t treat it immediately.]
I retrieved the first aid it: and handed it to Pete. He suddenly noticed my wound, “You’re hurt?” ||
When I remained silent, he withdrew his fleeting concem. “Treat it quickly- Mary faints at the sight of blood.“[]
As 1 wrapped my wound with gauze, memories flooded my mind.
Not Jung ago, he had cherished me like a precious jewel
The old Pete couldn’t bear to see me hurt–he’d rush me to the hospital for even the smallest cut.
Hed throw away any knife that had ever injured me, unable to tolerate anything that could harshine in our home.
mor Mary returned, all that love and care shifted to her
Love and indifference the contrast was stark
Seeing me lost in thought, Pete frowned, “If you’re not helping, stop standing here in the way. Go cook “[]
“I already cooked.]
Leaving those words hanging, I went to the study to prepare divorce papers ||
A musky scent assaulted my pose I had to open the windows to avoid retching.||
After signing die divorce agreement, I turned to look for our marriage certificate but couldn’t find it anywhere [
Sering me searching. Pete shouted inpatiently, “Angela, imast you deliberately wander around the house being annoying? ||
Iraitzed Id interrupted their intimate mumeni ||
His outburst triggered a vague memory our wedding had been just a single wal with a few friends,
Checking the marriage registration records, we’d missed every appointment for various Traxons ||
I remembered his mother hiding the householdd register and ID randh
In have the baby first, then get the certificate.
Teir had sworn his love dido I need that piece of paper)
Thour cows still exhord, but the man who made them was gone, along with his love ||
Tortunately, the soul collector was drawn to my genuine love for Mary, offering me seven days back in the mortal world in exchange.||
If 1 could find sopener who maly loved me during these seven days, I could truly revive |
ie exchange simply because I conduct accept dying like this.
I couldn’t hear thinking how devastated my parents would be when they learneil of my death.
Even if 1 couldn’t revive, I wanted to spend a few more days will them
Pete, defied my parents to follow him without any official status ||
They didn’t even know I was pregnant when I was about to give births
nner the baby was born, Petek Tamily wenslid accept me, amit my parents would bless our marriage.||
Never did I imagine my reckless pursuit of love would be like a moth flying into flames||
The soul collector took away my love – Pete became a sirmger to me.
Memories of hian randund
Without a
disappeared with each passing moment.|||
ensiling
g this relationship would be simple.
hout a marriage errtilitate,
I booked her next mailable flight and called my parents;||
“Wait for the to return for the ancestral worship. ||
Tele entered and immediately scowled. “Ancestral worship? Angels, how dare you think of entering my family ancestral hali?“||
