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“I don’t mind you painting me as some kind of demon in front of Irvin at the cost of your own health,” I continued, “but don’t try and harm me physically again, like pushing me into a pond or something. Otherwise, I’ll publicize this video and make sure you never recover from the damage!”
I wanted Julianne to help me end my marriage quickly, but I didn’t want her to end me. My body was far too delicate for that. I didn’t want to be harmed because of this marriage or anything else.
With that, I left without waiting for an answer, leaving Julianne looking gloomy behind me.
When I got home, I took a shower and was just about to go to bed for a nap when I found Irvin in my living room.
I frowned. “How did you get in?”
I’d changed my passcode. How did he get in?
If he’d cracked the code, it should’ve taken more time, especially since I’d changed the passcode to something that was completely unrelated to any of my previous ones.
“You must be hungry. Come on, I brought you your favorite cocktail shrimp,” he said, ignoring my question.
He seemed to have forgotten our fights and the fact that we were about to get divorced. He acted like we were a loving couple as he urged me to join him at the dining table.
I was irritated. I picked up a decorative piece beside me and threw it at him. “Get out of my house! If you ever trespass into my home again, I’ll call the police!”
If I weren’t worried that being too hostile would make our divorce proceedings trickier, I would’ve called the police a long time ago.
Irvin dodged easily and looked at me with fond exasperation. “That’s enough. Stop throwing a tantrum. I know I was wrong yesterday. I’m sorry. Please don’t be mad.”
He was truly feeling guilty after knowing that I had almost died. He shouldn’t have been so apathetic even if I knew how to swim.
Most people who died of drowning knew how to swim. Anything could happen underwater. He had truly been too negligent this time.
My irritation grew at his chiding. If we weren’t living in a civilized society, I wouldn’t have bothered with a divorce; I would’ve widowed myself!
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In fact, I was starting to doubt if he was even human. Why couldn’t he just understand that I wasn’t throwing a tantrum?
I was truly unable to communicate with him. Giving up, I said coldly, “What’s the use of apologizing? Would it revive me if I died?
“If I hadn’t been rescued in time, you would be saying all of this at my funeral. Do you think apologizing would fix me?”
Irvin paled. “Emi, I—”
“No need to explain yourself. There’s no point, anyway. It’s not going to bring someone back from the dead,” I spat. “Just admit it, Irwin Sawyer. You only love Julianne. You don’t care about me, your wife, at all. It doesn’t matter if I die. You don’t care.
“Please, let’s just get a divorce. Go and be with the love of your life. I’m begging you.”
“Emi, I admit that I was wrong yesterday. I shouldn’t have treated you like that after you fell into the pond. But there’s really nothing between me and Julianne. You know I can’t be with her. Please stop being so jealous over nothing,” Irvin said.
He felt a headache coming on. He had admitted his fault from the day before and apologized for it. He was also adamant that there was nothing going on between him and Julianne. He didn’t understand why I didn’t believe him.
There it was again. I couldn’t help but ask, “Why not? Why can’t you be with her?”