My chest felt heavy, suffocating, so I decided to step out for some fresh air.But I ran into Liam right by the restroom door.His smile was mocking, contemptuous. “Thanks for looking after Chloe for me all these years.””Now I’m back. She doesn’t need you anymore.”A knot of anger tightened in my chest, twisting my insides with a sharp, wrenching pain.I looked at him coldly. “It’s Chloe’s choice. At least for now, I’m still her legal husband.”
Liam’s sneering laugh echoed back.”What makes you so confident? Is it just this face that looks a bit like mine?””Tell me, every night when she sleeps next to you, is she thinking of you or me?”Every single word was a cruel, stinging jab.I couldn’t take it anymore. My fist connected hard with his face.But then, a gasp rang out from behind me:”Liam!”I spun around. Chloe was already rushing to his side.
She helped him up, her eyes blazing red as she glared at me. In seven years of marriage, I had never seen her this furious.”Alex, have you lost your mind?!””What gives you the right to hit someone?”Their classmates also crowded around, helping Liam, their gazes turning hostile as they looked at me.”Chloe, your husband is unbelievable. No matter how jealous he is, he can’t just hit people!””Seriously, he’s got no self-awareness. If it were me, I’d pack my bags and make way the moment the real deal came back.”
Amidst their whispers, Chloe looked at me with cold disappointment. “You’ve truly let me down.”The pain in my chest seemed to intensify.Suddenly, a sweet metallic taste filled my throat. I swallowed hard, barely managing to hold it back.I turned and walked away.On the steps outside the hotel, I slowly pulled a crumpled medical report from my pocket.Alex Reid, Male, Stage IV Stomach Cancer.The sunlight caught the thin paper, making it shimmer, almost blinding.I couldn’t hold it back any longer. A mouthful of blood gushed out.
