The Divorce Agreement Came Into Effect, and the Husband Regretted it

“Dad,I accept your proposal—I will leave Xavier and return home to inherit the family business.”

My trembling hand gripped the phone;my tone was firm.

On the other end my father was clearly taken aback when he heard my decision;he checked again,“Mia,once you make this choice you can’t turn back.You love him so much—are you sure you want to leave?”

“Sure.”I said coldly,with finality.

In the first year after our marriage,late at night and home alone with a 40°C fever from COVID,I used the last of my strength to send Xavier voice messages begging him to come home and take me to the emergency room.Ten voice messages—no reply.

In the second year of our marriage,I was robbed on a foreign street and nearly shot;I called the nearby Xavier for help.Twenty calls—no answer.

In the third year,with our third wedding anniversary,my car’s central system failed on the highway;during my pregnancy I suffered heavy bleeding,blood soaking the anniversary gifts I had brought for Xavier,and I was on the brink of death,urgently needing a guardian’s signature.All I heard was the dial tone that would never connect.

Desperate,I signed my own name.On the operating table I felt the child slip away bit by bit and finally lost hope.

Three days later I was discharged;Xavier knew nothing of my condition.To tell him,I unlocked my phone and saw my mother-in-law’s post.

The post contained a photo of Xavier with his childhood sweetheart Vanessa.Xavier gently held Vanessa,gazing at her tenderly.

The caption read:“They would have been perfect together.If my son hadn’t been taken by a filthy orphan with no status,she would have been my daughter-in-law.”

Reading those cruel taunts,my eyes stung.

In that moment I finally woke up to reality and saw clearly.

“Some things,once rotten—like a marriage—must be cast away.Now that I’ve recovered,it’s time to leave.”

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On our third wedding anniversary,I bought a lot of gifts for my husband and was rushing home to prepare a candlelight dinner.However,not long after my car started on the highway,the central control system of my car failed and I collided with a large truck.

He did not pick up even after calling twenty-three times but messaged me instead.

[Xavier:Stop bothering me!I will not be home today so don't wait,if you are useless the least you can do is to not create unnecessary drama.]

[Xavier:Cancel the anniversary dinner by the way.]

By the time,a rescue team arrived at the scene,I had almost lost my consciousness.They hurried me into the ambulance with sirens echoing all around.

“Damn she has lost a lot of blood,we have to operate on her immediately.”

“Operate,we can't,she is pregnant,she might lose her child?”

“My baby..”I groaned in misery,trying hard to stay awake.

“Ma’am we need your husband to sign-”

“I am divorced.P-please just save..save my child…”

The procedurewas quickly done as I was taken to the emergency ward with the beeping sounds of machines all around me.

I felt pain blossoming in each pore of my body as soon as I woke up.

“My child..”I called only to be greeted by a female doctor who looked at me with pity.

“Ma’am,your child could not be saved.It was a life-threatening situation…if only we could have arrived earlier.We saw you called your husband so many times but he did not pick up,ma'am your child suffocated to death during that time”She sighed yet my ears rang with fear as color drained my face.

“What?”

“Ma’am please calm down-”

“My child is dead?My baby!”I facepalmed crying hard.

For the three days that I stayed at the hospital,Xavier did not call me even once.As soon as I was discharged,I unlocked my phone to contact my husband only for me to come across my mother-in-law’s post.

There was a photo of Xavier and his mother eating at my favorite sushi restaurant with my husband closely embracing Vanessa Lest,his childhood sweetheart as he gazed at her lovingly.

The next photo made my blood run cold as the two posed in front of my parents'house.

They were attending the party exclusively meant for couples together.I trembled in shock,tears trailing down my eyes.This was a party that I secretly asked my parents to organize because I wanted them to meet my husband Xavier.

Yet Xavier abandoned me,his pregnant wife and took another woman to such a place while I was bleeding in the car,losing my baby.

The comments below the post were heartwrenching to read.

[Our college’s hottest couple,god you people are still together?!Congratulations!]

[Vanessa is the first and last choice of Xavier,of course he would choose her over someone useless and poor.]

[Vanessa,only you are suited beside Xavier.]

[You look so good together,your child would be blessed to have your genes.]

The ones commenting were Xavier and Vanessa’s childhood friends,some of them already were aware that Xavier was married to me yet their friend group had always been tight—four boys and one girl,closely knitted best friends,the group that I could never be a part of.

Xavier and Vanessa had been the perfect couple until Vanessa found her abusive partner for whom she left Xavier.After living three years abroad she finally returned after getting rejected by her ex,earning the sympathy of the entire group and Xavier.

Soon I became a villainess,a‘witch’who snatched Vanessa’s fortune named Xavier and made him mine.

Xavier’s friends believed that her misfortune was all caused by me and I was the intruder breaking off the golden couple thus I practically became the outcast of the group,the most hated one.

Vanessa was the princess of the group while I was the third wheel who caused her misery by always being‘dramatic’.

When I was at home,my father hated for me to do any work but I learnt cooking especially for Xavier,the process was difficult and I often got burned yet knowing that my husband could not digest oily food I worked hard.

When he went out with his friends,I remembered to cook him light dishes along with his favorite seafood that I was allergic to,even touching it developed blisters on my skin,yet this was treated by his friends in distaste.

They thought of me as a leech,thinking that I was an orphan trying to climb up the ranks by holding onto Xavier who had status.

“The witch.”was the nickname they called me behind my back.

Whenever his friends visited our home,they gave me a list of dishes to prepare for them.At first I refused because it was too tedious yet when Xavier insisted to prove myself useful,I gave in.

Today,yet again,Xavier had chosen them over me.Maybe it’s better this way;at least now,I won’t be tempted to soften.

I liked my mother-in-law’s post which I knew she specifically posted for me to see,going as far as to comment.

[They look perfect together.]

The comment section suddenly quietened down with Xavier calling me almost instantly.

“Mia,there is no need to misunderstand my friends.They just like to joke around with Vanessa and me,your comment made them uncomfortable.I know you must be sad to see the post,but understand,you disappointed Mom too much this time.

She wanted us to attend the family gathering together but at the last moment you were absent,I know I couldn't make it to our anniversary dinner but I am busy unlike you,you can't throw tantrums like this always.”

I listened without a word making Xavier feel odd.

“Mia,when you come home let's sort this out first,you should apologize to mom quickly.”

“Okay”horrible emotions choked my throat as I barely managed to utter a word.The man who killed my child was asking me for an apology.

“Mia…why aren’t you asking anything about me?”

“No need,I already have my answers.”With that I did not wait for him to respond as I hung up quickly,breaking into heart wrenching sobs that made my entire being immersed in pain.

My parents were against my and Xavier’s relationship yet when they realized that I loved this man too much to live without him,they gave our relationship a chance but it was all in vain.

In the first year after our marriage,late at night and home alone with a 40°C fever from COVID,I used the last of my strength to send Xavier voice messages begging him to come home and take me to the emergency room.Ten voice messages—no reply.

In the second year of our marriage,I was robbed on a foreign street and nearly shot;I called the nearby Xavier for help.Twenty calls—no answer.

And now,three years into our marriage,Xavier has caused us to lose the fruit of our marriage,our first child.

At this moment,I've completely woken up.

Xavier has long been unworthy of me.I've never been his most beloved.Perhaps this child's departure is another warning to me:leave the wrong person and pursue my own freedom.

I stopped hesitating.With trembling hands,I typed my father's number into my phone,the number I'd refused to answer countless times.

"Mia,is that you?"

My father's steady voice came from the other end,and I could hear the excitement in it.

"Dad,it's me.I accept your proposal—I will leave Xavier and return home to inherit the family business."

My trembling hand gripped the phone;my tone was firm.

On the other end,my father clearly took aback when he heard my decision;he checked again,"Mia,once you make this choice,you can't turn back.You love him so much—are you sure you want to leave?"

"Sure,"I said coldly,with finality.

Since Xavier never loved me,I will divorce him completely and leave him forever!