I stopped for a second, just about to explain who the cancer report belonged to.
From behind Ezekiel, Gwynne suddenly rushed forward and ripped the paper into pieces.
“Older sister, I know you want to win back Ezekiel and Jaxon’s hearts, but making a fake cancer report is really going too far,”
Gwynne said with a troubled look.
Ezekiel, who had still been stunned, immediately looked disgusted when he heard what Gwynne said.
“Heather, do you believe having cancer will make anything different? I’m telling you now, after seeing how jealous and mean you’ve been for so many years, my son and I will never forgive you!”
He stared down at me as if he were above me. “Ever since I found out you pushed Gwynne out, there was nothing left between us. The only reason I didn’t get a divorce all this time was that I needed you to stay and care for my son.”
“So many years have gone by, and you still go after Gwynne because you’re jealous. And now you even have cancer, an illness like this can’t be healed, you know that. To avoid pulling our son down with you, leave with nothing.”
Ezekiel gently pushed all the blame onto me.
By the end, his true nature showed completely, and only then did I finally see what kind of man the person beside me for thirty years really was.
All of his reasons were only because he knew I had cancer and thought I was no longer useful, so he wanted to push me away!
I let out a lonely, broken laugh.
Next to me, Kian looked at me with even greater dislike.
“Heather, cancer can’t be cured. If you honestly care about Jaxon, then separate from Ezekiel. Don’t pull the entire family down with you.”
Milo laughed mockingly. “I saw from her younger days that Heather was never someone who followed the rules, or she wouldn’t have taken Gwynne’s marriage to begin with. Now she’s sick, and she must be planning to make Jaxon pay for everything. She doesn’t care about her own family at all; she’s completely selfish!”
When I saw the disgust in their eyes, my blood seemed to rush backward. My mouth moved, but no words were able to come out.
I understood that my older brothers looked down on me because of Gwynne.
But I always thought that after thirty years of treating them with everything I had, I should have gotten at least a little honesty from them.
Ezekiel and my son were still my husband and my nearest family.
When I noticed my son hadn’t spoken yet, I couldn’t stop myself from looking at him with hope.
My son looked away from me and murmured, “Mom, you should have divorced Dad years ago. Dad always loved Aunt Gwynne. If you hadn’t taken her marriage back then, I would have been Aunt Gwynne’s kid.”
As he talked, he even shot me an angry look, “And your illness can’t be cured anyway. You may as well walk away with nothing and help Dad and Aunt Gwynne be happy!”
Gwynne dropped her head in a shy way, as though she was already seeing her wedding with Ezekiel.
I looked at everything without feeling, my heart aching until it couldn’t feel anything anymore.
A single cancer report showed me who they truly were.
Maybe none of them had ever loved me at all, from the very beginning.
Having fully lost hope, I looked at them calmly.
“Alright, I agree to divorce.”
Ezekiel ignored everything else I said. As soon as he heard my agreement, he excitedly pulled out a divorce contract he had already made beforehand.
This slightly yellow divorce paper was something Ezekiel always kept with him.
He had wanted to end our marriage for a long time.
Seeing that I still wasn’t signing, Ezekiel urged me with worry.
“Heather, you’re not planning to take back your words, right?”
I curled my lips slightly and signed my name without stopping.
“I won’t go back on it. As long as none of you regret it.”
After all, the name written on that cancer report wasn’t mine.
Ezekiel snorted, and after seeing my signature, he carefully tucked the divorce papers away.
My son, noticing this, grabbed my arm with force and pushed me outward.
“Since you’ve already signed everything, Mom, hurry up and leave. No one here wants you. We still need to celebrate Aunt Gwynne’s birthday. You can go home and clean up or do something like that.”
Looking at his expression, acting as if I would still give everything just like before, I turned my head aside.
The door closed hard behind me.
Laughter sounded from inside, and my brothers said happily, “Since Ezekiel and Heather are divorced now, we can really set up a real wedding for Gwynne. I know everyone has been waiting for so long. We need to celebrate it properly!”
“But let’s still hold on until the divorce paper comes through. I don’t think Heather will drop this so easily. I know her better than anyone; she sticks like thick glue. The fact that she signed today is already unbelievable. Once she reaches home, she will surely keep holding on.”
Ezekiel said arrogantly, “After all, we lived as a married couple for so many years. I won’t be too ruthless. She really is good at looking after others. Just let her stay at home as a house servant. I’ll give her a little money every month, consider it paying for her pain medicine.”
Hearing these words, Gwynne began softly praising him.
I felt nothing but strong disgust. I didn’t listen any longer and walked back toward the villa.
