From that day, Ezra didn’t come back home, not even hiding his cheating.
He treated cheating like something normal, like I was an air.
I looked at that account posting often, but didn’t feel the same sadness and pain as before.
“I said I wanted to see the world, he brought me to an auction, people thought I was Mrs. Howard.”
“I came to Paris with him, the Eiffel Tower saw our love.”
“I said I wanted a house, he gave me that villa in Fairview Heights!”
…
In only one week, their loving posts went over twenty.
I saved everyone, printed them on paper, and gave them to Attorney Harper.
“I don’t only want to take back the money he gave Heidi, I also want them to pay for the hurt they caused me.”
After dealing with these things, I went to the door of the storage room near the stairs in the villa and opened it.
I walked to the old safe covered in dust and took out that faded notebook.
It kept the memories of the past twenty years between Ezra and me, every line full of real feelings.
At the same time as I tore that notebook into pieces, my phone also got a message.
“Ms. Russo, the visa process for you and your daughter is done. Welcome to England.”
After dinner, I got a teasing message from Heidi.
“Evie, I know you have been watching my account. I posted it on purpose for you to see.”
“No matter how long we stayed apart, once I move my finger, he will come to me. I suggest you leave quickly, don’t wait until you are kicked out of the Howard family and truly feel ashamed!”
I showed a faint smile, typed a few words.
“You care so much about what I threw away, then keep it properly.”
As soon as that short line was sent, I could picture her angry face.
I once believed that once I received the divorce certificate, Ezra and I would fully separate.
But during this time, Heidi never planned to let me live peacefully.
On the way to bring Vera to her art class, a traffic accident happened.
Before I fainted, I clearly heard the driver make a call, his voice in panic.
“Damn, Miss Trevino, are you trying to get me killed!”
“You never said there was a child in the car, and she belongs to the Howard family!”
After that, I could no longer hear anything and sank into deep darkness.
When I slowly opened my eyes, my head had bandages, and a needle was in the back of my hand.
When she saw I was awake, the nurse quickly went to get the doctor, but I suddenly sat up and pulled the needle out.
“Where is my child! How is she?!”
The nurse firmly held me back, trying to calm me.
“Ms. Russo, please stay calm! Your daughter is being treated, she will be alright!”
I struggled hard to get free, shouting in a rough voice.
“I need to stay with her; if I’m not there, she will be scared!”
The nurse looked at me with worry, gently comforting me.
“Ms. Russo, you have a light concussion now. You cannot leave the room! The doctors are with your child, she will be fine!”
Vera’s little face came into my thoughts.
She had always been terrified of pain. When she learned to walk, she cried for her mother after her first fall. It hurt so much, how could she endure it…
Even after hearing the nurse’s words, uneasiness and panic still surged in my chest.
A deep fear wrapped around me tightly.
As I waited outside the emergency room, I nervously called Ezra’s number.
“Vera and I were in a car accident.”
The person on the other side heard and quickly responded.
“Which hospital? I will come right away.”
After giving him the hospital’s address, a long time passed, yet he still did not appear.
I called his phone again. This time, his voice sounded very irritated.
“Evie, just to make me return, you would even say something like this about your daughter? Have you no shame?”
