A month after leaving the hospital, I went back to the house that once belonged to both of us. The moment I stood by the door, my mind suddenly drifted away.
This private villa in Southville Bay had been planned by him little by little. It once stood for our love.
When I opened the door, I saw him crouching beside Aurelia, gently putting medicine on her ankle.
“Aurelia got hurt at work. She’ll stay here for now while she heals.”
He looked at me calmly as he spoke.
I walked past them without any expression. “Whatever.”
After hearing that, Heath’s hand froze for a second. He lifted his eyes toward me, confusion flashing across his face.
“If you’re bothered by it, I can…”
I cut him off before he finished.
“You’re thinking too much. Stay however you like.”
With a loud sound, he dropped the item in his hand, stepped toward me, and tightly grabbed my wrist.
The pain made tears gather in my eyes.
“What are you trying to do this time? Don’t think you can bully people again just because you have power.”
Only after seeing my tears did he quickly let go of my hand, shock showing on his face.
Aurelia slowly stood up while limping, quietly crying.
“Heath, I should go. I don’t want to cause problems between you and your wife. I can look after myself.”
Without saying anything else, Heath hurried over and pulled her into his arms.
His eyes were full of care as he softly comforted her. “Stay by my side and don’t go anywhere. I’ll take care of you.”
After saying that, he carried her upstairs.
I looked at his back and slowly remembered the past.
As the illegitimate son of the Curtis family, he spent the first eight years of his life in a broken alley, staying in an old house that leaked whenever it rained and often lost power. After he was brought back to the Curtis family, everyone mocked him for being poor and kept away from him.
When I was ten, I visited the Curtis family for the first time and saw him alone in the back garden, quietly hiding in the corner.
I smiled and pulled out a piece of candy from my pocket before giving it to him. “Big brother, I have candy for you. Come play with me!”
After that, he and I spent the best ten years of our lives together.
I stayed beside him as he slowly reached the top and took control of the Curtis family. Even after the Hamilton family moved to England, I still gave up the family fortune worth billions and chose to remain with him.
But love also came to an end. After finding out he cheated on me, I once completely lost control and kept asking him, “Why did you betray me? You’re the one who said you’d love me forever!”
What I got back was him climbing onto the windowsill and using his life to force me into a divorce.
“Kira, real love is the hardest thing to get in this world.”
“As long as I can’t stay with her, I’d rather die!”
“Let’s get a divorce. If you won’t agree, then I’ll jump!”
Back then, I didn’t believe he’d truly throw away his life for Aurelia, so I shouted at him angrily.
“If you’ve got the nerve, then jump!”
“If you really jump, then we’ll get a divorce.”
Bang.
Yes, he really jumped down.
After that, cheating became something mutually understood without being spoken about between us.
Whenever I was ill, he was with her, eating at an Italian restaurant.
During my birthday, he was in bed with her, staying close to her.
In the end, he even made her his personal driver so they could meet every day.
People all over Avondale mocked me for being foolish, but I simply loved him too much. Was that really a mistake?
But now, I don’t love him anymore.
That night, I called my lawyer friend.
“Cindy, help me make a divorce agreement. I want to divorce him.”
My friend’s relieved voice came from the other side of the call as she answered with a laugh.
“You finally came to your senses and decided to get rid of that garbage.”
“What plans do you have for dividing the property?”
Suddenly, a woman’s sweet voice came from upstairs. The two of them were so wrapped around each other that they didn’t even care that his legal wife was still downstairs.
My hand tightly curled into a fist, my nails digging hard into my palm.
“Based on the agreement Heath and I signed before marriage, all the property belongs to me. He leaves with nothing.”
Heath, you spoiled her while she destroyed everything I had. This is what you owe me.
After the call ended, a message suddenly appeared on my phone.
“Kira, Dad already asked people to speed up your immigration process. In one month, you’ll be able to get it.”
After one month, let’s completely leave everything in Avondale behind.
