Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

— “Did your mother ever love me, Kathryn?” Holden asked, but before she could answer, he laughed bitterly.

“No, she didn't.

She never loved me.

Few people wanted to be with her, but I did.

She couldn't get Mr. Jimenez’s love, and she needed an heir, so she stayed with me.” Kathryn remained quiet.

She didn't know if her mother had ever truly cared for her father.

Maybe she had, maybe she hadn't.

But now, it didn’t matter—her mother was gone.

Holden continued, “I spent decades trying to warm her heart, but I couldn't.

I failed as a man, Kathryn.

I wouldn't have looked for excitement elsewhere or

those things mosily to get back at her.” Kathryn pursed

so angry when you cheated.” Desperate for reassurance, Holden asked again, “Really? Did she love me?” Then he

try to comfort

she never

with me because she

IVF had been an option back then, she wouldn't have married me at all.” “When I cheated,

because

stand my

had returned sooner and been willing to be with her, she would've left me for him.” “She would've cheated first,

about herself, controlling others

I was just

the last bit was for you, Kathryn.” Kathryn softly responded, “Dad, she did

your brothers as much

had been more successful, maybe she

was bad, that your brothers took after me and were therefore useless.” “She always said the daughters of

regular people.” Only the

“Dad, Mom’s