When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“How? He can’t let go of Rebecca, and he doesn’t want to grant me a divorce. Tell me, Macy, how should I have the discussion with him?”

“Then, you divorce him. Write it down clearly on paper and make clean cuts when you cut ties with him. From then on, no one has the right to interfere in each other’s private lives.”

I wanted to, but it would not be as simple as that anymore. Throwing the towel aside, I sat in the armchair and sighed, “I met John at the train station, and he left the place with me. Then, I met Ashton at the exit of the train station. Ashton now thinks I have something with John, so he refuses to get a divorce.”

“F*ck,” she swore. “What kind of f*cking luck is that?”

You’re asking me?

“What are you going to do now?”

Gripping the phone, I muttered, “I don’t know. I can only hope to give birth to the baby safely now.”

My stomach was already at this size, and I could not possibly change my mind about the pregnancy now. John was right. I was a lone wolf that belonged nowhere.

This baby would be the only person I could fully trust. I had no reason not to give birth to the baby as this baby was not for Ashton.

baby was

call, the sun had set. Someone knocked

bowl of hot chicken soup in her hands, and she said to me, “You must be hungry.

late in the afternoon, and John had forced me to eat a larger portion than I usually did. Hence, I did not have an appetite for food at that moment. However, looking at Mrs. Eriksen’s

“Okay. Thank

Mrs. Eriksen hastily said, “Don’t!

wiping her hands, she inquired,

normal for her to have heard our loud argument

nodded and sat down by the side of

can’t you discuss everything calmly instead? Did you

smiled but said nothing to that. I knew best what happened between the two of

years. I’ve practically raised Mr. Ashton myself. He’s a short-tempered and quiet man, so he’ll keep many things in

will open up and become kinder if you two spent time together. However, the two of you kept arguing day and night. Since you’re both married,

that with good intentions, so I patted her hand and consoled, “Mrs. Erikson, the scariest thing someone can do is to try to change a person. I won’t try to change Ashton, and I can’t, anyway. This is my fate. I’ll try my best to refrain from

young, and you have to remember to cherish the days of you two being together. Otherwise, when you grow old and look back at your memories, you’ll realize that you let the person go too easily—that you’ve let go of your love halfway down the road. When you’re in your twilight