An Open Marriage Agreement That He Suddenly Refused To Honor Chapter 24

An Open Marriage Agreement That He Suddenly Refused To Honor Chapter 24

For the three days I lay unconscious, I was trapped in endless dreams.

My whole life flashed before my eyes, and every memory was woven with Lila.

I saw her as a shy schoolgirl in uniform; then the night we squatted by the subway entrance, sharing a cold

wrap between us; then the bright, joyful smile she wore on our wedding day.

Last of all came the image of her slumping amid chaos, tears streaming down her face as she said she

hated me.

I must have hurt her deeply, I thought to myself.

She’d once been such a person who loved to laugh.

What on earth had I done to her?

A wave of intense pain washed over me, and I struggled to open my eyes.

When I saw Lila again, I agreed to the divorce.

Saying the words hurt more than I ever imagined.

For a moment, I thought I might not survive it.

But she’d been longing to leave me for so long.

I’d kept her trapped in pain for years.

Did I have the right to chain her to me any longer?

I just wanted to see her smile again.

Even if that smile was never meant for me.

So I forced a lazy grin, putting on a careless front.

“Fine. Take your lover and stay far away. Don’t let me set eyes on you again-you’re an eyesore.”

She looked at me for a long time, then finally curved her lips.

“Alright.”

I ached to call her back.

Lila, don’t leave me.

I can give you anything you want. Please, just stay.

I waited, hoping she’d turn around one last time.

But she never looked back.

I finally accepted the truth-she didn’t love me anymore.

If this is the happiness you’ve chosen…

then I’ll let you have it.

Walk away completely, leave all our tangled pain and memories to weigh only on me.

Because this is my retribution.

I finally understood.

This was her punishment for me.

To spend the rest of my life drowning in the memories she left behind, forever sinking in regret.