She took my deepest pain and turned it into a tool to hurt me.
In that instant, I understood.
Our love had already come to an end.
But because of that agreement that lasted ten years, I could not leave Eulalie.
I could only watch helplessly as she openly crushed my pride and stepped on my feelings.
The wedding I risked my life to secure turned into a cage that trapped me.
The love that once felt carved into my body became Eulalie’s tool to wound me.
I had suffered enough from family and love.
Instead of letting this child live the same fate, I decided it was better to finish this broken marriage myself.
I swallowed the prescribed medication and dialed Eulalie’s number.
Even if we could not separate peacefully, we should at least leave one last bit of respect for each other.
The call connected.
But what came through, however, were their two intimate sounds.
My chest hurt for no reason.
I lifted my head and watched the city slowly fade into the dark, and I suddenly wondered. How did Eulalie and I end up this way?
Was it because of Percy? Or was it because of… that incident?
It no longer mattered.
No matter why it happened, cheating and hurting me were clear truths.