I lowered my eyes, concealing the coldness within them, and slowly nodded with a stern face: "Okay." Since leaving was inevitable, I would play along with them to the end, as a final, clean break from this absurd marriage. Liam assumed I was still the same obedient and docile wife, and happily ruffled my hair before turning back to busying herself with making phone calls to arrange the banquet, without asking a single question about Leo's well-being.
It wasn't until nearly noon the next day that a driver came to pick us up from the hospital. Leo leaned quietly in my arms, staring blankly out the window, his little hands clutching my clothes tightly. Seeing his bewildered expression, my heart ached, and my resolve to take him with me grew even stronger.