Goodbye, My Heartless Husband

p. Then ke

een together that way, and the frustration Michael had been

in. No matter what he wanted, she neve

The bedroom felt unbearably warm, and the empt

slowly lifted a trembling hand

lue in them. Yet for reasons she couldn't understand, he lowe

ighten. Even breathing

atisfy Michael. He

her pale, damp face against the pillow. "It hu

her weakened body couldn't endure much more. Even what the

her. "What was that?"

it again, but the sharp sound

face. The cold look in his eyes disappeared and was replaced

e. What's

voice drifted th

she listened to another wo

call ended, he turned away from Noreen and

e had no say in their relationship and no place in his heart. All she coul

, Noreen gathered her strength and spoke. "Mi

the last time they woul

n her plea. "I'll come by an

eded her again. It was the sort of careless excuse a man woul

Noreen's lips. "What if

ching her health decline. She never made an effort to hide it from him, but Michael had neve

k of contempt crossed his face. "You're actually using that excuse to make me

f his words mad

The final trace of hope she ha

ime, Michael took a s

settled over

ng behind a coldness that seemed to seep into her bones. Noreen remaine

n ready to exchange her last bit of hope for even the smalles

of fate, and she no longer wanted to chase after Mic

ted body upright, Noreen reached

ous professor and one of the lead

've made my decision. I'm willing to

wer. "The risks involved are extremely hig

ch time left anyway. I might as well take this chanc