er suffering. However, one thing was certain, Roderick Langley no longer wanted t

nd reflexively gripping the man's arm-my husband-Roderick Langley. But instead of easing,

a shred of kindness left in his heart. But all I found was a hateful gaze, some

o absorb his anger. I could only swallow, holding my body from falling as he pushed me. I almost bumped into the corner of the table, but my steps

hope. The foolish hope I'd been pinning in my heart, the belief that maybe,

t, after the death of Sebastian Langley-his father, the only reason this marriage i

if my presence was an insult to him. I didn't dare to look into

ion, the only reason I was still in this house, had succumbed to the disease that was eating away at his b

e, rushed in, her face filled with anxiety. I could tell that she sympathized wi

ria replied in a

s! I don't want to see her wa

Don't kick me out. I... I have nowhere else to go. I'm guilty, I know. Whatev

er, all I got was a hard kick to my arm, sending me crashing to the floor. I could feel the pain s

ke was coming into my life, Eva. And even more stup

that time would make Rick accept my existence. I thought, love could grow between us. I thought that if I was patient enough

n I can finally divorce you without anyone holding me back. My father is gone. There's nothing standing in my way anymore.

shaking even more at

re's only one woman worthy of being Mrs. Langley, and it'

adora-the woman who had always been by Rick's side, the woman who had been my shadow, who had always been superi

e. I'd cried over Rick too many times, and I knew it

k felt even more pressing. I could feel his rough fingers digging into my

g these five years. But I knew the answer. I never meant anything to him

of my shattered self-esteem. With a trembling voice,

ooked back at me, his eyes were full of burning anger. His index

on't want to see y

ll on the floor, my body trembling, my heart and soul shattered into pieces.

sure: I was no longer p