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On my son Jasper Williams‘ birthday, I personally prepared a feast, but my husband Henry Williams was late in bringing him back home.
Just as I was about to call and ask, I received a photo from Jasper on his phone watch.
“Look, my dad and the gentle Edith match so well. She isn’t a tomboy like you!”
That night, they went to the theme park with Edith White and didn’t come back until the next morning.
I sat alone at the dining table and finished the food by myself.
This time, I decided to give up on my husband and son.
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“Henry, let’s get a divorce.”
I slammed the divorce agreement on the table, my tone icy.
Henry, wearing an apron, seemed not to hear me and continued mopping the floor.
I repeated myself again.
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Seeing he ignored me, I snatched the mop from his hands.
“I’m talking to you. Are you even listening?”
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I had enough. Henry and Jasper treated me like air all day long.
Henry ripped off his apron and tossed it on the table. “You want to divorce me over this small matter?
“Jasper isn’t a robot. He just wanted to eat some fried chicken and have some fun at the amusement park.
“I was just fulfilling Jasper’s wish. Is that wrong?”
Henry stared at me with disgust as if I were a great sinner.
Jasper had been weak since birth.
The doctor specifically advised that his diet must be balanced and should not include fried food.
He was also prone to bacterial allergies.
With so many people at the amusement park, the chances of him getting sick were high.
I had a thousand thoughts in my mind, but nothing came out.
I realized they were not wrong. I was the one at fault.
It was my stupidity to fall in love with Henry and give birth to an ungrateful son.
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I rubbed my temples. “Just sign the papers.”
“Fine, you want a divorce, right? I’ve had enough of being a stay–at–home husband!
“In other families, the men are in charge. Why should I be the one trapped in this home?”
I couldn’t help but smirk sarcastically.
He had once complained about how hard work was, begging me to support him.”
When I took on the burden of supporting the family alone, he said I looked down on him.
Men were truly ungrateful.
Jasper seemed to hear our argument and rushed out of the room, hugging Henry.
“Dad, I want to be with you.”
I maintained a stoic expression, as I had long expected this situation.
To manage Jasper’s health, I was always strict with him while Henry played the gentle one.
In Jasper’s eyes, Henry was the perfect dad.
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Hearing Jasper’s words, Henry looked at me with pride.
He hugged Jasper and declared loudly, “From now on, I’ll earn money to support Jasper myself.”
Henry had been out of work for so many years, not realizing that the job market was completely different now.
But I didn’t remind him, just nodded. “Okay.”
Hearing I agreed so readily, Henry and Jasper were stunned for a moment.
But thinking of the freedom within reach, they soon beamed with joy.
Henry quickly signed the divorce agreement.
Fourteen years of marriage ended in just a few strokes.
I left this house to them.
I picked up the divorce agreement and returned to my room to pack my things.
It was somewhat amusing.
Every item in this home was bought with my money.
Yet my personal belongings were so few that they fit into a single suitcase.
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As I exited with my suitcase, I saw Edith had bought a big bucket of fried chicken for Jasper.
Chicken crumbs scattered all over the carpet.
Jasper intentionally waved the drumstick in his hand.
I pretended not to see and headed for the door with my suitcase.
But Jasper shouted, “From now on, Edith will be my mom! You tomboy, after the divorce, surely no one will want you.”
Saying this, he threw the bone in his hand at my
I turned around and smiled at him.
Jasper was taken aback.
head.
Then, in front of Edith, I stuffed all the fried chicken legs into Jasper’s mouth.
“Don’t you love to eat that? Then I’ll let you eat your fill.”
Jasper’s mouth was stuffed full, and he whimpered a couple of times before bursting into tears.
Henry heard the contmotion and rushed out of the kitchen, quickly taking the fried chicken from Jasper’s mouth.
Then he glared coldly at me. “Get lost!”
In front of him, I smashed everything in the house that could be
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broken.
It was all mine. I wouldn’t let them use it even if I broke it all.
I glanced back. The three of them stood closely together, like a family.
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