I didn't argue with him, I just pretended he didn't exist.

He lifted the quilt, pressed his hot body against mine, and gently stroked my belly with his big hands.

"Wanda, I have no relatives anymore. You and the child are my only family in this world. We, the three of us, will never be separated, okay?”

My tense body relaxed.

After so many years of relationship and having a child, it is impossible to break up just like that.

With Raymond's repeated assurances, we reconciled.

But I didn’t expect that my first meeting with Nancy would come so soon.

After I became pregnant, I switched to working online for fear of accidentally harming the baby, which gave me plenty of time.

I have too much free time, so I plan to go to the mall to look for clothes for my baby.

What a coincidence, I saw the "family" that I should least expect to see.

Raymond held a child in his arms, and Nancy followed behind them with a gentle look on his face.

Such a happy scene makes my eyes hurt.

The child laughed out loud at his amusement.

The shopping bag slipped from my hands and the children's clothes were scattered all over the floor.

The air was still between the three of them.

"Wanda...”

"Uncle, why don’t you leave?”

Nancy took the child away from his arms.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, Wanda, I just returned and I'm not familiar with everything yet, so I had to ask Ray to accompany me to buy some things for the children.”

She quickly picked up everything on the ground and put it in my hands.

There is always such a gentle smile on his face, so gentle that people can't bear to blame him.

"Do you have a baby?”

After seeing what was in the bag, her perfect expression changed.

Raymond pushed her aside and walked towards me.

"Why didn't you tell me and let me accompany you?”

"Don’t you already have someone to accompany you?”

My words were very blunt and Nancy's face was full of embarrassment.

"If you don't like it, there will be no second time?”

He acted very determined.

Seeing that the situation was not going right, Nancy spoke hurriedly.

"You really misunderstood, Wanda, blame me if you want to. I'm sorry for making you uncomfortable.”

"If you quarrel because of me, I will feel very sorry?”

Her words sounded gentle, but she was actually playing the victim.

The child broke free from her arms and clung to Raymond's legs.

"Hug me...”

The babyish voice is irresistible.

Nancy did not pull the child away, as if waiting for Raymond to make a choice.

He completely skipped the child and took my hand.

"Is there anything else you want to buy? I'll go with you?”

She seemed to react at last and pulled the child over.

"Sunny, be obedient.”

Then he looked at us with tears in his eyes.

"You two can go and do your own thing. I can do it alone?”

But the next second, the child sat on the ground and burst into tears.

Raymond held my hand tightly.

"If you want to go, go ahead?”

I pulled my hand away without leaving a trace.

He pulled me and turned around, as if he had made a great decision.

"Let's go.”

Along the way, he was absent-minded.

Not long after he got home, his phone rang.

"I am from the company. There is a problem with the project. I have to go there now?”

He has time to spend with Nancy and her son, but when he stays with me, he has to work.

It was something that was so clear, but I spent so long deceiving myself.

Nancy will never give up easily on what she wants.

I heard that her abusive husband was found and the incident became known to everyone.

It is sad to see the goddess who was once so high and mighty now fall to this state.

Raymond came back later and later.

Just like he said, he won't hide anything from me or lie to me anymore.

He hired the best lawyer for Nancy and fought with her ex-husband for custody of the child.

"Just to repay her mother's kindness. "

From the moment he said this, I knew I would never be able to pay it back.

Favors are always the hardest to repay.

But Raymond was too frank and wanted too much to prove himself to me.

Whenever he is with Nancy, he will video call me.

So even though things are complicated, life can be considered peaceful.

Until Nancy came to the door crying.

The bruises of varying sizes on her body told of her tragic experience.

As soon as Raymond opened the door, she threw herself into his arms.

"Ray..."

Raymond clenched his fists and hugged her, not even hearing what I said.

He held her in his arms and sat on the bed in the second bedroom, coaxing her to sleep.

But as soon as he left, Nancy began to tremble with insecurity.

"Please, don't leave me, Ray, please, don't leave..."

Even I was moved, let alone Raymond.

The expression on his face was one of uncontrollable anger, but when he looked at her, it softened.

"Are you going to hold her like this forever? "

Nancy glanced at me cautiously, then shrank back into Raymond's arms in fear.

The man rubbed his forehead.

"Wanda, she's so poor like this, why are you still so aggressive? Can we talk about it tomorrow? "

I never expected that one day I would hear him say that I was being aggressive.

Nancy started crying again.

"Ray, please don't leave. I regret it. Please don't abandon me. "

Raymond coaxed her softly.

"Well, I won't leave. I'll stay here with you. "

I did not miss the pride in Nancy's eyes.

She did it on purpose.

Whatever sympathy I had left was gone.

"Raymond, do you still remember what you promised? "

He was stunned for a moment, but only for a moment.

"Wanda, you've changed. Let's talk about our affairs tomorrow. You should leave first. She feels insecure when she sees you."

I turned away, not wanting to cry in front of him.

All night till dawn.

Raymond lifted my quilt again, just like he did countless times when we quarreled before.

"Get out."

I didn't move at all, just uttered a word softly.

He knelt in front of me.

"I'm sorry, I just said that because I was afraid she would do something extreme."

I closed my eyes and didn't look at him.

"Let’s get a divorce. "

He hugged me tightly, and the smell of Nancy's perfume on his body was very pungent.

I couldn't get free.

"Raymond, do you know how disgusting you are? Let me go! "

He cried, and his tears dripped on my shoulders, still warm.

I paused.

"Wanda, besides you, I really have no other relatives. You can beat me, scold me, or do anything you want. Please don't divorce me, okay? "

This was the first time he cried since we met.

But I couldn't tell anymore whether he was feeling sorry for Nancy or was really afraid of divorcing me.

I didn't say anything and he hugged me tighter.

"Wanda, for the sake of the baby, please forgive me this time. After she finishes the lawsuit, I will immediately draw a clear line with her."

I didn’t expect that the fruit of our love would now become a tool to kidnap me.

I didn't say anything, but I didn't struggle anymore, and finally I compromised.

After waking up, Nancy shouted Raymond's name loudly in the room.

He took my hand and walked out, and I could clearly feel her eyes on both hands.

"Ray..."

She strode up and hugged my husband.

Pushing us aside without leaving a trace.

"I’m so scared. I won’t be able to see you again. I’m really scared..."

He glanced at me and his arms stopped in the air, not knowing whether to hug me or not.

"You said you would never leave me, does that still count? "

Nancy raised her pitiful little face and asked stubbornly.

Being left aside by her, I didn't say anything, just looked at Raymond quietly.

"We are already over. You should wake up. I will ask the lawyer to find a solution for his domestic violence. Please let me go."

He just gave her a light push and Nancy immediately fell to the ground. With her previous injuries, she looked like a broken doll.

"Is it because of her? Ray, you clearly said..."

Nancy, who was sitting on the ground, was speaking incoherently and was in a very bad state.

"She is not in good condition. I am afraid she might hurt you and the baby. I will send her back first."