Chapter 6
During this time, I said nothing about divorce, and Nicola, clearly content, played the part of a devoted husband. Every day, he held the baby, showered us with gifts, and behaved in a way I never thought possible.
One evening, as the baby cried endlessly, I tried to contact the doctor while flipping through medical books. Nicola, too, was frantic, holding the baby, desperate to soothe him.
“I’ll protect you both,” he whispered. “Not a single ounce of suffering will come your way.”
Then, Nicola’s phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, he glanced nervously at me before quickly hanging up. It had to be Angela.
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The phone rang again soon after.
I took the baby from his arms. “It seems urgent. Maybe it’s something important. You should take it, I said, stepping away with the baby in tow.
Nicola sighed in relief.
When I returned, Angela’s voice shattered through the phone.
“Nicola, you still love me, don’t you? Why are you doing this to me now?”
“Don’t come over here! Go away!”
“Angela, Is everything alright?”
“You blacklisted me, left me alone to rot! Now I’m drunk at the bar… these men…
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I took the baby to the hospital, while my thoughts swirled with the knowledge that the time to take over the company was near.
The next day, I placed the divorce papers on the bed. With the baby in my arms, I walked
out.
A message from Angela pinged as I left:
[You’ve lost.]
[No matter how tied you are with Nicola, in the end, he’ll always come back to me.]
I snapped a screenshot of the conversation, sent it to Nicola, then blocked him
completely.
Grabbing my luggage, I walked away for good.
