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When I saw Nathan again, he had become much thinner, almost to the point of emaciation.
He looked haggard with his gray face and strands of white hair.
He called me in a hoarse voice.
“Jen…”
I stopped and turned around slowly.
Nathan’s eyes were filled with sadness.
“Honey, now I know I was wrong. I was so ignorant as to disregard the perfect
marriage I was blessed with and pursue the so–called novelty and excitement.
“I’ve completely cut off contact with Antonia and will never see her again.
“Jen, my mother has passed away, so you are the only one I have now…”
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I could hardly suppress the urge to give him a laugh.
I had long seen through his hypocrisy under the camouflage of his fake devotion
to me.
“Nathan, do you know why I determined to divorce you?”
He shook his head.
I said lightly, “I called you at the hospital and told you to come to the hospital as soon as possible since Mom got into an
accident.
“At that time, you didn’t know whose mom it was and inferred with preconceived ideas. from my anxious voice that it was my mother.
“Then, you said something that I will never forget.
“You said, ‘Your mother had an accident, but does it have anything to do with me?“”
Nathan stiffened all over.
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With panic on his face, he quickly took two steps forward to stop me.
“Jen, I didn’t mean it. I just blurted it out. I istinever meant that way. Don’t take it to
heart.”
id looked at him indifferently without saying
a word.
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I was well aware that all the so–called unintentional mistakes and blurted–out words were premeditatedly speaking his mind.
Whenever my family needed help, Nathan would make excuses, saying that he was busy with important meetings or urgent business.
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I had always treated him as part of my family and showed him all my
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consideration.
However, I had come to realize his true
houghts when he said those
“unintentional” words to me.
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Deep down, he never considered me one of his family.
Hence, I had the right to never forgive him.
