CHAPTER 44
ADAM’S POV
Caught in the intensity of Aria’s silent gaze, uncertainty grips me as I fight the urge to repeat myself, to ensure she understands the sincerity of my words. The weight of her scrutiny feels like a judgement, her silence echoing louder than any words could.
In that moment, 1 am torn between the desire to clarify and reassure, and the fear of coming across as insincere or desperate. Each beat of silence stretches on, amplifying the tension between us until it becomes almost unbearable.
Ultimately, I realize that words alone may not be enough to convey the depth of my emotions. Instead, I meet her gaze with unwavering honesty, allowing the sincerity of my expression to speak volumes. In this moment of vulnerability, I lay bare my heart before her, trusting that she will see the truth in my eyes.
Aria’s response lands like a blow, shattering the fragile hope that had begun to blossom within me. Her words cut deep, a great reminder of the irreparable damage that has been done to our relationship. The raw anger in her voice stings, driving home the painful truth that she is reached her breaking point.
In that moment of utter disappointment, I am overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness and despair. The realization that she is beyond reach, that all she wants is to sever ties and move on, leaves me reeling with a profound sense of loss.
“Why do you want to divorce me?”
I ask her in a rather depressed tone and all she does is give me a list of reasons. However, instead of interrupting her, I listen to her complaints against me, which I truly deserve.
She starts from the beginning where she says that I have always been under the impression that she has tricked me into marrying her, when things never happened the way I thought it did. She emphasizes how someone else drugged her and shifted all the blames on her, but I never believed her innocence all these years. Yet, she has been listening to my trash talks almost everyday.
Frankly speaking, I do not know how to react to this piece of news. But then, if I catch that person, first I shall beat him or her up, then I shall thank the person for having brought Aria into my life.
Aria is not done with me and she goes further into reminding me that Grandpa has always been good to her, while my mother, sister and I have been the worst.
“You Millers claim to be big people, but you treated me worst than your maids. Yet, I never complained.”
She has a big grudge against me for never standing for her in any situation she has been thrown into.
Just when I think that she is done, she continues and now she takes my friends as examples.
“To all of you I’m a gold digger, but I have I ever taken any dime from you?!”
I reflect on her words and I feel my head reeling. She goes further in accusing me of never been there to protect her from slanders and ill treatments.
Really, I failed as a husband. Aria has always fulfilled all her duties, while I only used her. She never deserved such treatments. All these years, I left her alone, battling.
“You’re expecting a child from your ex–girlfriend and you expect me to stay in this marriage?”
I feel ashamed and even more shameful when she asked me if I was planning to have two wives. She thinks that because Sophia is carrying my child, I shall marry Sophia and force her to stay in my life as well, but that is not
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the case.
Clearly, she is hurt, feeling hopeless and has given up on our relationship. At this point, I feel stuck. She deserves all the happiness in this world and yet, I deprived her of everything, love, financial security, emotional support and respect.
Contrary to what I had come here for, I finally take the divorce papers and sign them. I can’t even feel my heartbeats and my eyes are heavy with tears. For the very first time I feel to cry for the woman that I love, yet, I know she would only see them as crocodile tears.
Hence, I try to hide them and my voice shakes.
“I’ll sign…”
For now, I believe, signing the documents is my priority because I can see how hurt Aria is and how desperate she is about setting herself free from me and all the pains in her heart.
Nonetheless, I am not done here. I have to find out more about the drugging that took place years back, deal with Sophia and make sure that I win my ex–wife back.
If Aria thinks I’ve freed her, then she is mistaken. I’ll court her and bring my ex–wife back in my life…
