I answered quietly, "Nothing, a divorce agreement passed to me by Miss Wagner."

"Her husband cheated five years before, went on his knees to apologize and returned home, then cheated again. Tell me, should Miss Wagner divorce?"

My eyes stayed on Kairo.

He immediately looked away from me.

Kairo still meant to say something, but his phone suddenly showed the trending photo.

When he saw the intimate image of him and Madeline, guilt appeared on Kairo's face.

He stared at my very swollen belly and spoke with guilt.

"What's appearing in the trending searches isn't true."

"I only ran into Madeline at the hospital. She hasn't been well over the years. We only spoke for a short while......"

I nodded lightly.

Seeing the pale lipstick mark on his collar, my thoughts went back to the past.

Ever since Kairo fell for Madeline at first sight, she had used these ways again and again.

Kairo and I argued over and over, and signed divorce papers time after time.

But each time, the family stopped it.

In the end, I truly felt worn out, and secretly signed the divorce papers and got ready to leave with my luggage.

Yet without warning, Madeline then led the kidnappers to the villa.

Her affair with Kairo had already caused a large commotion. Everyone knew Kairo ignored me, who was eight months pregnant, and was deeply involved with Madeline.

The Harrison family's enemies naturally aimed at her.

To keep herself safe, she shoved me, who was eight months pregnant, to take the knife.

The pointed knife went through my body, and she shook as she said, "Anyway, Kairo doesn't care about you. If you die, nobody will feel upset; he surely won't blame me."

Sadly, the kidnappers did not spare her either.

At that urgent moment, Kairo rushed into the villa and saved Madeline.

He didn't even glance at me lying in a pool of blood; he only cared about the small wound on Madeline's hand that didn't even bleed.

I cried out. "Kairo, help me! I still carry your child in my belly!"

But Kairo held Madeline and, without turning, said, "Azalea, Madeline is hurt. I know your health is strong; you can endure it. I'll take her to the hospital first, and you wait."

The pain was so strong that I was almost gone; I didn't even have the strength to shout for help.

I could only watch Kairo leave me.

Up to the moment Cordelia quickly took me to a hospital.

She called Kairo ten times straight, yet he did not pick up, insisting on remaining beside Madeline.

That evening, across the hot searches, there were only pictures of Kairo carrying Madeline, worried and uneasy.

Yet Madeline had no injuries at all.

When dawn grew a little light, he rushed over, but sadly, the baby in my own womb still could not be saved.

Because of damage to my spine, I myself nearly became paralyzed.

In tears, Kairo wept hard, dropped to his knees by my own bedside, and promised to change.

He really did it.

Either to go back to the family or to calm the anger of the Gibson and Harrison families, he sent Madeline overseas.

After that, she vanished with no sign.

Now, she showed up before me once more.

Once more, Kairo's phone ringtone dragged my thoughts back.

He shifted his body to cover it, but I still noticed the caller's name.

[Baby Madeline].

There was a heart bouncing on the phone.

Meanwhile, my note in Kairo's phone was just a plain full name.

Before, I had taken his phone and switched it to [Beloved Azalea].

In the next second, he grabbed it back with a displeased look. I asked why he would not even change the note, and he only replied coldly, "Childish."

Yet now, with no one telling him, he updated Madeline's note.

Simply put, he did not love enough.

With a sarcastic pull, I lifted the corners of my lips.

Quickly, Kairo ended the call, but more texts came from that side.

At the phone, he took a look, his face shifted, and he spoke quietly, "Azalea, something came up at work. I need to step out for a bit."

In my grip, the hand holding the divorce agreement clenched, and I spoke in a rough voice. "Have you made up your mind?"

For a second, Kairo froze, still holding his ground. "It's only company stuff, I'll come back soon."

Once he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out with impatience.

At his figure, I watched and slowly spoke. "Kairo, if you go, our marriage will be fully finished."

Sadly, his footsteps were quick, and my voice was too soft.

Not a single word reached his ears.

I squeezed the divorce papers in my palm and walked after Kairo.

He soon reached a small hospital.

With just one call, Madeline rushed outside.

With teary eyes, she wrapped her arms around Kairo and spoke in a broken voice.

"Kairo, I thought you left me again."

Kairo looked at Madeline with pain in his eyes, her face tired and her eyes red, and he held her even tighter.

"I won't leave you again, even now, the person I care about is still you. Five years back, I placed the wedding ring that stands for the Harrison family wife on your finger; from that time, the only woman in my heart is you."

While speaking, Kairo held Madeline's hand tightly.

I knew right away this was the ring from our wedding.

The ring between Kairo and me showed the power of both families.

When our relationship was at its best, he once told me that for the rest of his life, I would be his only wife.

Yet just one day after he saw Madeline again, he quickly swapped the ring on my finger for a different one.

I had kept that ring on my hand for five years, so how could I fail to tell which one was true and which one was fake?

In those five years, because of this issue, I argued with Kairo again and again.

But I still was not able to take that ring back.

Up to this moment, the ring I wear was still not the real one.

Thinking about this, I curved my lips a little, held back the pain in my heart, and made my choice stronger to walk away.

They were kissing each other, fully lost in it.

At that moment, Madeline brought me up.

"If not for Azalea and that child who died, you would not have made me leave, but even if that person who kidnapped me back then did not end that child's life, she might still not have been able to give birth."

"If the baby inside her belly right now also dies, will you..."

Before she could finish speaking, I could not bear it anymore and ran forward.

Madeline noticed me right away, scared, and moved away from Kairo.

Kairo's body froze, and he quickly pulled Madeline behind him to shield her.

My hands tightened into fists, and a cold smile showed on my lips.

"Azalea... you... you hear me out..."

He did not know how to speak, and only kept protecting Madeline without thinking.

Madeline looked at me with watery eyes and said, "Miss Gibson, please don't blame Kairo. We truly love each other. Don't make things hard for Kairo because of me. I will go right away."

After hearing this, Kairo held Madeline's hand even tighter.

Pain hit my heart all at once.

Seeing her act so innocent, I could not stop myself from letting out a sarcastic laugh.

"Love each other?"

"You love each other, so you think it is right to trade my child's life for it?"

Before she could finish speaking, I moved ahead, grabbed Madeline's hair hard, and struck her face strongly!

"This slap is because you ruined someone else's family and still felt proud of it!"

"This slap is because you knew that person was cruel, yet pushed me out to take the knife, making me lose my child!"

"This slap is because even after five years, you still stayed the same, and still dared to speak badly about my child!"

Madeline's face quickly turned red and puffed up; she did not think I would hit her in front of Kairo.

Right away, she cried out loudly in anger.

Kairo felt pain in his heart and caught my wrist.

"Azalea! Are you done causing problems?!"

My chest ached, yet it pushed my anger even more.

I lifted my arm, with no pause, struck Kairo across the cheek, my eyes showing hate, asking through tears.

"What right do you have to say stop? Do you still recall what you said five years ago? You said you would never be unfaithful again. I was truly foolish to trust your lies!"

"Why do you feel no blame toward that baby? It was you and Madeline who ended its life. Why, when Madeline spoke badly about it, did you say nothing? You do not deserve to be its dad!"

After shouting, I struck his cheek again with force.

Kairo stayed quiet in a frightening way, looking at my wet eyes, he said nothing.

Until I lifted my arm, trying to hit Madeline again.

He held me again and yelled in anger.

"Azalea! Stop! What do you want before you leave Madeline alone?"

"She changed from a nurse in a big hospital to now working in a tiny clinic. She has already suffered enough. Why can't you leave her alone?"

My body shook badly.

Who was not letting go of whom?

They were the ones who stayed together, wrecked my life, took my child away!

And now in front of me, asking me to release the culprit!

Seeing the worry and pain in Kairo's eyes, I let go of the last feeling left inside my heart.

I took out the divorce papers and handed them to him.

"Since you truly want me to leave her alone, I recently grew to like an island. As long as you sign this paper, I will let Madeline go."

Kairo's brows tightened.

He did not think I would let Madeline go so easily.

For a brief moment, Kairo felt uneasy; he reached out and wanted to open the paper before him.

At that moment, Madeline suddenly pressed her cheek, pulled Kairo's sleeve, and said with tears, "Kairo, my face hurts so much."

Kairo's face quickly turned tense. He did not even check; he signed the paper right away and threw it to me.

I held the divorce papers in my hand.

Ten years of marriage, and twenty years of love, ended here.

I had known Kairo since we were children; our engagement was also decided since childhood.

I believed we would go on like this in joy until the end of our lives.

But Madeline came.

She quickly took Kairo's heart. Even five years earlier, when she went away, she only left me empty.

"Azalea, you must keep your word."

Kairo's voice was serious, giving all his focus to Madeline.

When he saw me agree, he could not wait to bring Madeline away.

Watching their backs as they left, I sent the signed divorce papers to the lawyer.

[Attorney Jade, Kairo has signed it. I hope you can finish the process soon. Tell me the exact time I will leave.]

Attorney Jade quickly got the file and answered.

[Miss Gibson, it only needs seven days.]

Just seven days were needed; I would get my freedom back.

Thinking about this, I touched my belly and showed a smile from the bottom of my heart.