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.

After going back to the villa, I threw away every memory from before.

All the gifts from anniversaries, the accessories, and the decorations that Kairo had given me, I did not want to bring any of them with me.

The ones worth money, I gave to Attorney Jade, asking him to help sell them.

For the rest of the keepsakes, I placed them all into boxes.

Everything in this place, I did not want anymore.

From the time Kairo signed the divorce papers, anything connected to him only made me feel very sick.

I did not plan to inform the Gibson and Harrison families about the divorce.

Five years back, when Kairo was unfaithful, and I wanted a divorce, they had never stood on my side.

Even now, they would never stand with me.

In their view, only the benefits of the Gibson and Harrison families mattered; my joy and the life of the child could all be given up.

At that moment, Kairo suddenly ran inside.

When he saw the keepsakes scattered across the floor and the accessories and decorations he had given me, he froze for a short moment.

Soon after, his eyes toward me became cold.

"Didn't you agree to let Madeline go? Why did you, right after I stepped out, send people to cause trouble at the clinic?"

I frowned and coldly laughed. "It wasn't me. If it were me, it would never be this simple."

Kairo did not trust me at all.

He stared at me with anger and kicked the ceramic figure on the floor until it broke apart.

"Azalea! When did you turn this cruel? Aren't you worried the child in your belly will lose years of life?"

That had been the gift he gave me for our third anniversary.

My heart hurt for a brief second, but soon after, it changed into anger.

"Kairo! I already said it wasn't me, you can go check it yourself! Who gave you the right to speak badly about the child in my belly?"

I stared at him with anger.

The two people who once cared for each other had now turned into people full of hate.

Kairo looked at my bulging belly with anger and said, "Other than you, who else would go after Madeline! Azalea, I'm telling you, if you go after Madeline again, I won't let you go!"

He angrily broke everything on the floor.

Kairo knew better than anyone how much I once valued these things, even calling them treasures wouldn't be too much.

When he noticed me staring in a daze at the broken pieces across the floor, Kairo gave a cold smile.

"Azalea, you'll regret this!"

No, I would not.

I didn't say it, but I only felt that these items being broken might have saved me effort.

"Leave, Kairo, we're getting a divorce!"

He pushed aside the things on the floor and looked over me with anger.

Then he scoffed. "Azalea, the baby in your belly is already eight months old. How could you divorce me? Stop acting!"

After saying that, he didn't look at me again, turned around, and hurried out, brushing past Attorney Jade, who came in to take the jewelry and decorations.

I stayed where I was, watching him run toward Madeline.

This time, Kairo got it wrong; he had already signed the divorce papers.

In seven more days, I would be free.