“Marriage should be about love and equal standing. Letting her marry a random man from a random village is too irresponsible. Since Kevin knows where she is, we should go and bring her back.”

Willa gave me a cold look and said with disdain, “Do you think marriage is a game? Those villagers have their own principles. Once they’re married, it’s for life. The word divorce doesn’t even exist there. Even if you take her away, her husband’s family will find her and drag her back.”

“You’d better forget about it. Once she’s married into that mountain village, she’s never coming back.”

I said through clenched teeth, “Willa, if it were your sister, would you let her suffer like that for the rest of her life?”

She laughed. There was even a hint of satisfaction in her tone. “Too bad my sister didn’t marry there. Maybe that’s just fate. My sister deserves happiness forever.”

“Yohan, you’d better focus on preparing the dowry before her husband’s family starts complaining and mistreating your sister.”

“Oh, and don’t forget to give Kevin a small gift too. He worked really hard arranging this marriage for your sister.”

I looked straight into her eyes and said coldly, “You should ask Kevin where my sister really is and bring her back as soon as possible. Otherwise, you’ll regret it.”

Willa glanced at me and replied sharply, “I won’t allow you to bring her back and don’t bother Kevin again.”

I looked at her with a frown. “Why are you doing this? Did my family ever wrong you? Why hurt others for nothing?”

She didn’t answer. Instead, she just gave a cold laugh and walked out the door.

I sat alone in the quiet house for a long time, thinking quietly. Then I sighed, went out and bought a new phone.

The first thing I did after getting it was calling my lawyer. “Help me prepare a divorce agreement.”

By the time everything was ready, it was already dark. I took the thin document and returned home.

Just as I reached the door, I heard voices inside.

It was my wife’s voice. “Did you close that deal, Kevin?”

Kevin sounded pleased and proud. “Yes. That family wanted a college graduate to improve their family line. I married off Yohan’s sister to them and they happily signed the contract.”

“Willa, I couldn’t have done it without your help. Without your support, I wouldn’t have gotten that piece of land.”

My wife laughed sweetly. “Good job. This is a big achievement. I’ll make sure you get a promotion and a raise. No one in the company will dare question it.”

I stood frozen at the door, feeling sick to my stomach.

Willa Thompson… You helped Kevin with his career by sacrificing my sister’s life? You were willing to ruin her future just for his promotion and raise?

Too bad, you didn’t know that the one you actually harmed was your own precious sister.

I pushed the door open hard and walked in.

There they were. Willa and Kevin were sitting together at the dining table, sharing a spoon as they ate cake.

The sight made me laugh coldly.

Willa never once kissed me since we got married. She always said she had a cleanliness obsession and couldn’t stand someone else’s saliva. But now, she was actually sharing a spoon with his assistant.

So, she could break her own rules, just for someone she truly loved.

When Kevin saw me, he instantly jumped up in panic.

His face turned pale as he said, “I won’t do it again, Mr. Frost. Please don’t hit me.”

Willa was surprised and quickly stood in front of Kevin to protect him. She glared at me and asked, “You hit Kevin?”

I answered her question calmly, “Yes, I did.”

A few months ago, when Kevin Lorenzo had just become my wife’s assistant, he came to our house as a guest. I never expected that he would secretly open my drawer, take out my late mother’s bracelet and tap it on the table just to hear what kind of sound it made.

I told him to put it down, but he carelessly tossed it back onto the table and cracked it. I was furious and ended up slapping him across the face.

If I explained what happened, Willa would understand. That was what I thought, but instead, she gave me a cold laugh and said, “You’re being so petty, Yohan. Your mother is dead. Why can’t the living use her things?”

Before I could say anything, she pulled open the drawer and threw all my mother’s belongings onto the floor.

I was so furious I nearly fainted as I rushed over to pick them up.

My wife, the woman who used to be so gentle and obedient before marriage, no longer had a trace of love for me.

She slapped me hard and shoved me so that I fell to the ground. My mother’s photo frame lay broken on the floor and my eyes turned red in an instant.

Then Kevin came over, pretending to help me up, but he “accidentally” stepped on my mother’s photo.

I pushed him away in anger, but then he fell on purpose and said pitifully, “I was just trying to help you.”

Willa looked at me with disgust. “Yohan Frost, how did you end up like such a person?”

Then she wrapped her arm around Kevin and said coldly, “Let’s go.”

***

I stood up, took a deep breath and said, “Willa, let’s get a divorce.”

She froze for a moment, frowned and said, “You want to divorce me? Yohan, don’t even think about it. Using divorce to threaten me is useless. Acting like this will only make me hate you more.”

I took out the divorce papers. “I’m seriously wanting a divorce. Just sign it.”

She gave a short laugh. “You already prepared the papers? So, this wasn’t sudden, huh. You’ve planned it for a while. Is this because of your sister’s marriage?”

“Yohan, if your sister were as smart and capable as Quincy, I wouldn’t have let her marry into that village. But a boring nerd like her is useless, just like you. That marriage is actually a good deal for her.”

“That family said as long as she gives them a son, they’ll treat her like a queen. She’ll eat well, drink well and never have to work again. Isn’t that better than slaving away at some job?”

“I really don’t understand what’s wrong with your head. Instead of thanking Kevin, you’re making a fuss over it. Now I finally see what kind of man you are.”

She scolded me harshly, not even holding back. I didn’t respond. I just picked up a pen and signed my name.

Willa’s face turned cold. “Yohan, I’m warning you, if you divorce me today, even if you kneel and beg later, I’ll never take you back.”

I pointed at the divorce papers and said, “Sign it. I can’t live with someone like you for even one more second. Don’t worry, even if someone held a knife to my throat, I would never ask you to come back.”

Furious, Willa replied, “Fine! Do you think I would want you back anyway? Don’t flatter yourself.”

She signed her name on the papers and threw them at my face.

I quietly picked them up and put them away. Then I looked at her and said, “One last thing, call your sister. Ask how she’s doing.”

Willa put on a proud smile. “What now? You want my sister to talk me into taking you back?”

“You’re dreaming, Yohan Frost. My sister went abroad. She’s busy with school and hasn’t replied to my messages in a while.”

“She doesn’t care about your stupid problems. Even if you two used to get along, I’m still her real sister. She’ll never take your side.”

I simply nodded. “Alright.”

At that moment, Kevin’s phone rang. He answered, said a few words before hanging up.

Then, with a smug look on his face, he spoke to me, “Yohan, I just got a call. Your sister died while giving birth in that mountain village. I’m so sorry for your loss.”

I stayed silent. I knew then that Quincy hadn’t made it through after all.

But Willa didn’t care at all. Instead, she quickly asked Kevin, “Yohan’s sister is dead, but what about the project? It won’t be affected, right?”

Kevin held her arm and answered with a smile, “Don’t worry, Willa. The deal is signed. Everything’s fine.”

“Those villagers, they actually keep their word. They just wanted a college-educated girl and we gave them one. If they caused her death, that’s their problem, not ours.”

Willa let out a sigh of relief. “Good. That’s good.”

Watching them, I felt my heart grow cold. I couldn’t understand how I had ever loved someone so heartless.

A young life was gone and she didn’t even feel a thing.

Willa looked at me with disgust and spoke in a cold tone, “We’re already divorced, Yohan. Why are you still here? Well, if you apologize right now, maybe I’ll think about tearing up the divorce papers.”

I gave a bitter laugh and put my bag over my shoulder. “I just wanted to tell you one thing. You should bring my sister’s body back. At least see her one last time.”

She simply answered in a sharp tone, “Not my problem.”

I sighed. “Fine. Then at least tell me the address. I want to say goodbye to her.”

Willa glanced at Kevin briefly and then he sent me an address.

***

When I finally reached the remote mountain village, I found that Quincy had already been buried in a simple grave. There wasn’t even a tombstone, just a small mound of dirt.

I stood in front of her grave for a long time, sighed and laid down a bouquet of flowers.

Then suddenly, out of nowhere, I heard the rumble of an excavator coming closer. It was heading straight for the grave.

Shocked and furious, I rushed forward to stop it and shouted at the driver, asking why he was doing such a horrible thing.

The driver explained, “They’re turning this place into a resort. This land has already been sold a long time ago.”

“My boss told us to dig up the grave. I’m just following orders. If you’ve got a problem, just talk to the boss.”

I looked in the direction he pointed. And there, on the hillside, stood Willa and Kevin side by side. They were surrounded by people, proudly pointing and giving instructions.