I didn't understand how changing the password in our home could be considered heartless.

"Alexa, this has nothing to do with her! Listen, we've been divorced for a long time. Isn't it a bit ridiculous for you to come to my house and say you're in love with me?"

"Besides, I already have a wife. I changed my password so you wouldn't show up so often!"

After saying that, Theo looked at me.

I realized then that these words were meant for me. I didn't say a word, only showing them a cold gaze as I stared at the scene before me.

Theo saw this and immediately changed his password.

Seeing that, Alexa cried and wailed beside me. Even Elio started crying too. That boy hit my leg repeatedly, wailing, "You evil woman! You stole my daddy! Bastard!"

"I don't want you in this house! Get out! Get out!"

He bit my leg, the sharp pain making me scream.

It was obvious who taught him these words. My heart trembled as I looked at the child beside me, who seemed to be biting his teeth.

But I still went down and hugged him, stroking his back.

"You’re a good boy, Elio. Don’t cry, okay? Mom will…"

Elio pushed me away, glaring at me sharply. "You're not my mom! Mommy Alexa is my real mother! I only have one mother!"

A sharp pain pierced, it did really hurt my feeling.

Seeing the mother and son hugging and crying, my heart ached.

"Dad! Divorce this old witch! I don't want her to be my mother!" Seeing me unmoved, Elio ran to Theo and cried.

I'd heard this nickname from Elio more than once. Usually, when he and Alexa were playing in the playroom.

Whenever I made something delicious and brought it to him, but now he wouldn't ask me to hold him and feed him like he used to.

Instead, he'd hide in Alexa's arms and the two of them would curl up together and badmouth me.

I knew all this, but I didn't want to think about it.

But I never thought he'd say it to my face today. "Elio! What's wrong with you? How dare you call your mom that?"

"Have you forgotten how good your mom was to you?"

Yes, I give almost everything I had into this child.

I even had a miscarriage while trying to take him to the hospital with a high fever.

At that time, I completely doted on him as if he were my own child.

I thought that as long as I treated him sincerely, we could still have a complete family, even without children of our own.

However, the family I once imagined vanished when Alexa returned.

Alexa, who was only 20 at the time, gave birth to the child and left him just a few months after caring for him.

At the time, Theo was busy starting his own business, completely overwhelmed and had to hire a nanny to care for the child.

But after accidentally discovering that the nanny had given Elio sleeping pills, he tried to find another woman.

After much consideration, he chose me, who was also his secretary.

He said, "I'm impressed with your work ability and I'm confident you can be my wife and Elio's mother."

He asked, "Serena, will you be my wife?"

At that moment, my heart was moved. No one would refuse a man worth over 100 million dollars, with stunning looks and an incredible body.

The first time I saw Elio, he was covered in prickly heat. He was less than a year old, pale and thin and nothing like his beautiful, gentle and charming self.

A hospital examination revealed all the abnormalities. So I quit my job to focus on caring for Elio.

Then, I truly kept Theo's promise, taking care of his daily needs and our child's and being a wonderful wife and mother.

By day, I was Theo's most capable secretary; by night, I was his wife and the mother of our child.

Even when I was so busy and I didn't have time to rest, I felt fulfilled. I fed Elio his first meal and taught him to walk with a pen.

When he first spoke, he called me "Mom."

But now he said I'm not his mother anymore. The little boy who used to act cute in my arms, calling me "Mom," now had big, round eyes filled with hatred for me.

"She's never been nice to me. She always beats me secretly when you're not around. She also keeps giving me strange candies! Mom says they're medicine that makes you sick! Dad, she's a bad woman!"

Hearing these accusations, I even doubted I'd actually done any of this.

Theo's slightly questioning gaze broke my heart.

"Theo, do you also think I did all this to him?"

I could hear my own voice trembling, the pain in my palms far less noticeable than the pain in my heart.

Theo's eyes flickered, neither denying nor admitting.

"Serena, calm down for a moment."

"I'll work this out. Not all problems can be resolved through divorce." I laughed out loud, tears welling in the corners of my eyes.

"Okay, how do you say that? I want this cat out of this house right now. And she too, she must never appear in my life again!"

Her firm and persistent attitude left everyone in the audience rooted to the spot.

Theo's brow furrowed even more.

I knew he couldn't solve this problem.

He'd said this countless times, saying he'd solve the Alexa problem that was cropping up in our house.

It would solve Elio's skipping class to play with Alexa and it would solve Elio's constant crying and fussing while eating snacks, watching TV and playing on his phone.

But I never got any results.

Theo always said he was busy, Alexa was still young and he just wanted to be nice to her, nothing more.

He also said Elio's playfulness and fussy eating weren't a big deal.

I was tired of hearing all this.

When Elio heard me shoo the cat and Alexa away, he cried even more uncontrollably.

He picked up a stool and threw it at me. Theo reached out to block it, but he couldn't stop it.

The stool leg hit my shoulder, leaving a bloody scratch on my cheek.

Theo took a deep breath.

"Serena, why are you always bothered about the cat? It's just a cat. If he likes it, he'll take care of it. If he gets bored, he'll just let it go.”

In Theo's eyes, I'd always been gentle and generous. He always said I was considerate and loving towards him.

But he didn't know how much I would endure this. That's why, at that moment, he thought I was making a big deal about the cat.

"Theo, have I ever told you I'm allergic to a cat hair?"

At that, Theo's frown finally eased. He came over to me, hugged me gently and patted my head as usual.

"Sorry, sorry, I forgot. I didn't tell Elio. I'll get rid of this cat. Please don't be mad, okay?"

I didn't return his hug like I used to. The disappointment and sadness in my heart had taken over me.

Thick layers of ice don't form overnight.

Theo's excuse was that he was always busy and forgot.

He forgot to change the passwords at home, forgot to change all the passwords related to Alexa's birthday. But he never asked about my birthday.

In those details he forgot to change, I feel jealous of his love for Alexa in his youth.

Comparing myself, I felt unloved by him.

Just like his fifth birthday a few days ago, he kept mentioning it, but he completely forgot about it on the day. He even came over to Alexa's house in the middle of the night to fix her doorbell.

"Alexa, don't come to my house anymore. Take your cat away too."

Theo turned around and tell her to leave.

While Elio's cries, Alexa broke down in sobs.

"Theo, would you like to ask me why I left so cruelly that time? Have you ever considered that I have my own difficulty?"

Theo's expression remained grim, but seeing his fists clenched at his sides, I knew he had softened.

"You evil woman! You old witch! Get out of my house! I hate you! You're the one who separated my parents! Get out!"

The cat kept jumping around my feet, making my nose itch. The noise in my ears made my scalp tingle.

My pent-up patience vanished instantly. I kicked the cat and it screamed and ran away, biting Elio's arm.

"Ah!"

Seeing the bleeding wound on his arm, I instinctively reached out to check. But a powerful force from behind pushed me back.

I thought it was Alexa.

But when I looked up, it was Theo.

"Serena, look how you messed up!"

"I never thought you'd be such a selfish woman! If anything happens to Elio today, I'll never forgive you!"

Theo must have been holding back those words for a long time.

He also believed Elio's story that I abused him, so when Elio got hurt, the first thing he did was scold.

Five years of hard work had been in vain.

Seeing Theo getting ready to leave, I quickly stepped forward and handed him the divorce agreement and a pen.

"Sign it before you go." Theo's eyes were filled with rage and he bit his cheek fiercely as he took the pen.

"Serena, don't regret it!"

Theo left, with the child in his arms. Alexa hurried after, glancing at me and smile proudly.

The three of them looked so harmonious together. While me, only stood at the door for a long time, unable to recover.

I lowered my head and took the ultrasound results out of my bag, tears of grief immediately filling my eyes.

My son, you came at the wrong time. Mom couldn't give you a complete family. I hope you can choose better parent next time.

"Julian, please schedule an abortion for me."

I had the abortion without telling Theo.

During my hospital stay, Theo and I didn't communicate at all.

Alexa's post on social media were filled with everyday moments with Theo and Elio. Without me, they became a true family.

[A man who can't cook is not a good husband.]

The photo showed his silhouette from behind and I recognized him immediately.

In our five years of marriage, Theo had never even been in the kitchen, or cooked. But now, he suddenly had time to cook for his wife and children.

It turned out he'd been so busy for five years that he hadn't had any time at all and all he had was me.

The irony of this scene stunned me.