I couldn't help but sneer. I saw it with my own eyes but didn't say anything, but he really thought I was a fool.

"Go out and ask your neighbors to help you buy condoms. Do you think this is normal?"

"Or is it that your relationship has become so good that it's not awkward to discuss this topic in private?"

"Or maybe you've slept in the same bed together when I wasn't home. I don't know how many times you've done it!"

“Bang!”

Daniel slapped me in the face with a grim expression, "Shut up!"

"I won't allow you to insult an innocent girl like this in front of me!"

Chloe stood aside, at a loss, and tried to persuade him in a crying voice.

"Daniel, please stop hitting your sister-in-law. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have come to deliver things to you in the middle of the night, nor should I have bought you condoms."

"I'm leaving now, don't quarrel because of me."

Daniel grabbed her arm and said, "You don't have to apologize to her so aggrievedly. It's obvious that she has a dirty mind and sees others as dirty too."

"I've wronged you today, I'll invite you to go downstairs and eat crayfish, just ignore this complaining woman."

Daniel picked up his coat, put his arm around Chloe's waist and turned to leave.

My cheeks gradually became hot and burning because of that slap.

Chloe gave me a victorious smile as she turned around and walked out the door.

I couldn't stand it anymore, so I took out my phone and called a lawyer.

"Work overtime and draft the Divorce Agreement now and send it to me tomorrow morning."

I got up and went to the refrigerator to get some ice cubes to cool down my face and reduce the swelling.

Looking at my disheveled self in the mirror, I couldn't help but laugh at myself.

Ten years ago, Daniel proposed to me while kneeling in a sea of flowers. He swore seriously:

"Sophia, marry me, and I will never let you suffer any injustice in my life."

Although we are together less than together in the ten years after our marriage, our relationship is still very good.

When I was watching the news about a domestic violence man, before I could express my opinion, he gritted his teeth and said:

"What good can a man who beats a woman have? This kind of guy should be sentenced to death and spend the rest of his life in prison!"

But just now.

He hit me for the first time because of a word.

When the pain on my face felt a little better, I covered myself with the quilt again and tried to fall asleep, but I was extremely awake.

A message suddenly popped up on the phone.

Chloe posted a short video:

"I knew I would always be your favorite. Someone said that he would feel sorry for every tear I shed. As expected, when he saw me crying, he got angry and beat up that bitch~"

The video shows a man's hand helping her peel crayfish.

On that hand, he still wore the men's ring from his wedding.

In the pinned comment below that video.

Chloe replied:

"No matter how many years have passed, I am still his only preference. Someone will not come home again tonight."

Sure enough, it lasted until dawn.

Daniel never came back.

The next morning, I was half asleep when the door was pushed open.

Daniel stood at the bedroom door and looked at me for a long time, then put on an apron and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

"woke up?"

He looked gentle, as if he had just gone on a business trip yesterday.

After we came back, our relationship was still as good as before.

But I can't forget that slap.

I can't forget how he stood up for Chloe.

I can't forget the red marks on his body and his messy shirt.

What I can’t forget even more is that he did not come home at night and spent the whole night alone with another woman.

Daniel softened his tone and advised me seriously.

"Honey, don't take it personally. You don't come home every other day, and I can't just revolve around you."

"After all, I have to have my own life and circle. Chloe and I are just dog-walking partners. It's not what you think."

"When you were at work, because the nature of your work was confidential, did I tell you if you didn't come back for ten days or half a month?"

"If you doubt us like this, I also have reason to suspect that you have another man outside."

My eyes were slightly red.

Yes, I also have male colleagues in a confidentiality work unit.

But I always ensure they have a sense of boundaries.

When my female colleagues are not around, if a male colleague invites me to have dinner together, I will subconsciously refuse.

I wouldn't just take their car.

There will be no solitude without a sense of boundaries.

Because I know I have to give my husband the minimum respect.

Why can I do it but he can't?

I was about to speak when Chloe suddenly called him.

"Daniel, it's over, my water heater exploded..."

Daniel stood up suddenly, threw away his apron and rushed out.

"Wife, the meal is ready. It's in the pot. I'll go check it out first. She can't handle it alone as a girl."

A bitter smile froze on my face.

Half an hour later, Daniel was probably busy repairing the water heater, and Chloe came to my house with ease.

In front of me, she opened Daniel's safe, which he had never opened to me before.

"Sophia, you may not know this yet."

"Daniel and I have known each other for a long time. If my parents hadn't stopped me and forced me to go abroad, I would definitely be Daniel's wife now."

I was stunned as I watched her take out the diary and a girl's hair band from the safe.

After 10 years of marriage, I still thought that there were so many gold, silver, jewelry and family heirlooms in the safe.

But I didn't expect it to be just a diary of secret love for my ex-girlfriend.

And a worthless hairband.

Just because Chloe left it.

It's worth keeping it for so many years.

"Sophia, now you know why I became your neighbor. To tell you the truth, even this house was found for me by Daniel."

"We are not just dog-walking partners. If you have more sense, you should take the initiative to divorce."

I nodded, "I'll do as you wish."

I didn't touch the breakfast in the kitchen.

When Daniel came back, he was completely cold.

I sensed a strange atmosphere in the room.

Daniel called me tentatively: "Sophia? Didn't you have breakfast?"

"I heard that you're going back to the confidential unit this afternoon. This is the Mung Bean Cake I bought for you on the way. It's from your favorite restaurant..."

His hands froze in mid-air.

I placed the Divorce Agreement I had just printed in front of him with an expressionless face.

"Sign it."

Chloe had come to me about this a long time ago.

Daniel didn't know.

"Are you serious?"

He looked at the Divorce Agreement on the table and sneered, "Okay, then I'll grant your wish."

Daniel thought he could control me, so he signed the contract out of spite.

Turning around, I heard him talking to his brother in the box:

"I bet you one million dollars that Sophia is just bluffing again and there is absolutely no way she will get a divorce."

"The fake Divorce Agreement has been signed. It would be fine if we just coaxed her into giving her a way out."

"Besides, she depends on me for food, clothing and shelter. After a few days of divorce, she will realize the dangers of society."

I couldn't help but sneer.

I have hands and feet and my own job, so how come he says I depend on him for a living?

See me pulling a suitcase to work.

Daniel was sitting on the sofa and reminded me casually.

"There is now a one-month cooling-off period for divorces."

"Sophia, I know you're just angry for a moment. I'll wait for you to figure it out. After all, we're an old married couple. It's impossible for us to really get divorced."

I didn't say anything, just picked up my luggage and left.

I was immersed in my work and five days passed in the blink of an eye.

When I turned on my phone, there were more than a dozen missed calls and text messages.

"Sophia, answer the phone!"

Anxious tone.

I flipped to the top.

"Corgi is missing!"

"I've been looking for it for days but couldn't find it. No matter how busy you are at work, don't you have time to go home and take a look?"

"Who said it was our daughter? Is this how you treat your daughter?"

"Sophia, say something!"

My heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Corgi is usually very obedient and never runs around, so why would it disappear for no reason?

For some reason I opened Chloe's circle of friends.

When I saw the latest one, my face turned pale.

That post is a rich desktop feast.

Chloe's face was not shown, but she was holding a pot of broth in her hands. The man's hand exposed next to her was undoubtedly Daniel's.

Also with the text: "Eat dog meat~"

"He said the meat was delicious and tasty, and he ate several extra pieces. I've heard that Corgi meat is delicious before, and I tried it today and I didn't expect it to be true."

I held the phone stiffly, my whole body shaking uncontrollably.

Corgi is missing.

Chloe stewed it!

And Daniel is clearly the culprit.

He even came to text me, pretending to be anxious to find Corgi.

I think of every late night when Daniel didn't come home.

Corgi always stays by my side obediently.

It will play with me and make me happy when I cry.

When Chloe's hand was cut, Daniel was the first one to rush over to check on her, but he left me alone in the wasteland.

When I encountered that group of hooligans, only Corgi fought desperately to protect me.

When Chloe had a stomachache, Daniel's heart and eyes were all on her. He picked her up by the waist and took her to the hospital.

Only Corgi stayed with me all the time when I had a high fever.

They have become my family.

But now, it has been killed by this pair of bastards, and they have eaten its flesh and slept on its skin.

I squatted there and couldn't hold back my tears.

After crying enough, I wiped my tears and submitted the application directly to the confidentiality unit.

"Boss, I've decided to sign up for the program you mentioned last time about living abroad."

My boss looked at me in surprise.

"What's going on? Didn't you say you couldn't accept living apart from your husband? Does your husband also agree to go abroad with you?"

I smiled bitterly and shook my head, "I'm divorced."

The leader immediately looked at me with sympathy and patted my shoulder to comfort me.

"Well, this project happens to be short of one spot, and you can fill it."

This project started in a hurry.

Three days later, I was fully prepared and left the country on my unit's helicopter.

As the helicopter left the ground, I looked out the window at the clouds.

If I could live my life over again.

I would rather never meet Daniel again.

At this moment, Daniel is anxiously looking for Corgi at home.

Chloe gently handed over a glass of juice.