Curtis’s ex-wife, who was three months pregnant, returned to Crego.

In the wedding car, he pushed me down without hesitation and said calmly, “Take a taxi to the wedding first. Kate got lost at the airport. The child is mine. She and the child are my lifelong responsibilities. I will take care of her until she finds her next destination.”

I asked him hoarsely, “What about me?”

He looked firm. “You are the love of my life and my future.”

The next second, he closed the door and hundreds of wedding cars followed him and drove away.

And I was wearing a wedding dress, crying and laughing like a fool on the roadside.

Looking at the familiar number flashing on my phone, I wiped my tears and answered it.

The man felt a little wronged. “Sacha, I just said I wanted to rob the wedding and you were so scared that you didn’t dare to come to the wedding?!”

I said calmly, “No need to rob. Let’s get married.”

——

I went to the mall to buy clothes to change into and I threw the wedding dress directly into the trash can.

Turning on the phone, there were dozens of missed calls from parents and friends.

Curtis’s few messages, every word of which pierced my heart accurately: [Sacha, I can’t contact you. Let Kate be the bride for the time being.]

[I didn’t have a wedding when I married her, so this time I’ll make it up to her. Remember to thank Kate. It’s really hard for her to wear such a heavy wedding dress while pregnant.]

[By the way, I’ll take Kate home to live with her and take care of her until she gives birth to the child and finds support. You know, she is my ex-wife and I have an inseparable responsibility for her. You don’t want me to be a heartless and ungrateful man, right?]

I stared at the screen and pulled the corners of my lips bitterly.

Yes, he was indeed a man who valued ​love and loyalty.

But this love and loyalty would always be reserved for Kate.

Kate’s boyfriend passed away and he flew to the Zaford overnight to pay his respects.

I couldn’t understand, but he took it for granted. “Sacha, she is my ex-wife after all. Even though there is no love, there is family affection. She needs me now.”

What was the result? This 12,000-kilometer flight was just to ensure that his sperm could be delivered safely. My heart seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible hand.

I raised my head and blinked hard to prevent tears from falling. I decided to go home and pack my luggage to completely leave this ridiculous farce.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw Kate busy at the dining table in an apron. Seeing me, she greeted me like a hostess.

“You are Sacha, right? From now on, we should call each other sisters. Come and sit down, the food is just ready.”

Curtis was behind her, helping her untie her apron naturally, his fingers resting on her waist.

“I’ve already said that there is an aunt to cook. How can you cook by yourself when you are pregnant?”

Kate said, lowering her head and wiping the corners of her eyes.

“But... you like to eat the dishes I cook the most. I see that you have lost a lot of weight in the past two years since you returned to Crego.”

Curtis immediately wiped her tears distressedly.

“Okay, okay, I will recover soon with you at home to take care of me.”

After that, he turned his head and smiled at me.

“Sacha, come and try Kate’s cooking. To be honest, I have been thinking about this for two years.”

Looking at his attentive look, I suddenly understood something.

What he was thinking about was not the dishes at all, but the person who cooked.

No wonder he always said he had no appetite every time I cooked in the past two years.

It was not that the food was not to his taste; it was that even his stomach only liked Kate.

My heart felt sour and I walked straight to the bedroom. “I’m tired. I’m going to rest first.”

Kate blinked helplessly and tears immediately came out.

“Curtis, does Sacha not like me…”

Curtis really couldn’t bear to see her suffer any grievances and his face darkened instantly.

“Stop! Kate has worked hard to be the bride today and she even cooked for you. If you don’t thank me, then forget it. Who are you showing your displeasure to?”

“Thank you?” I sneered, “The wedding car left me halfway to pick her up and I let her be the bride at the wedding. Now you are being affectionate in front of me and you even have a child! Curtis, why don’t you just go with her? Why bother to pretend to care about me?”

“I’ve already explained the wedding!” Curtis suddenly raised his voice, “Are you bringing up the past now to embarrass Kate?”

Kate hurried over and held my hand.

“Sacha, Curtis and I have been together for too long and we have long regarded each other as relatives. I really didn’t pay attention to these details. Even if I have a baby now, I don’t have any thoughts about him, otherwise why would I divorce?”

Without waiting for my answer, she pretended to be relaxed and looked at Curtis.

“I didn’t expect Sacha to mind our past so much. How about I move out? When we divorced, I said I wouldn’t bother you... Come and see us occasionally when you think of us mother and son and the most important thing is to pay the child support on time!”

After that, she sat down with a forced smile, picked up the couple’s bowl for Curtis and me and swallowed the white rice in big mouthfuls.

Tears could not stop falling, she quickly wiped them with the back of her hand, choking.

“Don’t worry, Sacha. I’ll leave after eating... It’s okay to stay in a hotel.”

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly retched violently and cried heartbreakingly.

“Baby, I’m sorry. Dad’s partner doesn’t like us and Mom can’t give you a complete family…”

Curtis immediately rushed over and hugged her in his arms, coaxing her softly.

When he looked up at me again, his eyes were full of blame and disgust.

“Sacha, what do you want? Do you have to force Kate to death?”

I chose to ignore him and turned to go upstairs.

But Curtis suddenly caught up with me and blocked my way.

He ruffled his hair in annoyance.

“Kate and I are just relatives. There is no love between me and her. Why do you have to hold on to it!"

“Relatives?” I sneered, “Can relatives have children? Curtis, do you treat me like a three-year-old child?”

He frowned and explained reluctantly, “When Kate’s ex-boyfriend died, she almost committed suicide with him! I gave her a child to give her the courage to live!”

He suddenly grabbed my wrist.

“Sacha, your Thompson Family has been practicing medicine for generations and you are the most kind-hearted and compassionate. You will not be heartless and watch someone die without saving her. Just think of it as you saving Kate’s life, don’t care about it, okay?”

“Benevolent and compassionate?”

I broke away from his hand and laughed sarcastically.

“I am heartless and will watch her die! If she dies, you won’t miss her anymore!”

A slap hit me hard in the face. Curtis’s chest rose and fell violently, his eyes were red. “If she dies, I want you to be buried with her!”

The left side of my face hurt, but it was not even one ten-thousandth as painful as my chest.

This was the first time he hit me in five years of relationship.

As long as it was about Kate, the always calm and elegant Curtis would become this violent.

I suddenly felt a little discouraged.

“Curtis, you have beaten and scolded me. Let’s break up.”

“Anyway, we haven’t got the marriage certificate yet and I didn’t take the oath at the wedding. It was a joke from beginning to end.”

He was obviously stunned for a moment and suddenly hugged me hard.

“Sacha, be good. Don’t make trouble. I know you care about the marriage certificate. We will go to get it in a few days, okay? Kate will not live here forever. She will move out when she finds a home. It will be at most two years. Believe me.”

He continued, “She is beautiful and has a good personality. There are many suitors. She won’t worry. I can’t find a new partner. But I have to help her check it out. She is too innocent and has a child. She is easily deceived…”

I interrupted him coldly, “Don’t look for it. You care about her so much and you are the biological father of the child. You are the best choice.”

He froze, let go of me suddenly and pulled a sarcastic smile from the corner of his mouth.

“Do you think I must have you? It was you who insisted on marrying me back then!”

I lowered my head and whispered, “Well, I deserve it.”

My marriage with him was arranged by Grandpa Marlon because my father saved his life on the operating table 20 years ago.

Although my father agreed as a joke, he never took it seriously.

He always said, “My baby daughter, of course you have to marry someone you like.”

But I fell in love with Curtis.

Three years ago, he went to the Zaford to study for a degree and got a marriage certificate with the gentle and stubborn poor little woman, Kate, in Hausas.

After learning the news, I immediately proposed to cancel the engagement.

But he knelt in front of me, begging with red eyes. “Sacha, I only love you. I have divorced her, please forgive me this time?”

At that time, I forgave him because I was soft-hearted. I deserved it!

“Curtis, it’s normal for Sacha to be young and ignorant. You should be more tolerant. Unlike me... I’ve long been used to wronging myself.”

Kate stood at the door dragging a suitcase, forced a smile and waved to us.

“I’m leaving first. Don’t send me off.”

“Get out of here!”

Curtis suddenly shouted, pushed me away and chased Kate.

My feet were empty and I fell heavily down the stairs.

The severe pain instantly swept through my body, my eyes went black and my limbs and head were in sharp pain.

But Curtis stepped directly over me without even a glance.

He hugged Kate from behind in panic, his voice trembling.

“Kate! You have no relatives in the country and where can you go with a baby? Are you trying to make me anxious to death?”

Kate wiped her tears stubbornly and forced a smile.

“I can take care of myself. If I can’t... there are so many men out there. There will always be someone willing to take care of us mother and son…”

“I won’t allow it!” Curtis interrupted her angrily, dragged her hand and walked back.

When passing by me, Kate pretended to care.

“Do you want to call a doctor for Sacha? She seems to be seriously injured.”

Curtis glanced coldly at me curled up on the ground and said indifferently, “No need. She is a doctor and can save herself.”

In the end, the housekeeper couldn’t bear it anymore and called the emergency number for me.

When I woke up, it was already the next day.

There was no one by the bed and there was a message from Curtis on the phone.

[I’m sorry, I thought you were pretending... I’ll accompany Kate for a prenatal checkup today and come to see you tomorrow.]

I called the housekeeper and asked him to help me send the necessary documents back to the Thompson Family.

I would never set foot in that place again.

The nurse came in with a CT scan, hesitant to speak.

“Doctor Thompson, a mild concussion requires hospitalization for observation. I heard that you got married yesterday, how could this happen?”