During the Independence Day, Nancy, didn't greet Lily White's first love. She hit the ceiling, blaming Nancy for being ignorant and complaining that I failed to discipline her. Thus, she dumped me and Nancy in Icowell to suffer and forbade us to come back.

We suffered a lot there, living a miserable life. I begged the miners to let us go back, only to be beaten and abused mercilessly.

A poisonous insect bit Nancy. Failing to be treated in time, she was seriously ill.

I kept begging the owner for help. Throwing his cell phone to me, he mocked that Lily wouldn't answer the call.

Sure enough.

I called Lily dozens of times, only to fail to get any answer. But I saw an updated Facebook post from her first love.

Holding a glass, he took Lily's hand. The post caption read, "Your being on call is the greatest blessing of my life."

I wiped away my tears and commented below with desperation, which read, "Since you love each other so much, hurry up and get a marriage certificate!"

It was not until before the Thanksgiving Day that Lily finally sent someone to pick me up. She asked me indifferently, "Do you and Nancy know the rules?"

Raising Nancy's urn and revealing whip marks all over my body, I questioned her, "Are you happy?"

Her eyes turned red.

She cried her eyes out.

She had gone mad to her core.

When I returned home with the urn, I saw Lily peeling an orange and handing it to her first love, Kellan Cork.

The two of them were happy.

They were a perfect match.

It was as if I were an outsider.

In the past, I would have flown into a rage. But now, Nancy's death had dramatically transformed me. I was indifferent now.

At the sight of me, Kellan smiled mockingly.

I knew he was provoking me.

He had indeed gotten the upper hand.

I was utterly defeated.

"I've been in love with Lily for two years, and we've been married for six years, but she has never peeled an orange for me to feed me."

Sometimes, I would make a similar request jokingly.

Lily would respond flatly, "Are you disabled? Can't you do such a petty thing? You are being stupid."

Even Nancy had to act like a spoiled child for quite a while to make Lily feed her impatiently.

When Nancy was alive, she often asked me, "Does mommy love me?" "When will mommy have time to accompany me?" "Why hasn't she come home yet?"

I often comforted her, saying, "Mom loves you the most in the world. She loves you better than me! It's just that she is busy with work."

But the truth was Lily didn't bother to go home.

In fact, it couldn't be more evident as for whether Lily loved us or not.

I was lying to myself.

Then Nancy had a high fever and asked me weakly when her mother would take her home.

I came to my senses and cried bitterly.

Thinking that it was not interesting enough, Kellan picked up a cherry from the fruit tray and sent it to Lily's mouth affectionately.

Looking shy, Lily opened her mouth slightly. When she was about to eat, she saw me. She was stunned at first before hitting the ceiling.

"What do you mean by saying nothing? Are you a ghost?"

"Moreover, why do you look so indifferent? Do you have the right to put on airs?"

She was always like this. Whenever she felt guilty, she would blame me for all kinds of things.

"Then what should I look like? Should I wish you happiness with a smile?"

I retorted emotionless.

Over the past month in Icowell, I suffered greatly. During the day, I worked on mining and slept outdoor at night.

I would be whipped for disobedience.

Even Nancy had to be in the mine with me. Otherwise, she would die.

We two were offered only one bowl of rice a day.

There was no way to ask for help. They confiscated my cell phone by force. I tried to steal it several times, only to be found and beaten up.

Last time, Nancy was seriously ill. I hacked them as if I were crazy with a knife and finally grabbed the cell phone, but Lily didn't answer the phone.

She was busy having fun with Kellan.

That night, I was beaten again and locked up in a small room. Sensing that Nancy's breathing getting weaker and weaker, I cried in despair.

That night, I couldn't be more helpless.

"Why are you acting like a spoiled child again? Kellan is sick, so I took him home to take care of him..."

Lily spoke in the same old-fashioned way.

I didn't want to hear her out, so I interrupted her and said, "Enough! Let's get a divorce."

"What?"

Lily suddenly stood up and said with a frown, "Kendall Powell, are you done? How dare you threaten me with divorce?"

Kellan scolded me, saying, "It's not a big deal. Why are you being so inflexible?"

Smiling more and more happily, he looked at me like I was a clown.

I wanted to punch his face hard.

Lily and Kellan had known each other since childhood. From high school to university, they were both the campus belle and the campus princess, as close as a couple.

Everyone deemed them a perfect match.

Later, for the sake of his future, Kellan left Lily and went abroad. At that time, I met Lily and fell in love with her.

But Lily kept in touch with Kellan.

Lily swore to me that she would only treat Kellan as her best friend and she had no other thoughts.

I was too silly and naive. From my perspective, loving her meant that I had to spoil her and firmly believe her.

But true love entailed mutual trust.

Lily failed.

After Kellan returned home, she made an appointment to watch a movie with him. They hung out in various bars and clubs and even posted photos showing how intimate they were on her Facebook account.

Nine days out of ten, she returned home early in the morning.

For other days, she was nowhere to be seen.

I handled many of the company's affairs while taking care of Nancy.

Nancy asked me, "Why does Mom always like to be with Kellan? Doesn't she like to go home?"

Fearing that it would affect Nancy's mind, I had to cover for Lily.

I had a few arguments with Lily.

She thought that I was being too nosy and overthinking things.

I asked her to set up a good example for Nancy as a mother.

Per her, there was no need for Nancy to know anything at such a young age.

Before I could say something else, she got impatient, saying, "If you don't want to be with me, let's get divorced." Then she slammed the door and left.

At that time, I loved Lily so much that I felt I couldn't live without her.

I didn't want my family to fall apart. I didn't want Nancy to be said to be from a single-parent family.

So I compromised.

Now that upon recalling, I was indeed stupid. I thought that I could make her treat me sincerely by putting up with her.

I took a deep breath, strode forward, and slapped Kellan hard in front of Lily. Growling, I said, "This is my home. Get out!"

Kellan fell from his chair. He was shocked at first before looking cunning.

"Lily, look at how barbaric he is. My face is swollen."

He pretended to be wronged to gain sympathy from Lily, which was his commonly used trick.

Just like before.

Lily flew into a rage on the spot. She pounded the table and shouted, "Kendall, are you crazy? How dare you hit Kellan."

"Since you want a divorce, let's divorce. I am not afraid!"

"The custody of Nancy is mine!"

She had scolded me because of Kellan a lot of times.

I had long been used to it.

"How dare you mention Nancy? Do you really think you are qualified to be Nancy's mother?"

I questioned her.

"Why not? Nancy usually says that she likes me."

Lily raised her chin and ordered the bodyguard not far away, saying, "Is Nancy in the car? Call her down and see who she chooses to follow."

I sneered.

"Nancy said that all because I taught her. I hoped that by doing so, Lily could remember that she was a mother and thus had a sense of responsibility for the family."

The bodyguards looked at each other, wondering how to answer. They could only look at me in unison.

"It must be Kendall that hid Nancy."

Kellan took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire.

"I thought you would be more reasonable if you suffered a little, but I didn't expect you to go even further. How dared you use Nancy as a bargaining chip to threaten me! You're too despicable!"

Lily scolded me bitterly.

"I didn't hide Nancy. She's right in front of you."

I choked with sobs.

"Nonsense. If so, how come I can't see her, a grown-up kid? Do you think I'm a fool? I think you're crazy!"

Glaring at me, she was sure that I was messing around.

"Nancy's ashes are in my hands."

"Are you satisfied now?"