It was a ring I made myself by staying up the whole night for several days and it had my name and his name engraved on it.

"Just try it on. I asked a ring designer to design it for you. It might look better than yours."

He then took the ring and put it on my finger.

But he could not put it on no matter how hard he tried.

"This is Yasmin's size, right?"

Suddenly, his face turned pale.

I lost my appetite and left the table.

Leonard suddenly shouted from behind me. "Yasmin has returned to Arrendale and hasn't tidy up her house yet, so she's going to stay with us for now."

It turned out that he had done so much just to get Yasmin to move in.

Hearing this, Armand beside him was overjoyed and exclaimed. "Yeay, Yasmin is coming to live with us, that's great!"

I returned to the scientific research headquarters and signed an agreement for the space program.

"This trip will last three years. Have you discussed this with your husband and son?"

The person in charge confirmed it again and again.

I nodded and replied, "The sea of ​​stars is my dream."

After handling the matter, it was already evening when I got home.

I took out the key and tried to open the door but there was no response.

I frowned and knocked on the door vigorously before Leonard came to open it for me.

"Did you change the lock?"

He nodded and said, "Yasmin said that the previous locks have been eliminated and no one uses them."

When I heard his words, I simply spread my hands and asked, "Where are the keys?"

As the words fell, hi eyes fluttered a bit and his tone was vague.

"I only had three, forgot yours."

Yasmin, Armand and he each had one.

I did not mind anything. I just reminded him. "Remember to prepare it and give it to me tomorrow."

Afterwards, when I walked into the house, I saw that Yasmin had already moved in with dignity.

Leonard and Armand were now celebrating her birthday.

The three of them chose to ignore me.

After the candle went out, he asked our son with a smile.

"It's Yasmin's birthday, what did you wish for? Tell me, what did you wish for?"

Armand looked shyly at her and said, "I want Yasmin to be my mom."

Upon hearing this, I was stunned, but only for a moment.

Armand had been closer to Leonard since he was born and he had never concealed his disdain for me.

Immediately after, Leonard asked Yasmin what wish she had made.

Yasmin blushed, feeling a little shy. "I hope our family of three can live happily together."

As soon as she finished speaking, my phone rang, breaking the happy atmosphere of their "family".

It was my friend. "Happy birthday, Joanna!"

It was very loud and Leonard obviously heard it too.

He looked at me incredulously. "Today is also your birthday? Why didn't you tell me?"

Yasmin also said sympathetically, "It's your birthday too, Joanna. What a coincidence, so I'll use this cake of mine to celebrate your birthday."

Leonard also reacted very quickly and urged me to come over and even took the candle that had just been lit and wanted to put it in.

After putting some candles, his hand suddenly stopped. "Wait, how old are you now? We need to lit the candles."

"Thirty, I married you at twenty."

As soon as the candles lit, he asked me to sit down.

But I saw that the cake, which had already been cut in half, did not have my name written on it.

The cream on top mixed with the wax dripping from the candle, just like my life for the past ten years, was a mess.

I shook my head and said, "No need, just eat it."

Of course, they did not pay much attention to me either.

At night, Leonard hugged me warmly.

Rubbing in my ear and temples, he said, "Joanna, I owe Yasmin so much for marrying you. As long as you coax her well, our wedding is not a problem."

"She's going to accompany Armand to the amusement park tomorrow. You can come with her. I'll give you money and you'll pay for them when they need it."

After saying that, he put his hand into my clothes.

I immediately stopped his hand and said, "I'm having my period."

He then withdrew his hand.

The next day, I followed along.

Armand had a heart disease and I was a little worried.

But when he found out that I was going with him, he pouted his lips in dissatisfaction and muttered.

"What? It would be such a bummer if you went with us!"

When we went to the amusement park, I repeatedly reminded Yasmin several times not to let Armand play anything too extreme.

She nodded affirmatively.

But just as I was about to pay, she took Armand to play with the pendulum rides.

Watching the pendulum swung back and forth in the sky, my heart also hung in the sky.

As soon as the ride stopped, I rushed over.

As expected, Armand fell into a coma and Yasmin froze in place, looking at him with a bewildered expression.

I immediately ran forward, called an ambulance and performed artificial resuscitation and artificial respiration procedures for my son several times.

The ambulance arrived soon and Armand was sent to the operating room.

As soon as the doctor said that his condition was out of the critical period, I breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Leonard also hurried over.

He started to blame me. "Didn't I ask you to go over and take good care of them?"

"What kind of mom are you? Don't you know Armand has a heart disease? And you took him to play with the pendulum rides!"

I looked at him coldly and said, "Why don't you ask your son first?"

As the words fell, Leonard's anger subsided a bit and he turned to ask our son in a soft voice, "Armand, who took you to play the pendulum rides?"

The next second, Armand pointed at me with trembling fingers and answered, "It's Mom, it's Mom ...."

For a moment, I thought I was hallucinating.

I felt very disappointed.

But when Armand saw my expression, he shrank back and hid behind his father.

The man's anger grew even stronger. "Joanna, I am too disappointed in you!"

"What else did you do besides giving birth to Armand?"

Just at this moment, the doctor came in at the right time.

"Who performed CPR on the child before he was brought here? It was so timely! If it weren't for this action, the child might not have been saved."

"It's Yasmin."

Even though I had let go, my heart was still broken.

I did not stay any longer.

Before leaving, I heard Leonard say with a sad expression on his face.

"Why did I marry you in the first place? I regret it so much."

The doctor, who was also Leonard's colleague, patted him on the shoulder and sighed.

"There is an evil woman in the house. I respect you, Dr. Leonard."

For several days in a row, Leonard and Armand did not go home.

And Yasmin also posted many photos of them taking care of Armand together on her social media.

Several of them were photos of Leonard lying exhausted in her arms.

Leonard also commented. [Wiping asses for the shit some people do ....]

He always forgot to give me a key to the house, so I went to get one myself.

During this period, I was also packing my luggage at home.

Seven days passed in a flash.

And just the day before I embarked on the journey, Leonard finally sent me a message.

[Armand has a fever, come and take him home.]

Armand was discharged from the hospital a few days ago, but did not go home.

I frowned, but still went to pick my son up.

The destination was a private ballroom in a hotel.

As soon as I walked into the room, everyone looked at me in surprise.

Leonard unconsciously said to me, "What are you doing here?"

Looking at Yasmin’s triumphant smile, I knew that she was the one who sent the message using Leonard’s phone.

Leonard made new progress in his clinical research yesterday, so he held a celebration party today.

Everyone was there, but I was the only one who was not invited.

Leonard had no choice but to let me sit down first.

Yasmin and Armand sat next to him, meanwhile I sat opposite them.

His colleagues around him also realized that the atmosphere was not right and gave me the menu.

"Joanna, why don't you order something you like to eat?"

I took the menu and was about to order a shrimp fried rice.

Leonard unconsciously said, "You can't order this. Yasmin is allergic to shrimp."

After he finished speaking, he realized that what he said was inappropriate and glanced at me.

I tactfully handed the menu to him.

Soon, he ordered a lot.

When Yasmin heard the names of the dishes, she covered her mouth shyly.

"Leonard, you always order dishes that I like to eat, I didn't expect you still remember them all."

In just a few minutes, the dishes were served and the table was filled with dishes that I did not like to eat.

I lost my appetite instantly.

And when the last dish was served, the waiter came up with a small cake.

He said to Leonard who was sitting at the main seat, "Sir, you are our 52nd customer with a partner today. This is something we have specially given to you."

Even though Leonard and I did not have a good relationship in front of outsiders, when it came to this kind of thing, everyone thought he would hand the cake to me.

But to everyone's surprise, he naturally handed the cake to Yasmin.

"Go ahead and eat, your favorite strawberry cake."

I could feel the strange looks from people around me.

I had no choice but to endure it, then grabbed my bag and left.

"Sorry, I have to excuse myself."

Leonard did not try to persuade me.

But until I reached the door of the private room, Leonard's phone rang.

After the call was connected, he seemed to hear some news.

Immediately, he turned his head stiffly and looked at me.

His voice was trembled. "Is it true that you're going to the Syrena to participate in the implementation of the space program as said on the phone?"

Suddenly, I remembered the years when I loved Leonard most. I remembered his phone number, ID number and even the lock screen password. I knew his parents' birthdays by heart.

So, when I signed the contract to confirm my participation in the space program, I filled in Leonard's name out of inertia.

The phone call now was a reminder of the upcoming departure tomorrow.

I did not deny it, turned my head to look at him and nodded. "Yes."

Hearing this affirmation, he suddenly realized something.

He laughed. "I understand, Joanna, you are just jealous and angry, so you did this to make me regret it?"

The more he spoke, the more certain he became.

"With the love you have for me, how could you possibly be willing to leave me for three years?"

"I'm telling you, I'll never be fooled by you."

There was nothing wrong with him thinking so. After all, everyone knew how much I loved him before.

After I suffered heavy bleeding and gave birth to Armand, during my confinement period, I insisted on cooking for myself and ran to Leonard's hospital more than ten kilometers away to deliver food to him.

I begged him again and again for a wedding, tried my best to be a good wife and mother, put my dream of space travel on hold and took care of the father and son.

Later on, Leonard started blaming me.

"The matter with Armand was originally your mistake and Yasmin even saved him. Not only are you not grateful, but you are also making assumptions about others!"

The people around him suddenly realized and muttered to themselves.

"Joanna is really a villain who repays kindness with kindness. How could Dr. Leonard bear it all these years."

"I definitely won't be like her in the future, it's too annoying."

***

Even Yasmin stepped forward and took the initiative to hold my hand.

An attitude of bearing humiliation and enduring heavy burdens.

"Joanna, I know you've always disliked me and regarded me as a thorn in your side because of Leonard and Armand. But don't worry, I have never meant to hurt your family or Armand."

I had done everything I could to deal with this bad person in terms of emotions.

Looking at Leonard's disdain and everyone's pitying eyes.

"If you don't believe it, forget it."

At this moment, I chose to leave.

After returning home, Leonard's celebration party continued.

The social media was full of photos celebrating happiness.

However, I slept soundly.

In the next day, Leonard finally came back. Perhaps he was still a bit worried about the phone call last night.

It was the first time he had been home in a while.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw that all traces of me in the house were gone and it became empty.

His gaze also lingered on my hand holding the luggage.

His eyes turned red in an instant.

"Joanna, are you for real?"