chapter 2
Jude seemed to recall this incident as well, and the furious expression on his face gradually calmed down.
He cleared his throat lightly and placed the medicine on the table.
Then, as if changing the subject, he smiled, picked up a bag of cold breakfast from the dining table, and said, "I happened to pass by the restaurant we used to frequent on my way back. Isn't this your favorite?"
I looked at him coldly, but I couldn't help laughing inside.
He had just finished a half-month-long research conference.
Meanwhile, Summer's Instagram was full of pictures of Jude taking her to top-notch restaurants.
But when it came to me, he only bought me cheap snacks.
Am I someone so cheap that I can be brushed off like this?
The dull pain in my lower abdomen persisted, and I really couldn't be bothered to argue with him anymore.
I said, "Jude, 20-year-old Joyce was willing to eat this with you because she liked you.
"But now, I'm 30, and I don't like you anymore."
After saying that, I turned to leave. Jude wanted to say something but was interrupted by a sudden message.
He ignored me and turned to the balcony to handle his business.
I locked the bedroom door, wrapped my chilly body in the blanket, trying to absorb some warmth.
The next second, I fell into a dream filled with memories.
Jude and I once shared a long period of love and affection.
I was a pampered rich girl, and he was a sponsored poor student.
But he was smart and ambitious.
We met during a hiking event organized by the school.
That day, halfway through the hike, a sudden downpour came, and I almost slipped off a cliff, but he grabbed me just in time.
At that time, he was tall, with a strong build from working part-time at an auto repair shop for a long time.
He was amused by my tearful expression, his deep eyes full of laughter.
He said, as long as he's here, nothing will happen to me.
He kept his word; during the rest of the hike that day, he stayed by my side, protecting me.
He even helped me scare away the snake I feared most.
After that day, we started interacting more and more.
On my 20th birthday, he took me to a fancy restaurant with the money he had saved for a long time.
Back then, he wasn't familiar with table manners, yet with a flushed face, he pulled a diamond necklace out of his suit pocket.
He promised me, "Joyce, I will do my best to give you a good life!"
Later, he really did it. On the day he became a professor, he proposed to me.
But in the fourth year of our marriage, Summer appeared.
All the beauty withered away.
Suddenly, a loud bang, and the bedroom door was violently kicked open.