"So you want a divorce, you'd rather throw away your marriage and your child-all because you were jealous of her? Are you really that foolish?"

"We're husband and wife. She's just someone from the outside."

"Do you really think I'd propose to someone I didn't even like, the first time I met them?"

"I didn't just leave you behind."

"Wouldn't it be a waste to end this over a misunderstanding?"

"You sent out an SOS. I got it. I understood. I came for you, I came as fast as I could!"

"You almost drowned-in water barely up to your knees!"

"Why don't you want to hear me out? Are you afraid that everything really is just a misunderstanding? That you still care about me, deep down?"

Tears slipped from the corners of her eyes.

Maybe most women, when faced with the man they've truly loved, find themselves defenseless.

People say he's heartless, but that isn't true.

They say he's oblivious, but he's sharp as a tack-always able to pierce right to the core of her heart with unnerving precision.

And that, more than anything, infuriated her.

He knew she was still holding on, but he always ignored it, never giving her even the slightest response.

The tea she brewed, the comforting soup she made, again and again he never drank any of it.

It always went cold.

world who could hurt her

towel, and tucked her blanket around her with

he turned to Jessica, curled up on the bed, hugging her knees to

saw her shoulders trembling, and quickly moved to the other side

lashes soaked, tears streaking

like a thousand tiny needles pricking at Timothy's

wetness at the corners of her

remembered her tears before-when she couldn't take it,

touch, crying out of

he had never seen her cry like this-quietly, with

crouched down beside her, leaning against

aching

know what

"Jessy."

her name, voice hoarse and low. He reached out, his hand trembling, wanting to gather her close, to soothe her-but his hand froze in midair, afraid she'd push him away, afraid she'd

snapped from a string, each one striking Timothy's

hold back any

to comfort

to see her

in, and kissed the tears from the corner of

eye.

me. Don't touch

crying; her voice

handsome face was close, his

"Jessy."

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