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When I was free, I opened Instagram and saw Natalie’s new post.
In the photo, Antonio was checking out for her at a hospital, and Natalie made a V sign to the camera while holding a cake.
With the photo, she wrote, “Finally getting out of here. But the cake he gave me was too sweet. I don’t like it, so I’ll ask him to throw it away.”
I clenched my hands, my heart bleeding.
Natalie came into my life on Antonio and my 2nd marriage anniversary.
She friended me. Three days later, I saw her post a photo of her and Antonio watching the sunset.
At that moment, I realized she was provoking me because Antonio didn’t know Natalie and I were friends on Instagram.
However, I didn’t care because I believed in Antonio.
Who knew things would go this way?
I turned off my phone and leaned in to ask Isabella what she wanted to
eat.
She answered “Strawberries” in a childish voice.
I said “OK” and left the ward.
After I got out of the fruit shop, I got Antonio’s messages.
“Sorry, honey. I was too busy yesterday and forgot your birthday. I
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remembered it when I saw the cake you had thrown into the dustbin.
Come early today with Bella. Let’s celebrate your birthday.”
“I bought a cake.”
Then, he sent a photo of the cake, which was the one Natalie had said she was gonna throw away.
My stomach lurched, and I felt disgusted.
He was gonna give me the cake Natalie didn’t want.
What a “frugal” man!
I replied, “Bella and I will live in my parents‘ place for days and not go back.”
Then, I deleted his messages and turned off my phone.
Meanwhile, I thought, “Antonio, don’t bother to celebrate my birthday
ever.”
Days later, Isabella was better, so I met with a lawyer.
a cafe, I showed her Natalie and Antonio’s intimate photos on Natalie’s Instagram.
“If we file for a divorce, can we use these to prove Antonio cheated on met and make him leave with nothing?”
The lawyer took a look and adjusted her glasses. “It’s hard unless you have clearer evidence.”
I pressed my lips together. “What kind of evidence?”
She answered, “Handwriting confession. Your husband and the mistress’s
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intimate photos, sound recordings, videos, chat history, money transfer records, etc. They are all solid evidence.”
I nodded and said I would come back to her if I got more evidence.
Then, I went back to the hospital.
Isabella recovered fast and was able to sit.
I set a pillow upright behind her and held her hand. “Bella, let’s go to a different place when you fully recover. And you’ll go to school there. What do you say?”
Isabella looked at me in confusion. “Where?”
I smiled and responded in a soft tone, “Canada. You can learn horse riding and make more friends there.
“Besides, the views there are beautiful. Sunshine, grassland, and the ocean. You like them, right?“.
Isabella’s eyes lit up. But soon, she frowned. “Will Dad go with us?”
As expected, she asked that question.
I stroked her hair. “Do you want him to go?”
She held my hand. “I want both of you to go. But Dad’s barely at home. Most of the time, there is only you and me. So I won’t be unhappy if Dad doesn’t go with us.
“I just want–Mom. I’ll be with Mom forever.”
She made a promise with an innocent face, melting my heart.
I hugged her tightly. “I’ll be with Bella forever too.”
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