A LOVE TO MEND

than intended, her heart pounding as she took the papers with

ID flashing Isabella with an obnoxious trail of love emojis. Ashley stomach twisted. He had saved

d sweetness clearly different from how he spoke to Ashley a few minutes ago. The contrast between his tenderness for I

tled soon," Ashley watched, her heart tightening a

he room, fingers constantly running through her hair, her body trembling with anxiety. She couldn't sit still.

as she was about to go outside, intendi

a happy couple. He was carrying her suitcase. Ashley couldn't believe her

me?" She thought as a deep fear etched on her face, but sh

g laugh as she lounged on the couch, legs crossed, her ex

shooting her a murderous glare, anger boiling in he

man that doesn't love you nor want anything to do with you," she added, and Ashley's sad gaze sh

tightened; Isa

ignity and sign those divorce papers," she snee

ic tone, despite the fact that she did nothing wrong. All her life, she had to beg. She begged her parent

I want you out of my life," he said, his voice cold and

down with tears dripping down her cheeks and cleaving tightly to his legs.

ed me to business meetings and dinners, I'd have been stranded. You are t

still stings anytime she hears it. Ashley knows too well that Isabell

and slap the fool to knock some sens

mbered. The pregnancy. Mayb

bled, her voice barely

ief. "You've been sleeping with her?" Isabella demanded, uncrossing her

gusted him. "What do you mean you're pregnant? His voice was harsh and accusatory.

very time I was with her, I was thinking of you." His words

usingly. "So you've been cheating on me, right," he accused, even when he knew Ashley has been f

nded in a trembling

od up abruptly, sighing loudly as she stormed out

rom behind, then turned back midway, facing Ashley. "Make sure you si

that, he

ed on her that her husband was no long

supposed to be the undeniable and unbreakable connection that bond

ow to tell people that the husband who cheated on

fore he passed on. They had been friends since childhood, and she had secretly been in l

in the three years of marr

k of an eye, like it was yesterday.

known that she was his slave and made her do

tant abuse from Cha

ley's Love has failed to conquer the disgus

she might have acquired from this marriage,

properties to her name, yet everyone has constantly ta

g on the floor, she picked it up and signed under her name. With the tears blurri

dfather had entrusted to her, meant to be given to Charles on their fifth-year wedding an

t it one last time. The house, once a symbol of grande

to her father's house. But when she arr

ere anymore," Emily Wells, Ashley's m

mily locked the gate without a

ing on the gate desperately, but no on

osed. She had always been a stranger in her family, bu

, still crying like a lost puppy,

rd to spend the night in the brutal stre

kseat of the taxi when a trailer hit the tax

inst the seat. Blood was involuntarily pumping out of her mouth. S

weakly till she closed her eyes

Charles and Isabella, her promise echoing in her mind. I would never forgive you, both. E