Jackson spoke slowly, “Elizabeth is right. She is my only wife—always has been and always will be. Please leave and stop spreading nonsense.”
His hand was strong and his voice firm, but I noticed his arm tremble slightly. His look at Noelle showed a faint hint of confusion.
My heart ached like it had been pierced by a needle. Even though I’d decided to leave, the pain stayed. Suddenly, the crystal chandelier above crashed down with a loud noise. Screams filled the air.
I closed my eyes instinctively. Jackson pushed me away with all his strength, then darted toward Noelle.
The chandelier shattered beside me, cutting my arms and cheeks with glass. Through the pain, I could still see in the distance.
Jackson shielded Noelle under him as the chandelier hit his back. Noelle cried, still shaken, while people nearby started talking.
“Miss Noelle only scraped her knee. Mr. Kain, did you really need so much effort to save her?”
“Your wife is bleeding badly; she could die without treatment!”
Before I passed out, I saw Jackson pick up Noelle and carry her away, out of sight. When I woke, I was in a hospital bed. Nurses were whispering outside the door.
“Did you hear? Mr. Kain broke his back saving Miss Ferguson!”
“That’s right! He wasn’t fully healed, yet he rushed to treat Miss Ferguson and feed her soup. His wife doesn’t even get this care!”
“Tsk, he and Miss Ferguson are true love; a perfect match, that’s why they’re a couple.”
It took a long time before Jackson finally came to my room.
He held a half-eaten bowl of soup, trying to feed me. I knocked it down. “I don’t want leftovers.”
Hearing this, he looked guilty. “Elizabeth, I’m sorry. Noelle saved me first and I saved her in return. It’s just a basic human duty. But I promise it won’t happen again.”
I scoffed. Her life mattered, but didn’t mine? I didn’t argue. I just threw the divorce papers at him. “Sign this.
He didn’t even look and just signed. I laughed—if he had checked, he’d have seen it was a divorce agreement.
After signing, Jackson said he wanted to make it up to me and take me to Valoria to relax. But as soon as we reached the airport, his phone rang; it was Noelle.
On the other end, she was crying uncontrollably, saying she was scared of being alone in the hospital.