“You're such an ungrateful son-in-law — I’ll kill you!” My father-in-law grabbed a shovel and smashed it down on my knee.
“Kill him!”
“That’s what that bastard deserves!” People cheered.
“Zayden, are you okay?”
Amara pushed the crowd aside, worried, helped me up and checked the wound on my leg.
“She was such a good wife and he didn’t know how to cherish her,” someone sighed.
I looked disgusted and pushed Amara away. “Stop pretending!”
Amara looked aggrieved. “Honey, please, I really don’t want a divorce. Our son can’t grow up without his father.”
“I don’t care. We must get divorced.” I turned and walked away.
“You really mean it? Then I’ll act as if I never had a son like you!” My mother stomped her feet in anger.
My heart ached.
I had always been a filial son, but this time, I couldn’t give in. I had to get divorced — I couldn’t live like this another day.
“Amara, I’ll have someone send you the divorce papers.”
Without looking back, I walked away quickly.
Behind me came Amara’s heart-wrenching cries, the kind that could break anyone’s heart.
I returned to the hospital where Amara had stayed before. There were things I needed to confirm. By chance, I ran into an old classmate. With her help, the truth could soon come to light.
[Honey, what did I do wrong? Why do you insist on divorcing me? Are you still angry?]
[My son and I can’t live without you. We’ll be waiting for you at home.]
After leaving the hospital, I found a small inn and had just checked in when Amara sent me that message.
I sneered, blocking all her contacts one by one, then started drafting the divorce agreement.
The next day, I mailed the divorce papers to Amara.
But she didn’t even look at them — she tore them up right away.
Sania was furious and posted the whole story online.
Soon, the internet exploded with anger and I was trending on the hot search list.
“Damn it! She’s such a good wife. She didn’t mind that he was poor, even paid for the house and her father-in-law’s surgery — and he still doesn’t appreciate her?”
“She worked overtime so hard and just didn’t have time to sleep with him and that’s why he wants a divorce?”
“I bet he’s cheating. He just made up an excuse to dump her.”
“As a mom myself, I totally understand her. Taking care of a child while working overtime is really hard!”
“Marrying a man like him is a huge mistake!”
Soon, I was attacked all over the internet.