He even died in an accident because of me.
Or so I'd believed. Because now he was standing right in front of me, alive and breathing, with a home built alongside the very woman he'd sworn was out of his life for good.
A bitter laugh scraped out of my throat. I grabbed the framed wedding photo and hurled it to the ground.
Glass exploded across the floor. Victoria shrieked, clutching her face where a shard had sliced her skin.
"Nora, could you stop acting like a lunatic?!"
Anthony's eyes went red. He was screaming at me.
I let out a hollow, self-mocking laugh. My voice was raw, scraping like sandpaper.
"I'm the lunatic? You're right. I am!"
"For six years after you died, I lived like one every single day!"
Anthony's chest heaved violently, his eyes bloodshot, his tone thick with accusation.
"Back then, I was ready to die. You're the one who wouldn't let me!"
"I did everything you asked! But you refused to let it go. You kept holding it over my head, tormenting me!"
"Do you have any idea how exhausting it was to live like that?"
My palm cracked across his face. The impact jolted through my wrist, and tears spilled before I could stop them.
"Anthony Henson, you were the one who cheated! You were the one who lied to me!"
"How dare you stand there and say I tormented you? That you had it hard?"
Victoria dropped to her knees in front of me, eyes glistening with tears.
"Nora, please stop fighting. This is all my fault."
"I'm the shameless one. I'm the disgusting one. I'm the one who seduced Anthony."
"He kept every promise he made to you. I was the one who wouldn't let go."
"I'll divorce him right away."
She pressed a hand to her lower belly, her voice trembling with pained reluctance.
"As for the baby... I'll get rid of it."
Joy lit up every corner of Anthony's face.
"Victoria, you're pregnant?"
My chest seized. It felt like a fist had closed around my heart and was crushing it, squeezing until my entire body went rigid.
Victoria pushed Anthony away as he moved toward her, shrinking back.
"The doctor said it's barely over a month. If I terminate now, it's nothing more than a clump of cells."
"I'll walk away with nothing. I'll give you the signed divorce papers."
"Just... make things right with Nora."
The moment the words left her mouth, she bolted for the door without a second's hesitation.
Anthony's face drained of color. He moved to chase after her.