I was instantly furious and questioned him coldly. "You agreed to this yourself!"
David outright denied it. "Back then, I agreed because I loved you. I gave in to you on everything just to make you happy. Did you really think I meant it?"
I was so angry that I trembled all over. He had clearly broken his promise, yet he spoke so righteously, insisting that all those vows of love were just sweet talk, just meaningless words to make me happy.
If I had the chance in this life, I would run as far away as possible and never have anything to do with him again.
When my parents heard that I wanted a divorce and was cutting ties with David completely, they looked worried.
"But the baby. He’s only a few months old. Can you really bear to let him grow up without a father?"
I looked down at my son, Parry, my gaze soft and gentle. "Who said he doesn’t have a father?"
***
Thinking back to my postpartum recovery, David had sent me to a maternity center and hired a nanny—then completely vanished. He claimed he was too busy with work and that the company couldn’t function without him.
He would drop by every few days, stay for less than half an hour and then rush off again. The only person who visited me frequently was my childhood friend, Elijah.
I smiled faintly back then, “There are plenty of people lining up to be Parry’s dad and they have no problem with him taking my surname.”
I was determined to get a divorce. That same day, I called Elijah and asked him to come over when he had time to go with me and register Parry’s birth.
Just as I hung up the phone, I heard David’s voice shouting outside my parents’ villa.
“Anne, I was wrong! I shouldn’t have made you angry!”
I followed the sound and looked outside. Downstairs I saw the entrance was covered in red roses. David, dressed in a white suit, was kneeling on one knee, pleading for me to go back with him.
“If you insist on Parry taking your surname, I won’t argue anymore. I’ll listen to everything you say, okay? You’re the heart of our family.”
Hearing David’s seemingly sincere words, my parents couldn’t help but waver.
“Sweetheart, it looks like he truly realizes his mistake. Dave is a hardworking and dependable man and he listens to you so well. Why not give him a chance? Besides, every couple fights, it’s normal. But in the end, everything worked out, didn’t it? Just forgive him.”