Only then did I realize that she was not going to meet any female client, but had made an appointment with Raquel for a pregnancy test.
I closed my laptop and walked out of the study to smoke all night on the balcony.
As the sky began to turn pale, the decision was finally made.
I did not want this seemingly happy marriage anymore.
‘Meghan, I don’t want it either,’ I muttered in a low voice.
After getting up, Meghan reminded me while she was dressing up, “Lucas, don't forget that today is the Christmast.
“My parents spent a long time preparing for this reunion dinner tonight. So, please don't be late.”
I sat on the sofa, not saying a word.
Before leaving, she kissed my forehead.
“I'm going back to the company to take care of some things. You can come over in the afternoon and we can go home together.
“Also, I have prepared a surprise for you, remember to check it.”
After Meghan left, I started packing my luggage.
At noon, the surprise she prepared arrived.
A latest Patek Philippe men's watch and a luxurious customized lunch at a five-star hotel.
“My man should be pampered by me.”
This was the sentence Meghan has said most often in the seven years of marriage.
Looking at the men's watch lying quietly in the exquisite box, my heart began to feel sore and swollen.
I looked up at the huge wedding photo on the wall.
In the photo, Meghan was nestled in my arms, her face full of happiness.
But deep in her eyes, there was always a lingering melancholy.
In the past, I mistakenly thought that this was the feeling of being a married woman.
I only then realize if it was actually the sadness of not being able to marry the man she loved the most.
I tried to calm down and called a lawyer friend to ask him to prepare a divorce agreement.
I originally booked a flight to a foreign country that day, but ended up changing it to tomorrow.
Because I promised Meghan that I would accompany her back to her parents' home tonight to celebrate the Christmast.
My mother taught me that one should never go back on one's word.
When I thought of my mother, my heart felt like it was being twisted by an invisible hand and it ached dully.
My father died in a car accident when I was still a child. But my mother did not abandon me and raised me alone.
No matter how hard and tiring her life was, she never thought of remarrying.