Samuel was dumbfounded by my response. I used to be gentle and sweet when talking to him. Even if we argued before, I wouldn’t yell in his face.
I pulled my luggage and walked to the door when Samuel tried to stop me again but Nora stopped him.
“Let her be, Samuel. This isn’t your fault! If her mother didn’t pretend to be sick, you wouldn’t agree to marry her, right?” Nora said, stressing the fact that Samuel was only forced to marry me for the sake of my Mom’s health.
Indeed, Nora was right, but she got one thing wrong. My Mom didn’t pretend to be sick. She was sick and now she was gone!
I turned my heels around and without any words coming from my mouth, I slapped Nora on the face, hard.
“What have you done?” Samuel growled at me as he blocked his body to protect Nora.
I ignored Samuel and shot daggers at Nora. If looks could kill, she would have been dead by now. “You better keep your filthy mouth shut!”
Nora retorted, “Was I wrong? Your mother was not sick at all. You planned everything and used her fake illness to convince Samuel to marry you! Otherwise, Samuel wouldn’t even think about bringing you to the altar!”
My heartbeat became erratic. I turned to Samuel and asked, “Do you think the same?”
Samuel said nothing and averted his gaze. He didn’t have to open his mouth for me to get his reply. I already knew the answer the moment he looked away.
Six months ago, my Mom was diagnosed with cancer. The doctor told us she didn’t have enough time left, so she made sure to tell me her last wish… And that would be marrying Samuel, the one I loved.
I was hesitant at first, knowing that Samuel may refuse. But for my mother’s sake, I begged him to say when I proposed to him for marriage. I was desperate, but there was nothing I wouldn’t do to make my Mom happy on her last days.
However, Samuel thought that my mother was just pretending to force the wedding between us. Perhaps he always looked down on me since that day. I couldn’t blame him though.
Samuel was born with a silver spoon and was the heir of the Wilson Group. I fell in love with him the very first time we met. I loved him so much that I swallowed my pride as a woman and shamelessly pursued him for years.
Samuel liked obedient women, so I learned to be submissive and obeyed everything he wanted without complaining. I could die for him if he wanted and I thought doing everything he asked would make him love me.