When I remained silent, he scoffed, saying, "Mia, don't tell me you're having second thoughts."
Only then did I finally tear my gaze away from my phone and look at him.
"Huh? Can you please focus on driving and not get distracted? As for the reason, I've already said I'll handle it."
I didn't want to spend the first day of being single with my ex-husband in a potential car crash.
As he heard my obvious indifference, Vincent's grip on the steering wheel tightened.
Suddenly, the car's Bluetooth connected, and a sweet, lovey-dovey song started playing.
Vincent, ignoring my presence, answered the call.
A young woman's tender, sweet voice filled the car.
She was whining about her exhausting day, mentioning that she still had to work at a coffee shop that night and was starving.
Vincent glanced at me and, seeing my unchanged expression, smiled and said, "I know you're hungry, so I'll go get your favorite food right away."
After their lovey-dovey exchange, the call ended. Without needing Vincent to say anything, I pointed to the intersection ahead.
"Just drop me off at the next corner."
The car stopped by the side of the road. I hurriedly got out and left, not bothering to hide my urgency.
Only after the car was out of sight did I clutch my abdomen, drenched in cold sweat, feeling as if I might collapse onto the pavement.
Two months ago, Vincent had called me saying he'd forgotten an important document.
I rushed to his office with the file.
On the way, a speeding truck overturned and crushed me after an emergency brake.
Though I survived, my left leg was shattered due to the impact.
In the agony of the pain and fear of potential lasting damage, I called Vincent countless times.
However, his phone was always off.
Later, I found out he had flown to Paris because the girl he was with had never seen French pigeons.
He spent an entire week there with her.
Fearing for my parents' worry, I didn't tell them. It was my friend Emilia Clarke who helped me through the surgery and recovery.
At that moment, I decided I was done with that useless man.
I had just finished a simple lunch alone at home and was slowly tidying up when Emilia's message came through: [Mia, you haven't even officially divorced Vincent yet, and he's already out celebrating with his new girlfriend. How shameless can he be!]
Along with her message was a photo of Vincent dining with a younger woman at a couple's restaurant.