Istoodthere,quietlylookingathim,withoutresponding.
IhadneverseenJoeysohumblebefore.
WatchingthepersonIonceplacedonapedestal,nowstandinginfrontofme,beggingformyforgivenessinalow voice.
ButallIfeltwasascalmasstillwater.
HowmuchIoncewishedJoeycouldbemorecaringandattentive,nowfeltsoironicwhenIheardthesewords.
EventhoughIlovedhimsomuchinthepast,nowIhavetrulylethimgo.
Afterawhile,IbrokefreefromJoeysembraceandcalmlysaid:Dontbother,Joey,werealreadyover.
Joeycouldntbelieveit,hislipstightened,andhisvoicetrembledslightly:No…Ivefinallyrealizedmyfeelings,Willa,theoneIloveisyou,andtheoneIwanttospendtherestofmylifewithis… Ifrownedandcoldlyinterruptedhim:Joey,Ivelovedyouforfiveyears,andyouonlyrealizeitnow,isntittoolate? Youmarriedmeinthefirst placejusttomakeStacyjealous.TherestaurantyoutookmetowasactuallyStacysfavorite.AssoonasStacycamebacktothecountry,youputallyourattentiononher,evenlosingyourself.
Joeywasstunned.
HedidntexpectthatIhadknownallalongbutneversaidanything.
Ilookedathimandcontinued:Moreover,evenwithoutStacy,ourmarriagewouldhaveendedsoonerorlater.
Inolongerwanttostruggletomaintainthisonesidedmarriage.

Myeyeswereascalmasstillwater,cuttingdeeplyintoJoeysheartlike aknife.
Joeyseyesflickered:Iknowour marriagewasrushedandwewerentprepared,itsmyfault.
But atleast…givemeachancetomakeituptoyou,okay? Alright,Ilookedathimandsmiledfaintly:Ijustneedyoutodoonethingforme.
Joeyseyesbrightened.
AnythingIcando,justnameit.
Ialsoknewthathewasalwayswillingtospendmoneyonme.
ButwhatIwantedwasnotthat.
TheHart 69.9% Chapter 15 Ijustneedyoutodisappearfrommysightcompletely,startingnow,andneverbothermeagain.
Joeysfaceturnedpalewitheachword1spoke:No.
Onlythisisnotpossible.
Hisvoicewashoarse,andthelasttwowordsseemedtotrembleslightly.
Istoppedtalking.

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Joeysjawwastight,hehadnthadagoodnightssleepforalongtime,hiseyeswerebloodshot,andhelookedveryhaggard.
Hisstomachachedagain,hefrowneddeeply,andhisthinlipsweretightlyclosed.
Hiscoldandsterneyessoftenedwhenhelookedatme,asiftherewasarosyglowinthem.
Joeytookoutavelvetboxfromhispocket,insidewasatopgradepinkdiamondring,andhechangedthesubject.
ThisistheanniversarygiftIwantedtomakeuptoyou,itsalsothesurpriseIwantedtogiveyouatfirst.
Ididnttakeit,aflashofsurprisecrossedmyeyes,notahintofjoy,butsomeironyinstead.
Thenewsyouweregoingtotellmebefore,wasntitthatyoudecidedtobewithStacy? Joeywasstunned,hiseyebrowsfurrowedtightly:Ofcoursenot! Ihadalreadydecidedtoendeverything withher,howcouldIhaveagreedtobewithher? IsuddenlyrealizedthatthepostonStacyssocialmediathatdaywasjustformetosee.
Butwhatgooddoesitdotoclear upthemisunderstandingnow? WhoeverJoeyendsupwithin thefuture,Idontcareanymore.
Afterawhile,Ilaughedlightly:Thegiftisexpensive,Mr.Frost,youshouldkeepitforyourself.
Istillhavetogo towork,Iwontkeepyoucompany.
Withthat,Iwalkedaroundhimand wasabouttoleave.
AsIpassedby,Joeytightlygrabbedmywrist,andaskedinalowvoice:Whataboutourbaby…isitstillthere? Whenheaskedthis,heactuallyhadnohopeleft.

Myindifferentattitudehadalreadysaiditall.
Buthestillcouldntacceptit.
Ipulledmyhandoutdirectlyandlookedathimcalmly.
70.2% Chapter15 Joeysheartalsosankbitbybitinthesilence.
Heknewtheanswer.
Afteradaze,Iturnedaroundandwalkedintothehospital,neverlookingbackathimagain.
Thestomachacheseemedtobeworse.
Ithurtsomuch thatJoeybentdownonthespot,bitinghislipssohardthathealmosttastedblood,andthatsurgingpainstilldidntstopatall.
Untiltheskygraduallydarkened.
Joeywalkedhomestepbystep,numblikeawalkingcorpse.
Infrontofthedoorstoodafigure,whoseemedtohavebeenwaitingforhimforalongtime,holdingababywhowasnotyetamonthold.