But this time, I didn’t immediately lower my head and admit my mistake as usual.
He couldn’t see the bruises on my knees, and couldn’t see the churning emotions in my eyes.
He only saw that I had wasted his time.
I stumbled as I stood up, and everything went black before my eyes.
I waited here for him for four hours and didn’t even have a drop of water.
William seemed to have just noticed that something was wrong with me.
He frowned, then gently supported me, softening his tone.
“How could you make such a mess of yourself over such a small matter? You could have obviously done it all by yourself.”
I laughed.
I arranged all the procedures for the mating ceremony alone.
I picked out the ring alone.
I went to prenatal checkups alone.
I faced those gazes, whether of pity or oddity, alone.
I was still naively thinking that he was genuinely too busy.
Until I scrolled and saw the post Rita had just made this afternoon.
It was a mating ceremony rehearsal.
My mate is amidst the blessings of friends and family, saying the mating ceremony vow I’d been anticipating with Rita.
Only then did I realize he was only “busy” for me.
Fine, I won’t need him anymore.
Seeing that I wasn’t crying and making a scene like before, A hint of smugness flashed into William’s eyes, thinking I was giving in.
He urged, “Go home quickly. Puppy loves the dog food you make so much. Rita will worry about it if it’s late.”
At that moment, tremendous sadness and despair overwhelmed me.
He doesn’t care that I was almost run over by a car on the highway…
He only cares if Rita’s dog is hungry.
“There’s still some dog food I made. It’s in the fridge. Just… take it, if that’s what matters.”
By the time I reacted, I had already pushed the door and gone out.
