Chapter 250

I listened as the sounds outside the door gradually faded into the distance. As I watched the lights outside the window dim one by one, I felt the heaviness in my chest finally loosen, if only a little. Back then, Joshua had seemed a savior to me. As long as he reached out to Abigail, she would have immediately left me and returned to his side. I was grateful for Joshua's repeated "rescues". Otherwise, I truly wouldn't have known how to navigate my relationship with Abigail. I had grown so accustomed to her insults and torment that her sudden tenderness brought me not joy or warmth, but overwhelming dread. I had no idea what identity or demeanor I should adopt when facing Abigail, and even less of an idea of what our ultimate outcome would be. All I wished for was for Abigail to one day realize what was truly in her heart. I hoped she could stop tormenting herself and others. This was painful for both of us. I then ate the food I had cooked for myself, feeling a rare sense of ea