Freedom

Aron POV

"Neil, what are you doing here?" After seeing Neil at the main door, Sara returned to the hall.

My anger increased upon seeing that bastard in front of me, but I controlled it by clenching my fist.

"You wanted me to meet your husband, so I came here." He entered my home without my permission.

"Mr. Finge, how are you?" He smiled evilly upon seeing me. How dare he come to my house and offer me a bouquet? I wanted to kick him out of my house right then, but I had to rein it in after witnessing the joy in Sara's eyes when she saw Neil.

"I am much better now.

Sara, could you please introduce me to him?" Finally, I looked at her face after one week.

After seeing Neil in the hospital that day, I decided to cut off Sara from my life completely. I already made up my mind for my next action, and if I were around her, her presence would make me weak, so I chose to ignore her until I was fully ready to execute my decision.

I missed her so much that it was difficult for me to live without her, but I forced myself to do so.

"Why don't you respond to him, Sara? Who is he?" Jerry questions, Sara.

I finally had the chance to ask her the questions I'd been wanting to ask about Neil for a long time. My heartbeat quickens upon witnessing her silence. What would I do if she introduced him to me as her lover? She doesn't love me, and I have to prepare myself to confront that truth.

"A... Aron, he is Neil, my friend." She nervously twiddles her fingers. She is still attempting to deceive me. I wonder why she didn't introduce him to me as her lover. Perhaps she was enjoying cheating on me, or perhaps she didn't want me to feel hurt. After hearing her, I exhaled deeply. Her deception compels me to inform her of my decision right away, but I don't want to make a scene in front of Neil.

I noticed Neil's expression. He was grinning victoriously. Since Sara chose him over me, he will undoubtedly be content. His presence infuriated me to the point where I wanted to throw him out of my house.

"Jerry. Please take me to my room; I am tired."

I can't see her with another man. I find it harder than I thought to witness her with other men. I've been trying for the past week to make my heart believe that I don't love her because of her deceit, but every time I see her, my heart still feels love for her. I wanted to despise her and exact revenge on her for her betrayal, but all I could do was suffer silently.

"Aron, why don't you kick that bastard out of your house? How could you let your wife's ex-lover hang out with her?" Jerry expressed her dissatisfaction with me.

"Don't you see how happy she was to see Neil here? So how can you expect me to ruin her happiness?"

I have already caused her a great deal of pain, and I no longer want to be the cause of her suffering. She also deserves to be fulfilled in her life. My eyes filled with tears as I remembered the time when I ruined her life. She never wanted to marry me. She always loved Neil. She would undoubtedly have a lovely life with Neil if I hadn't forced her into this marriage. It's all my fault; she truly loves Neil. That explains why, despite my best attempts, she didn't love me.

"Aron, please don't cry. Why don't you ask her to leave Neil and start a new life with you?" Jerry gave me a shoulder pat.

"Now it's too late; she never loved me, and I don't want to force her into this marriage anymore. She once told me that love is not something we can hold onto forcefully; it flows naturally. So now it's time to release her from my prison." I wiped away my tears and once again strengthened myself to stick to my decision.

"Are you sure you can live without her?" Jerry still did not agree with my decision. She encouraged me to reconsider my decision, but I've concluded that further contemplation only makes me more vulnerable.

"Jerry, I already made up my mind; call Sara now." I can't wait to release the burden from my chest. I asked Jerry to send Sara to my room so that I could tell her my decision. Knowing that she loves Neil every moment, I feel guilty for ruining her life.

My feelings for her go deeper than I had realized; at first, I just felt an attraction. I'm not sure when she started to mean so much to me, but I decided to let her go and allow her to live her life to the fullest.

Many of her novels have taught me that true love never involves hugging someone close; rather, it always requires you to give them the freedom to make their judgments.

I will stop at nothing to make her happy because I love her with all my heart. I'm willing to give up my happiness for her if it means that she's content with Neil.

"Aron, have you called me?" Her slow, sad voice broke my internal conflict. I was gazing out my room's window. It was cloudy and dark outside; rain was going to start soon.

"I've got a gift for you, Sara. Please open the left drawer." I asked her to take out the red file without turning to face her.

"What's in it?" She was filled with confusion as she stared at my back.

"Your freedom." I forced myself to look away from her face, but my heart begged me to give it one final look because I knew that in a few more seconds, I might not get another chance to see her lovely face.

It's too late now, but I wanted to give her a hug and a kiss and tell her how much I love her. I squandered a lot of time and energy on her body to satiate my lust at the time, but now that I've realized how much I love her, it's time to let her go.

"Aron, what is this?" She opened the file and read it, then gave me a blank face. Although I am aware that she is shocked, I also know that she will be pleased to see our contractual marriage end.

"Miss Sara Grace, you are finally free from my cage." My heart cries at letting her go, but at the same time, I feel lighter after correcting my mistake. I can live without her and be in love with her for my entire life, but I can not live with the guilt that I forced her to live a suffocated life with me.