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I was in the operating room having 28 eggs retrieved, while Kellan was next door accompanying his little childhood sweetheart for an abortion procedure.
When the doctor called out the family member's name for the tenth time in the hallway, Kellan finally rushed over hurriedly.
He left only one sentence before hurriedly departing again.
"So many women are lining up for egg retrieval, what's there to be so fussy about!? You have to ask me about such a trivial matter, can't you make your own decision?"
In the operating room, I felt utterly hopeless and immediately called for the doctor to stop what he was doing.
I turned and called my best friend abroad, and booked a flight for seven days later.
But when I was really about to leave, Kellan panicked.
He found me with red-rimmed eyes, but the love was gone.

He Accompanied His lover, I Accepted the Egg Retrieval Surgery

After sending this message, I blocked all of Kellan's contact information.


I went home and packed up all my belongings.


It really did prove Kellan's words true - I was just like my mother, penny-pinching.


After so many years of marriage, my luggage amounted to only one suitcase.


I checked into a random hotel, took two sleeping pills, and drifted off into a hazy slumber.


Having suffered from insomnia for so long, melatonin no longer did the trick.


Because of Sarah, Kellan and I had countless arguments.


After we started trying for a baby, my emotions became unstable, and Kellan helped me quit my job.


My entire sense of self-worth could only come from pots and pans and my husband.


People around me mocked me, saying what good was my high education when I revolved around my husband both at work and at home.


They called me a parasitic vine, destined to rely on a man for life.


Chapter 8