On the wedding anniversary, the husband mourned his deceased first love

The night before the wedding anniversary, my husband's first love called him countless times.Erik Walker, my husband, hugged me and ignored the phone calls. I asked, Don't you want to answer it? What if there is something urgent?Erik resolutely said he would not answer it, and he had let the past go.However, at the wedding anniversary banquet, when he learned the news of his first love's death, he burst into tears in front of so many guests.Seeing Erik about to leave, I hurriedly stopped him.Erik glared at me and said, "Molly is dead. Now you have got the result you wanted, right?"I was stunned.Erik pulled my hand off his arm and left without hesitation.It was not until Erik had left for a long while that I finally came back to my senses. The hatred in his eyes, mixed with malice and resentment, almost collapsed me.Lisa, Erik's mom, came up to support me and stamped her foot. "Erik is crazy."I calmed down, turned around to apologize to all the guests, and explained that there was an emergency at the company, so Erik went there to handle it.The guests had seen what had just happened, so they knew what I said was to ease the atmosphere.The guests looked at me with contempt, disdain, and a hint of sympathy.It was ridiculous. At the wedding anniversary banquet, my husband left me in embarrassment without hesitation for his first love.A mutual friend held up a glass of wine and seemed to comfort me. "Respect the deceased."I didn't say anything. Erik's action was understandable. People would feel sad if it was an ordinary friend who died, let alone the first love.Before Erick left, he had asked me whether I had gotten the result I wanted.I didn't know what to say, nor did I know what I had done wrong.Last night, Erik's first love, Molly Jefferson, had called him many times. I had asked Erik if he wanted to answer, and he had resolutely refused.The constant phone calls annoyed Erik, so he turned off the phone and hugged me tightly. "It's noisy. I just want to be with you, honey. Don't persuade me to answer it, and don't doubt my love for you, okay?"I had really thought Erik had forgotten Molly and had really loved me after we had been married for five years. I was wrong.

After seeing off the last group of guests, I dragged myself back home. This banquet was simply grueling for me.The house was in a mess. Erik's sobbing could be heard from the bedroom.He cried so hard that he looked like he was going to be out of his breath.Erik had cried like this before when he had accidentally lost his wedding ring in the travel. I had coaxed him for a long time and bought him new rings before he stopped crying.But tonight, he was crying for another woman.I picked up the pillow from the floor and asked softly, "Is there anything?you?are?dissatisfied with at home?"Erik didn't answer but asked me with sobs, "If I had answered the phone last night, would I have been able to see Molly for the last time?""Then what?" I said calmly.Erik paused, not knowing how to reply.After I cleaned up the messy house, an inexplicable tiredness swept over me.Erik suddenly got up from the bed. He opened the wardrobe, pulled out his suitcase, and stuffed clothes into it.Every piece of clothing that I had ironed, sorted, and folded was thrown and stuffed in the suitcase.I reminded Erik, "I've packed your clothes for the business trip. It's the pile on the far right."Erik didn't look at me at all but just kept looking for his clothes. He rummaged through the wardrobe, and clothes were thrown everywhere.He was panicking because he couldn't find the shirt he wanted.Grabbing my shoulders and shaking me, Erik asked anxiously, "Where's my shirt, the one with the ink stain on the collar?"I said, "It has turned yellow, so I donated it. Anyway, you have so many white shirts."Erik glared at me and said with a fierce look, "How dare you throw my things?"He suddenly slapped me.I felt dizzy, covered my cheek, and subconsciously leaned against the door.As our life got better, I bought a lot of clothes, and I donated many of them that I couldn't wear anymore.Erik had praised that I was kind and told me that I could do whatever I wanted with his old clothes.I suddenly felt at a loss.Erik was not planning on going on a business trip. He just wanted to wear the clothes given by his first love and see her for the last time.The wedding anniversary should have been held two days later, but the company's business trip could not be postponed, so Erik deliberately moved the banquet forward.I thought it was troublesome. "Why don't we just not have the banquet this year? It will be enough for us to just have dinner together."Erik kissed me tenderly. "The banquet is necessary. Baby, you deserve all the best."However, after knowing Molly's death, he postponed his business trip to attend the funeral.In which capacity did Erik attend Molly's funeral? An ordinary friend? They once loved each other deeply. A former lover? It was ridiculed.I watched Erik pack in a hurry. He took off his wedding ring and placed it on the shoe cabinet.Perhaps I had to think carefully about whether this marriage could continue.

I was at work when Jacob Devon, Erik's assistant, called me.Jacob asked me, "Noelle, can you contact Erik? He disappeared after sending me the plan. I'm just here to serve as a foil. I don't know too much about the plan at all."I checked WhatsApp. I had sent Erik more than a dozen messages, but he hadn't replied yet.He seemed to be annoyed by my urging and actually blocked me.I said to Jacob, "Maybe Erik is too busy. I'll call him. I'm sorry, Jacob.""Okay. Thank you, Noelle. I'll wait for your reply." Jacob hung up the phone.After Erik was promoted to manager, he was assigned an assistant. Jacob was quite smart, but he had little experience with business matters.I called Erik. The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered until it ended automatically.I called a few more times, and Erik finally answered it.I heard a noise and Erik's sobs. "Don't keep calling me, okay? You are so annoying."Erik was grieved as if it was his wife who had died.I was stunned. I didn't expect Erik to talk to me with such an attitude, even though I had been mentally prepared. Besides, I heard a middle-aged woman's crying. The woman said in a hoarse voice, "Erik, it would have been great if Molly had married you.""Molly has had a hard time these years and has always wanted to see you, but you are married. It would be great if you could wait for her a little longer."Then you would not have missed. You loved each other so much."It turned out that Erik and Molly had reached the stage of getting married before.I pinched my arm hard and came to my senses. "Jacob said the project..."Before I could finish speaking, Erik interrupted me impatiently, "None of your business. I have already made arrangements for the business matters."Realizing that he was being a little aggressive, Erik softened his voice and said, "Honey, I'm at Molly's funeral. I'll hang up and call you back."After the call ended, I paused for a long while.Erik had forgotten that today was our fifth wedding anniversary. But he was crying bitterly at his first love's funeral.I could only send a message and apologize to Jacob, and he replied: [Don't be sad, Noelle. Everything will be okay.]I was sad. Why did we have to endure this pain? How long would this pain last?Erik was so emotional that I wondered if he was thinking of his old lovers who had been with him when he was distracted before.?Erik had completely cut off contact with the company, and no one could find him.The company was almost in chaos, and someone was temporarily assigned to take over Erik's position. Even though the preliminary work was done well, the cooperation failed in the end.After several days of Molly's funeral, Erik came back with a child.The little girl was Coco, Molly's daughter. She huddled behind Erik, looking pitiful and adorable.Erik smiled and introduced me to Coco, "She is Noelle. Say hello to her." I had never heard Erik's such gentle voice.If we had children, Erik might also be a loving father.But after five years of our marriage, I failed to get pregnant.I blamed myself. After we had check-ups, the reason why I couldn't get pregnant was that Erik had weak sperm. Lisa begged me to keep it a secret for the sake of Erik's reputation.I stroked Coco's hair, and she obediently hugged my legs.She was a good girl, and I smiled at her."Who is this girl?" I asked Erik.Erik hesitated and finally said, "She's Coco, Molly's daughter."My smile froze when I heard this.Erik stood up and hugged me. "Honey, let's adopt her!"Erik and Coco both held tightly. Someone who didn't know the truth saw this warm scene would have thought we were a happy family of three.I felt very disappointed."Is Coco's father dead, too?" I asked calmly.Erik touched his nose in embarrassment and said, "No, but Molly's husband definitely can't take care of Coco alone. She needs a mother."If her father remarries, no one will treat her well. Coco's life will be miserable in the future."I once heard a saying, "If parents do love their children, then they have to consider for them in the long run."I didn't have any deep feelings at that time, but today, I finally understood.I looked at Erik coldly. "These are your assumptions."Erik said critically, "Noelle, when did you become so heartless?"Then, he softened his voice and added, "We don't have any children anyway. Why don't we adopt Coco?"I sneered, "Is it my problem that we don't have children?"Coco's father is still alive. You are not her relative. Why do you want to adopt her?"If you really care for the weak and like children, why don't you adopt the children in the orphanage? After going there a few times, don't you know that those who are still there are all disabled children? They need more concern."You want to adopt Coco just because she is your first love's child, right?"I looked into Coco's bright eyes and covered her ears, not bearing to hurt her.Erik and I had an unprecedented quarrel.?I slammed the door and went to the guest room, leaving Erik standing there in anger.It turned out that it felt so good to quarrel with someone and just leave after scolding.Erik and I had quarreled before, and he had always been the one to slam the door and leave.Knowing what Erik meant, I couldn't convince him, and he wouldn't back down.I cried so hard that my pillow was wet with tears. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.I quickly wiped away my tears and combed my hair to make myself look less embarrassed.Coco held a glass of milk and said, "Noelle, drink milk."Coco looked so sweet, and her eyes were as bright as stars.I looked at the man not far behind her.Erik looked at us with a smile and said, "Honey, you forgot to drink milk."I had poor quality of sleep, and the doctor said that drinking a glass of hot milk before going to bed could improve it.The woman who sent me fresh milk every day said with envy, "Your husband is so considerate."Erik would heat a glass for me every night. When he was too late to come back from social events, he would send me a message to remind me and ask me to take a picture of a glass of milk for him to check.I was distracted, reflecting on myself and wondering if I was too sensitive.However, when he saw Coco's eyes, which were similar to the ones in the photos Erik treasured in his drawer, I forced a bitter smile.Erik said, "Honey, take it. Coco's hands are sore from holding it."His voice was so gentle.I smiled and said, "No. She needs to drink milk to supplement nutrition. Give it to her."Then, I turned around and closed the door.The next moment, I lost all my strength, leaned against the door, and slumped to the floor.I could hear Erik comforting Coco outside. "It's okay, baby. Your new mother will definitely like you. I won't send you back."I felt suffocated.Suddenly, a message alert tone woke me up.I checked the messages: [Molly's husband is a good man. He treats Molly very well. Molly doesn't need to do any housework at home or go to work. She just goes out to play every day. Her husband takes care of the child.][The only drawback is that Molly's husband is not as rich as Erik, and his career is no match for Erik's.]I was afraid that I would really push Coco into a terrible life because of my prejudice, so I asked someone to check Coco's family.Coco's father was not like someone who couldn't take good care of his child. The fact was not like Erik had said.?Erik sent Coco to his parents' house, but then he took her back awkwardly.On this matter, Erik's parents and I were on the same side.Erik's parents felt sorry for me, and they would definitely not allow Erik to adopt his old lover's child. It was ridiculous.Lisa had been comforting me these two days. She had beaten and scolded Erik, but he insisted on adopting Coco.Lisa was a good person, but her son, Erik, was a bastard.I became a little disappointed. I thought I could just treat Erik as a partner.After all, it was not easy to meet such good parents-in-law.I even comforted myself that I could be a mother without any suffering. After all, giving birth was really painful. Coco was a little girl, and it was not difficult to take care of her.Erik squatted at the entrance and helped Coco change her shoes.He looked up and suddenly noticed my fingers, which had no ring on the fourth finger.Erik panicked instantly and hurried forward to take my hand, but I dodged him.He asked in a trembling voice, "Honey, where is your wedding ring? You... Did you lose it somewhere again?"I hadn't been going anywhere these days. There was an only possibility, but Erik dared to say it.I glanced at the shoe cabinet. The wedding ring had been there for several days.Erik had sent Coco to school for several days, but all his attention was on Coco. He hadn't noticed the ring at all.I just felt ridiculous. What was I still hoping for?After I had lost the previous one, I had carefully selected one for a long time. Every time Erik became impatient, he would kiss me hard, saying that it was a wedding ring and I couldn't be perfunctory. Finally, we decided on this one.But the latter one was not as conspicuous as the previous one.Erik followed my gaze and saw the wedding ring.He panicked and staggered over to pick it up. The ring fell from his hand. He knelt to pick it up and wanted to put it back on my finger.I took a deep breath, stepped back, and distanced myself from Erik. "I don't want to wear it. Erik, let's get a divorce."

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