Chapter 33
Extra Chapter 2: The Story of Benjamin
Sophia was such a nuisance.
She was eighteen years my senior and yet tried to force me to marry her.
I was reluctant; as a successful man now, there was no way I’d marry someone who could be my mother.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.
But she threatened to take her own life.
Feeling desperate, I tricked her, saying, “Being a wife is exhausting, having to care for a husband and children. Why not just be a mother-in-law and have your daughter-in-law serve you?”
As a fan of leisure and no fan of labor, she was all smiles at the prospect.
Becoming a mother without the pain, with a free servant to boot-how could she refuse?
Unfortunately, the comfortable life only lasted three years.
The free servant suddenly woke up to reality; she stopped serving me and insisted on divorce.
After the divorce, Sophia became a constant nuisance, but I didn’t love her.
Every interaction with her made me feel utterly disgusted.
The one I truly loved was a beautiful girl.
When Sophia found out, she immediately went to humiliate my beloved.
This time, I wouldn’t stand for it and drove her out of my But soon, the girl told me Sophia had HIV house.
I rushed to the hospital for a check, and indeed, I was infected.
At that moment, I had the urge to strangle Sophia.
But my rationality told me I couldn’t do that.
I was sick, but if managed well, I could have a normal life.
Moreover, I had a son.
Little did I know, Sophia would die, and I would be accused of murder…
I had merely argued with her and left.
When Olivia told me that my beloved woman was Amelia, I couldn’t believe it.
That bright, humorous, and cheerful girl had once been bullied by me.
On the brink of death, clarity hit me like a ton of bricks, yet I wasn’t ready to go down without a fight.
But it was already too late!
Perhaps this was my karma.