Chapter 467 - Becoming Someone He Desires (2/2)
Hana walked over to Aiden and heard a sobbing sound from inside the room. ”Sir, Anya...”
Aiden waved his hand, gesturing for Hana to stop talking. He didn't want Anya to know that he was back. He could only see Anya from afar, protecting her heart so that she didn't get hurt more than this.
…
At lunchtime, Tara visited Anya. Nearing the end of the year, the clinic was very busy and everyone flocked to make appointments.
She could only come to visit Anya during lunch time.
All day long, Anya kept crying until her eyes were swollen like nuts. When Tara came, Anya was lying on the sofa in the living room. She held two cold compresses to reduce the puffiness in her eyes.
”I am hungry. Have you eaten?” Tara put down her bag and sat beside Anya. Without saying much, she immediately took Anya's hand and checked her pulse.
”Not yet. Did you come to eat with me?” Anya leaned on the sofa and didn't move, letting Tara check her.
”I want to eat, I'm so tired today. I want to eat a lot to treat the wound in my heart,” Tara said half jokingly.
”Mrs. Hana has cooked a lot of delicious food. You will be eating to your heart's contents today,” Anya smiled faintly, but her voice was hoarse.
Tara didn't ask many questions. She knew what had made Anya's eyes swollen and her voice hoarse. But she couldn't do anything to help Anya…
”Your baby is healthy, but your body is very weak and you are not eating enough,” Tara said as she lowered Anya's hand.
”My mother has seen the news on the internet. She says if a man wants to separate from us, no matter what the reason is, we shouldn't beg and keep humbling ourselves in his presence. At least, we still have to maintain our self-respect and dignity so that we don't look cheap,” the smile on Anya's face was still the same, but her expression looked sad. ”I've made it difficult for Aiden.”
”You still live here and Mrs. Hana is still taking very good care of you. That means, Aiden still loves you. I'm sure he has no other choice but to divorce you. I think he's doing all this for your good,” as an outsider, Tara watched all of this with a clear mind and not picking any side.
During this time, Tara saw with her own eyes how Aiden treated Anya. If it's not love, then what would it be called? What even love looked like?
”Tara, isn't it only Aiden who can decide everything in this marriage? Isn't he the one who can make the decisions, while I can just keep quiet and wait for him?” Anya removed the two compresses that were still stuck in her eyes then looked at Tara.
”That...” Tara paused for a moment to hear that.
”Don't you feel like all of this is wrong? Aiden thought this divorce would be the best thing for me, but has he ever wondered whether I felt the same way? Can't I have a say? Are my feelings meaningless? In my opinion, divorce is something very painful. I love Aiden and don't want to part with him. I want to live happily with him, together with our child. I don't care if I can live in a big house like this. I don't care if I have a fancy car to travel with. I don't even care if I don't have anything at all,” Anya replied calmly.
Tara felt something was different from Anya today, but she didn't know what made her so different.
”When Aiden wanted to marry me, he said he would respect me and let me be myself. But now, he wants me to follow the path he has built. He turned me into someone he wanted to be. And he used the excuse that he did all this for me,” Anya's tears started flowing again. ”How can I live without him? I won't be happy without him…”
Tara immediately took a tissue and wiped Anya's tears. ”Don't cry. Your eyes are really swollen. You won't be able to open your eyes if the swelling gets bigger. You are also pregnant. What if your child becomes whiny later…?” Tara tried to comfort Anya and took out all the words that were in her mind.