“You’re doing this only because you don’t love her as much as you think you do. You’re simply acting in your own best interest and choosing power over her, you hypocrite.”
Our negotiation ended on a sour note because I splashed a glass of wine on his face.
The prenuptial agreement and fake marriage may seem like a good idea to others, but to me, it only illustrated that it was in his best interest to compromise. In my opinion, married men would flirt around only when their love for their partners wasn’t deep enough.
They wanted control over everything; they wanted power and love. However, one could not sell the cow and drink the milk. Had I done the same thing, I would be no different from these people.
I couldn’t accept it. I truly love Christopher and was willing to give up everything for his sake. Why would I want to throw away my most precious treasure for material things especially when I already had so few things to begin with?
I truly believed that Christopher and I were on the same page. He gave up so much for me back then. We would have split up a long time ago if we didn’t put so much effort into our relationship. Accepting Tobey’s terms would be humiliating Christopher and belittling our love.
I returned to our home, opened the door, and was about to clean up the house when Christopher suddenly walked over and pulled me into his arms.
“What happened?” I asked worriedly as I stared at the thunderous look on his face.
“Where did you go? I tried calling you multiple times but you didn’t pick up. I went to the Goldsteins to look for you but they said you left yesterday. I’ve been really worried about you ever since you failed to come home last night.” Christopher tightened his embrace and scolded. “You should have told me you were going out. Don’t make me worry.”
I took out my phone from my bag and noticed it was turned off. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know that my phone battery died. Don’t be mad,” I said innocently.
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