William knew I was being sarcastic, and his face darkened.
“You are also the owner of the house. I’ll make it up to you.”
I took out a bank card.
“There are 300 thousand dollars on the card, our savings over the years.
“I need to see a doctor, 200 thousand dollars for me. The rest is yours.”
To my surprise, William didn’t agree.
“No, I’m for half and half.”
“I got sick during the marriage. I’m entitled to the cost of my treatment.”
William looked me in the eyes. His words were soul–destroying.
“You hadn’t checked your body before our wedding, so who knows if you were ill before?”
I froze there and suddenly laughed.
“Okay, I’ll see you in court then.”
Seeing me get up, William also stood up.
“Audrey, does it have to come to this?”
I turned back slowly, ignoring my desperation.
“William, do you think I’m messing with you?”
Hearing my words, he started to pretend to be pitiful.
“You see, Abril is going to give birth to a baby.
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“We’re nervous right now and have to prepare for the coming of our child.
“You know, it costs a lot of money to raise kids…”
“What do I know?”
I interrupted, “It’s not like I’ve ever given birth or raised one.
“All I know is the price of the abortion and the expense of the medication for abortion.”
I looked at William with tearful eyes.
“You know?”
William didn’t say anything.
In the end, he and I agreed that I would take 160 thousand dollars.
William signed the agreement I brought with me, signing it quickly.
“I respect your opinion. I’m not bad, right?”
William handed me the agreement. He couldn’t hide his smugness.
I sneered. “William, don’t be so cocky.”
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He begged me again, “Audrey, can we do the procedure as soon as possible? I want to marry Abril and give our baby a home.”
I looked up and thought about his words. “I’m not in a rush. We’ll do the procedure soon.”
William agreed immediately. It was funny.
Who was going to be responsible for the babies I lost?
I walked to the bedroom. It was where I had once slept countless nights and was now filled with a strange ambiguous feeling.
I packed a few clothes into my small suitcase.
“I’ll get someone to pack the rest of the stuff. You two don’t touch my stuff.”
William perfunctorily replied, “Don’t worry. We won’t.” His gaze had long since flicked elsewhere.
I pulled my suitcase out of the entrance of the building. The sun shone brightly outside.
Like a bird escaping its cage, I lost my home but gained freedom.
What would happen in the future? I didn’t know.
