When I got home, James was surprisingly in the kitchen wearing an apron.
He rushed out when he saw me, nervously fidgeting with the apron. “You’re back? I made dinner, perfect timing.”
I noticed his left hand wrapped in several Band–Aids, his thumb red and raw.
In all our years together, I’d never let James cook a single meal. At most, he’d wash vegetables when we first got married.
Whenever he wanted something special, I’d learn to make it. Through cut fingers and burnt skin, I never complained, just wanting to serve him what he craved
But how did he describe it?
Called it pathetic, beneath me, self–inflicted suffering
Seeing his cautious demeanor now, I smiled mockingly. “James, who are you trying to impress with this act?
He hid his hands behind his back, lowering his eyes to hide his disappointment, his forced smile bitter as he spoke hoarsely.
“Rachel, I just want to apologize. Nothing happened with Sophie, she acted on her own today, I…” His phone interrupted him. It was Steven.
“Bro, check Sophie’s stream quick. She’s threatening suicide on live, saying you don’t want her anymore. You better look into it before something happens.”
James froze, staring at me.
I turned to leave but he grabbed me. “Rachel, I’ll just check on her and come right back. If something happens to her, it’ll affect the company. The company you helped build – you understand, right?”
Tired of his rambling, I gave him a smile. “You’re right, go ahead.”
James’s eyes lit up. “Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon. I’ll make you a late–night snack.”
After he left, everything went quiet. I opened my laptop to review the divorce and asset division Alex had sent.
Barely through the first document, my phone started buzzing.
I opened it to find countless text messages and social media.notifications flooding in.
“Why don’t you just die, old hag.‘
“Too many wrinkles to do anything but seduce men with your body? How pathetic.”
After scanning a few hate messages, all mentioning Sophie, I frowned.
I muted my phone and opened Sophie’s livestream on my computer,
