---- I foolishly devoted myself to him and loved him wholeheartedly, thinking that he would be able to provide me with a happy home that way. In the end, all I received from him in return was deceit and endless hurt. My sincerity was nothing but a joke to him, free for him to play with as he pleased, and I never had a place in his heart. I suddenly recalled how Mom clung tightly to me with her thin hand before she passed. "Lucy... Don't make me... worry for you..." Tears gradually blurred my vision. My phone vibrated as Hayden called me again, but I rejected the call and blocked his number. Thad already made up my mind to let go of this seven-year-long obsession. Since I had chosen to leave, I wanted it to bea clean break. ---- Hayden was pacing back and forth outside the city hall at that moment, divorce certificate in hand. A robotic voice kept repeating from his phone that the number he was trying to reach was busy. The words "your message is successfully sent but rejected by the receiver" were displayed in the chat box on his phone screen, and he felt dizzy. "Hayden!" a voice called out. Scarlett ran up to him in high heels anda miniskirt with a forced smile. She had applied exquisite makeup to her face. "It's just as well that she left. Do you still expect that bitch to come back, kneel, and beg you?" she asked. Hayden's eyes were bloodshot, and as soon as Scarlett touched his sleeve, he pushed her away forcefully. ---- As she stumbled and almost fell, she heard him snapping in a trembling voice, "You bitch! It's all your fault!" She stared at Hayden in fright. "What did you say?