---- When the guests in attendance saw me, they immediately began whispering among themselves. I didn't have to overhear them to figure out what they had to be saying. Soon, Bertha Norris, one of Ivy's aunts, took my arm and said, "Abel! When did you come back? Ivy never said a word. I heard once you return after your training, you'll be promoted to attending physician at Centrum Hospital! You've got such a bright future ahead of you." I simply nodded politely without replying. I could see the scorn and derision in the eyes of all these relatives. It was impossible to miss. As it was, I wasn't even included in the family portrait, and I wasn't the one standing beside Ivy throughout the event. Someone who had no qualms about stirring up drama pointed at Toby, who was feeding Ivy a piece of cake, and asked, "Who's that, Abel? I didn't know either one of you had a younger brother." ---- Smirking, I replied, "That's Ivy's new husband." Everyone around me had their ears perked. Thus, after hearing what I said, they immediately widened their eyes and started gossiping away. Since Ivy and her family didn't care, why should I bother hiding the truth on their behalf? At that moment, Ivy went up on stage and picked up the microphone. "I'm so happy that all of you have joined me to celebrate the birth of my son. Before this, I never thought about becoming a mother. I always felt like I wouldn't be able to be a good one. "However, when I was lying in the delivery room and heard him cry for the first time, it finally hit me just how noble a mother's love could be." She spoke with such earnest emotion, almost as if she would tear up from hearing her own moving words at any moment now. Bertha, who was standing beside me, called out, " Let's have the baby's father say a few words, too! Where is he?" ---- Instantly, the atmosphere in the hall turned awkward. Everyone began glancing between Toby and me. The answer was obvious, but Bertha seemed to have asked the question to force Ivy to admit the truth herself. Meeting Ivy's gaze, I slowly made my way up the stage. She was still frozen when I took the microphone away from her. "What are you doing? I'm warning you! You'd better watch what you say, or else, I'll make you pay." Her eyes were flickering with panic as she gripped my sleeve to threaten me, but I pulled myself away with a straight face. Only those with a guilty conscience had something to fear. I began my speech. "First of all, thank you to everyone who came all this way to attend this celebration. All of you here today witnessed the day Ivy and I got married. Even after the wedding, I always remembered the well wishes you gave us. ---- "Nevertheless, you have all seen the family portrait by the entrance when you came in earlier." Ivy's expression darkened at once. She marched at me and tried to snatch the microphone out of my hand, but I swiftly dodged her. Gripping the microphone tightly, I continued, ''To be honest, I was shocked when I saw it. However, I was even more shocked when I came home after spending a year abroad to hone my medical skills. "I came back to find that my wife, who always said she didn't want to have children, was eight months pregnant. I refuse to just swallow this humiliation, and I'm not going to be saddled with this responsibility, either! "Ivy, let's get a divorce."