---- must have felt pretty crushed." Before Kiara left, she laughed like a maniac. Those who were passing by turned around to look. My expression must have been really dark. Even the passing dogs ran away with their tails tucked between their legs when they saw me. Thad to admit that before Kiara showed up, I was still hoping to push my luck. I thought that if I could pretend to change my ways in front of Miranda, she would surely not leave me. But when I saw the scoring sheet, I realized that I was wrong. Miranda saw through my poor acting too. She always knew that her enemy was not the people I flirted with, but my longing for excitement and novelty. I started doing my best to salvage my relationship with Miranda. I placed all the pictures I had brought back in every corner of my new home. ---- Then, I would snap photos of them and send them to Miranda every day, as though I was checking in. Ialso told her about the stories behind the pictures. It was funny in hindsight. I always thought that I had forgotten about these things. Yet, when I was at the cusp of losing Miranda, it all came back to me. After that, I set aside all of my work to meet Miranda. I went to our previous home to look for her. While I did not have the gate card anymore, the guard recognized me and let me in. Miranda did not open the door. Instead, she called security and had them chase me out. She also told them that we had gotten a divorce and I could not go back anymore. Later on, I started waiting for her at the paths she would take, like a crazy stalker. Then, I watched as the flowers and presents I had carefully chosen were thrown into the trash can. ---- One day, I found that my messages to her were showing a red exclamation mark. Miranda no longer showed up at the paths she always took either. I started drinking to the point of throwing up. As my friends gazed at me with concern, I stubbornly tried to contact Miranda, although my number had been blocked. My friends could no longer bear watching, and they helped me contact her. Miranda just called the ambulance and asked them to send me to the hospital. Before I lost consciousness, I heard her tell my friends that she did not care even if I died. She could get more money from me if I did anyway.