Never Coming Back

His expression stiffened, and he hesitated.

I purposely raised a brow, my tone light. “What’s the matter? You don’t want to go with me?”

He could not quite meet my gaze. “No, I’m just… worried you’ll be too tired. Besides, I have a meeting tomorrow at work. How about another day?”

I looked at him and chuckled, my tone soft and considerate. “It’s fine. Your work comes first. I can go alone.”

He seemed to heave a sigh of relief. He rubbed my head with a smile, his tone indulgent. “What would I do without such a wonderful wife like you?”

On the day of the surgery, Jason suddenly pulled out a small bracelet and put it on my wrist before leaving for work.

“This is for you.” His tone was gentle as usual.

I looked down at it. It was the free gift that came with the bracelet he bought for Rachel.

My fingers curled into fists slightly, but I looked up at him with a smile. “Thanks. I love it.”

His lips curved as he rubbed my hair, saying softly, “You’re always so sweet, Nina.”

Before going for the surgery, I decided to drop by my maiden home to visit my parents.

Just as I was about to head inside, however, I heard the voices inside clearly.

Rachel was complaining with a pout, “Why is Nina always so arrogant? She even hit my hand yesterday!”

My mother comforted her softly. “Just tolerate that for now, alright? We eventually gave you her fiancé when you wanted him, didn’t we? This time as well, you just need to be patient.”

My father sighed helplessly. “Don’t make a fuss, okay? You finally married the guy you wanted. If your in-laws find out how you’re getting this baby, they’ll get mad again, and Jason will be in trouble.”

Jason hastily comforted her, his tone gentle but determined. “Don’t worry, Rachel. I brought the prenatal checkup from yesterday. Everything’s fine. We just need to wait until the baby is born.”

He paused and continued, “Mom and Dad, you don’t have to worry about me either. I’ll do anything for Rachel.”

My fingertips were cold. All the blood in my body froze over.

So they all knew.

So this was all part of their plan.

So I was nothing more than their pawn from the very start.

Not long later, the butler brought over some tea. Jason opened the door to take the cups, but his eyes locked onto something on the floor.

There were pearls scattered across the doorway, and a bracelet lay broken. It was the one he had put on my wrist.

He immediately went pale, forgetting to breathe. He rushed to the door and looked around, his gaze panicked.

After that, he blew up my phone.

The moment the call went through, he said anxiously, “Nina, where are you? I can explain—”

I did not reply.

His voice grew even more panicked. “Nina, what happened? Where are you?!”

Just then, he heard a nurse saying on the other side—

“Nina Gordon? Please sign this agreement before the surgery.”

Jason felt like he was being choked. His breath caught, and he instantly lost it. “A surgery? Where are you? What surgery?!”

He practically roared into the phone, his voice unprecedentedly panicked.

I looked at the screen calmly, drawing my finger across it lightly.

I hung up… then turned off my phone.