I was broken and in desperation. I even wanted to scream and question hysterically why he tormented me like this. However, all I could do was bite my lips until they bled, dig my nails into my palms until blood seeped out and collapse against the wall as I cried helplessly.
In the end, I had no other choice but to accept the truth that the man I loved was so rotten.
Today, as the sun rose and the first rays of sunlight streamed through my window that morning, I wiped away my tears and began preparing for my departure. I collected the successful report from my cornea transplant and all of Ruby’s taunting messages, then placed them on the bedside table as evidence of my suffering.
In the afternoon, I contacted the head of a local charity foundation and donated every gift Austin had ever given me.
“Ma’am, this is far too valuable ….” the foundation head stammered.
My gaze darkened as I looked at the ring. This was the same diamond ring Austin had purchased at an auction for forty-five hundred thousand dollars, the only one of its kind in the world and six months ago, he had knelt before me with that ring in his hand and proposed.
Austin once said this diamond ring symbolized eternal love, an unwavering love just like the feelings that he had for me.
The happiness I felt when I first wore that ring was now changed into despair when I took it off. The love that once ran so deep had faded and only left a shallow ring mark on my ring finger.
That night, when Austin returned home, he saw me sitting in the garden while staring blankly at the dim starry sky. He immediately noticed the half-burned wedding photo at my feet so he asked, "Baby, why are you burning our wedding photo?”
Without looking up even for a second, I replied calmly, “I’m tired of it. I want to make new ones. Can’t I?”
He stared at me for a long time, as if searching my vacant eyes for something. When my eyes remained lifeless as usual, he finally let out a relief breath, walked over and gently pulled me into his arms, then said, "Of course, Baby. You can have anything you want. We can take as many as you like if it makes you happy.
He held my hand tightly and talked with so much sweetness. He said that he would pluck all the stars from the sky for me. Of course, this did not stop him with Ruby.