After Fake Marriage: Where Will Our Marriage Go?

　　Daniel's friends who were standing at the door looked at me and tried to persuade me to stay.

　　"Amber, there was a reason for this. Don't hate Daniel."

　　"Amber, Daniel and that woman are innocent, you..."

　　"Amber, wait for Daniel to explain to you," they said.

　　I pushed away their hands that tried to stop me and looked at them with indifference.

　　"From now on, I am no longer Daniel's girlfriend. We are not officially together. Just treat me as a stranger when you see me. I can't afford to be Daniel's girlfriend."

　　It's actually quite funny that they kept it from me along with Daniel until now, even though I had known them no less than Daniel.

　　But they would rather hide such an important thing from me with Daniel, rather than letting me know.

　　Did they want me to be a naive fool and continue to be trapped in the love fantasy that Daniel has created?

　　There was nothing worth cherishing in this relationship.

　　After getting into a taxi, I slowly opened my bag and found a pregnancy test lying quietly inside.

　　My baby with Daniel had been more than a month.

　　I had planned to tell him about it today, but it was no longer necessary.

　　There were already signs of what Daniel had been doing.

　　A month before graduation, he often came back late at night.

　　I was often the only one left in our rental apartment.

　　Even at school, I couldn't see him. When I called him, it was always noisy on his end. However, his excuse was always the same.

　　"Amber, the company's been making us work overtime lately, so I've been pretty busy...

　　"Once I'm done with this, I promise to make up for it by spending quality time with you."

　　It now seemed that he was not busy with work but preparing for his wedding with another woman!

　　That afternoon, I scheduled an abortion appointment.

　　I never expected it to be so coincidental that the doctor was Daniel's good friend, Nelson Fox.

　　He was one of the few friends I hadn't seen at the wedding today.

　　He looked at me with a complex expression.

　　"Does Daniel know?"

　　I shook my head and asked him in return, "And do you know Daniel is getting married?"

　　Nelson sighed and had a knowing expression.

　　"I tried to talk him out of it. He knew your personality better than anyone. You would rather break yourself than compromise, but he still felt that fulfilling Winni's dream was more important.

　　"Winni has liked Daniel since high school, and her love for him has lasted until now. She even confessed to him many times in secret, but Daniel turned her down.

　　"Until a few months ago, she said she had cancer and was dying soon, and hoped that Daniel could fulfill her wish. Daniel's attitude changed then.

　　"Her last wish was to have a wedding with Daniel, but..."

　　Nelson didn't finish his sentence. He didn't expect Daniel to agree to it so readily.

　　Weddings were not games. For any girl, it was extremely important. However, Daniel was so careless in marrying Winni.

　　He took the things he had promised me and gave them to others ahead of time.

　　He didn't even give me an explanation.

　　I couldn't think of any other reason except that he no longer loved me.

　　The pain in my heart lasted too long, and I felt numb.

　　Nelson sighed and said, "Are you really sure about this?"

　　I nodded and said, "Don't try to convince me. Just do the surgery."

　　When cold liquid was injected into my body, I felt like the world was empty. My body felt light, as if I had gone back to my childhood.

　　After being dismissed from kindergarten, I came home.

　　My mother was sitting alone in the living room, stroking her stomach and crying. I bounced up to her, and she hugged me tightly.

　　Mom said, "Amber, would you be okay if Mommy didn't have more baby siblings?"

　　I didn't understand why she would say that.

　　Just a few days ago, she had told me that I was going to be a big sister.

　　But how could she change her mind so quickly?

　　I didn't understand, but I respected her.

　　One day, Mom went out, and when she came back home with Dad, I saw Dad looking lost and depressed.

　　Mom threw her phone at him and said in a cold voice that I had never seen before, "What are you doing back here? Aren't you supposed to be choosing a ring for your girlfriend?

　　"I'm not a persistent person, and the divorce agreement is already drafted. We can get divorced right away. Amber will come with me. Anyway, your mother doesn't like her," he said.

　　Dad cried bitterly and tried to hold on, but Mom carried me to the suitcase and left without looking back.

　　She told me, "Once a man cheated you, he was likely to do it countless times.

　　"Amber, I hope you will always be happy and find someone who loves you, but I hope even more that you are the person who was loved."