Losing You, Finding Me: A Journey of Self-Discovery

No matter how calm I appeared in front of Samuel and Ember, I was worried deep down.

So on a sunny afternoon, I went to my best friend Zoey Torres's house.

Zoey had no regard for Samuel. When I complained to her with a frown, she surprisingly defended him.

"Maybe he's busy preparing for your wedding."

Zoey glanced at me teasingly and patted my hand soothingly.

"He is going to start a family and career, so he can't be with you every day like before."

I had been in a long-distance relationship with Samuel for ten years, and he had never mentioned the idea of marrying me.

It wasn't until a month ago that Zoey dropped a hint to him about it.

Only then did Samuel take me home to meet his parents.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

"But his parents are not satisfied with me."

I heard someone sneer beside me, but when I looked around, there was only Zoey and me in her house.

So I quietly observed Zoey's expression.

She had a delighted smile on her face.

Noticing my gaze, she looked at me gently.

"How could that be? You love him so much, and he will definitely not let you down."

I looked at Zoey, whose attitude changed dramatically, and felt a bit doubtful and shocked.

In the past, whenever I mentioned anything negative about Samuel, Zoey would take the opportunity to criticize him.

After all, in her eyes, Samuel was just a nobody, not worthy of me.

But now she didn't mock Samuel anymore, which made me really confused.

But before I could think deeply, I received a call.

It was Madison, Samuel's mother, also my mother-in-law.

...

I quickly halted my thoughts and answered the phone.

A rude female voice came from the other end of the line. "Evelyn Harris, transfer 10,000 dollars to me. Otherwise, I won't let you marry my son!"

I felt a bit dumbfounded and observed Zoey's expression.

She looked calm as usual, and I felt relieved.

"Have you talked to Samuel? All my money is in his hands."

Before I could finish, Madison sneered.

"Don't try to fool me! You're probably doing nothing but spending my son's money every day!"

"You're a gold-digger! You just sit around doing nothing!"

Before I could speak, Zoey snatched my phone.

She looked indifferent, her eyes ablaze with anger.

"You old bitch, your son is nothing special. I wouldn't even look at him if he were a piece of trash on the curb."

"He's a piece of trash. Your son lives off me. Why don't you scold him?"

Madison's trembling voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Bad luck! You will never be able to marry my son in this whole life."

"No matter how loud you cry and beg me, I will never let you marry him!"

Zoey sneered, "Who cares?"

"Fine! Fine! Don't marry my son then! There are plenty of women out there begging my son to marry them!"

Before Zoey could say anything, Madison hung up.

Then, she raised her phone in her hand and looked at me coldly.

"Begging Samuel to marry them?"

I dared not speak.

Zoey tilted her head and snorted.

"One day, I will find a doctor to operate on your brain! You hopeless romantic!"

"Sis, who needs surgery?"

The boy who had just finished playing basketball walked in wearing a sweaty vest.

He was surprised to see me and then smiled broadly.

"Evelyn, long time no see!"

Austin Torres threw the basketball beside the shoe cabinet, poured a large glass of water in the kitchen, and gulped it down.

As if he had remembered something, he mentioned Samuel.

"Evelyn, I saw Samuel shopping with a beautiful woman. I thought it was you."

My heart sank. I lowered my head and didn't know what to say.

Since our last argument, Samuel hadn't been home for nearly two weeks.

I called him, and he just vaguely answered that he was on a business trip.

Now Austin said that he saw Samuel in the mall.

Speak of the devil, and the next second I received a call from Samuel.

I looked at the vibrating phone, without any movement to answer it.

Austin, who was one or two years younger than me, saw me hesitate and answered the phone for me.

"Why did it take so long to answer the phone?"

Samuel's voice came from the other end of the phone. "My mom will live with us for a few days. Remember to tidy up the house."

"Also, if my mom asks you for something, just satisfy her. After all, she is your mother-in-law."

With that, Samuel hung up before I could answer.

"Damn it! Where does he get the nerve?"

The grief inside disappeared with Austin's angry scolding.

Madison didn't like me, and Samuel was well aware of it.

Not only did he know, but he never stood in my shoes.

Zoey and Austin looked worried, and I tried to put on a smile to comfort them.

"It's okay."

After saying this, I stood up and said goodbye to Zoey.

As long as Samuel still wanted to marry me, I would endure everything.

After all, ten years of relationship was not just simple love.

And I didn't have another ten years to wait for someone else to marry me.

"Evelyn, if Samuel bullies you, I'll beat him up!"

Swan seemed to sense my unease and raised his fist to show me the muscles on his arm.

I was amused by him and went home with a happy smile.