Love Is Like A Bone

“Little greedy girl, wait until I give your aunt the gift first.”

Gilbert took out a bracelet and put it on me.

I remembered that not long ago a collector friend of mine excitedly told me that Gilbert commissioned her to buy a top-grade diamond necklace and as a thank you, she gave her a bracelet as a gift.

At that moment, the diamond necklace was hanging brightly around Eloise's neck, while the bracelet that did not fit my size was hanging loosely on my wrist.

At the dance session, I sat in the audience as in previous years.

Eloise took Gilbert's arm and asked me, “Auntie, since you can't move your legs, so I'll replace you to dance the opening dance with my uncle. You don't mind, right?”

Without waiting for my response, they both disappeared into the dance floor.

Gilbert restrainedly and cherishingly held Eloise's waist with his right hand and his peach blossom eyes could not contain any other thoughts except Eloise.

It was our wedding anniversary, but at that moment it completely became his and Eloise’s home court.

Before, I always thought that Gilbert held a big anniversary every year because he doted on me and did not want other people to look down on me. 

But then, it seemed that Eloise’s dance was his original intention.

Through our days, he could legitimately approach his true love.

The guests around were whispering, “Wow, Miss Rogers is worthy of being the chief dancer. She dances so beautifully. If she and Mr. Rogers were not uncle and nephew, they would look much more suitable than his disabled wife.”

“That's right. Although Mrs. Rogers was a talented girl in the dance world before, she has now become a useless person. I think that Mr. Rogers will only love her for a few more years at most and by then, no one will want this second-hand disabled person.”

Gilbert was only focused on dancing one song after another with Eloise and did not pay any attention to what was happening on my side.

As he was not around, those upper-class people never concealed their cunning will towards me.

The mocking words became more and more intense. I had no choice but to flee the scene. 

I called a lawyer and asked him to draft a divorce agreement for me. I also took the opportunity to book a fake death service.

The banquet was over and I watched the guests leave from the window of my room.

Under the shade of the tree, Gilbert stared at Eloise's receding figure for a long time before turning around and going upstairs.

As soon as we entered the master bedroom, he could no't wait to pick me up and throw me on the bed, then leaned over and gave me a lot of kisses.

“Leonor, can you please tell me you love me? I really love you so much. You are mine. You can only be mine.”

Part of past memories kept overlapping and I finally realized that every time Gilbert was most eager for me, it was after he met Eloise.

It seemed he was only treating me as a substitute for his sexual desires all the time.

I felt so sick that I wanted to vomit and my tears kept flowing out.

Gilbert kissed until he felt something wet and finally came back to his senses from his out-of-control wildness.

“My dear, what's wrong? Did I hurt you somewhere?”

He kissed me gently to comfort me, but I felt even more sick.

I pushed him away and held onto the toilet to vomit again and again.

Gilbert patted my back again and again, looking very distressed.

“Hey dear, are you feeling better? Do you want your husband to find a doctor to check you out?”

I smiled bitterly in my heart. Should I go see a doctor and have him prescribe me a bunch of vitamins that would not cure any disease at all?

“It's okay. I just feel uncomfortable during my period. I'll be fine after I vomit.”

Gilbert nodded and carried me to the bed, rubbing my lower abdomen with his big hands to relieve the pain.

The mobile phone notification suddenly sounded and Gilbert took the phone for me.

He saw the notification above and could not help asking, “Lawyer? What do you want a lawyer for?”

I quickly grabbed the phone and said, “It's nothing. A friend of mine had a dispute in her business and asked me to help her.”