Our Anniversary

“Y…you’re scaring me, Noah. I don't un..understand.”

“You're still going to act like you don't know what you did? Now that I think about it all, you have managed to fool me. To think that three years ago, you did not even think twice before accepting the marriage proposal. Well, your mask has been taken off.”

“N…no.”

“Stop acting dumb, Genevieve. You made me in this condition,” Melissa said and burst into tears. “Brother Noah, please take her away. This is too much. She made me a cripple. The doctor said that I won't be able to use my legs ever. Who's going to marry me this way? It's all her fault.”

“I… I did not…” before she could complete her words, she felt someone hold her hands roughly from behind causing her to turn and the moment she did, she regretted it as an eye-blinding slap fell on her.

Her mother-in-law? When did she even arrive?

Her mother-in-law's slaps have always been so painful that she couldn't help but burst into tears at all of this. She did nothing, yet she watched as her day got ruined. Her makeup was ruined already and from the look of things, there was no way they were having their anniversary dinner anymore.

“Mother I…”

“We don't want to hear your explanation, you murderer. Sign the papers and get the hell out of our lives. You have caused enough damage already.”

Eve turned to Noah. She was honestly not getting all of these. How could they accuse her of such a crime? She isn't even capable of killing a spider or a cockroach.

“Noah, you have to believe me. I don't know what they are talking about. I was here all week. I didn't even go anywhere.”

Melissa tried to stand up from her chair but ended up falling back and everyone’s attention fell to her. Genevieve watched as her husband rushed to help another woman sit properly, placing her legs in the right position on the wheelchair. She could feel a pang of pain in her heart as her tears flowed freely. Her life was a total mess.

“The evidence is clear. You did it.”

That was from Melissa.

She stared at her husband, hoping that he would at least believe her this time around but the only words that came out of his mouth were.

“Sign the damn papers!”

“Didn’t you hear him? Sign the papers and leave us alone. Grandfather Hank is not here to save you this time.”

“Mother, Noah. I really know nothing about this. I'm telling the truth. Please believe me.”

By now, she was already sobbing hard. How can all of these be happening right now? It was her anniversary for God’s sake. Noah isn't even sparing her a glance. His focus was on the woman who was sitting in a wheelchair. What even happened to her and why all of a sudden she was being blamed for attempting murder?

“Mira,” she heard her husband calling a servant who came running to them in the blink of an eye. From the corners of her eye, she could see the servants peeping and laughing at her miserable state. They all felt that she did that. No one here wants her around.

“Noah…. please. I'm begging you. Believe me.”

“Be quiet.”

She quickly clamped her mouth shut.

“Mira, go upstairs and gather her stuff. Get them out of my mansion.”

“Noah, you have to listen to me. I did nothing as I'm being accused. Noah.”

He wasn't listening to her.

“Noah, it's our anniversary. You can't do this to me. At least listen to what I have to say.”

“I don't want to hear any more lies from you, Eve. My greatest regret is getting married to you. Sign the papers and get out of this place else I change my mind and call the police.”

“I don't have anywhere to go, Noah. Please believe me,” she cried. This time, she crawled to where he was and held his leg while sobbing, asking him to at least listen to her but it all fell on deaf ears.

He doesn't want to listen to her and he definitely is not going to change his mind. She knows him. Noah isn't someone that goes back on his words. His words are final.

Without saying another word to her, he untangled his leg from her and walked out of the sitting room.

“Noah, Noah, please don't do this. I love you. I love you so much. Please,” she spoke out while crying.

“He's gone. Sign the divorce papers and get out of this place.”

Eve watched as her mother-in-law slowly walked to her and threw a pen. “Here, sign it.”

She raised her head to look at her and then at Melissa sitting in a wheelchair who was smirking at her. Her head fell and she started at the floor while reviewing her whole life here. Her tears flowed freely for minutes and she let them. That was when she decided that she had gotten enough from this family.

Now she sees that her whole three years of living here was futile. Her hope of being together with Noah was gone. Oh, how she has loved him these past few years even when she knew that he didn't feel the same way. She was ready to wait for him and even put on a docile mask to do as he asked.

Why did they get married in the first place?

While coming from the eatery where she worked as a waitress, she had helped Noah’s grandfather after getting into a car accident. When he woke up and asked for her, she was brought and he took a liking to her.

He had made a request to Noah and asked him to get married to her so he could feel at peace in life and take his medications seriously. When the marriage offer came to her and after she saw who she was getting married to, she just could not say no.

It has been three years and she has been yearning for his love. Now she knows that she was getting nothing from her love.

Looking at the papers in front of her, she picked up the pen and with so much pain and resentment in her for the people around her, she signed the papers and wiped her tears.

She was going to cry no more!