Happily Married To An Asshole

chapter2: You are a disgrace!

"She... she had cancer?" Eathan's voice wavered, turning the statement into a question.

"Yes," the doctor replied. "You didn't know? It seems she's been dealing with it for about two years. She found out a few months ago, and now it's reached a critical stage. If she isn't operated on within the next two months, she might not survive." The doctor explained gently, observing Eathan, who appeared lost in thought.

"And you know, cancer is a very serious—"

The doctor's words were abruptly cut off as Eathan interjected.

"Enough. If she didn't want me to know, she had her reasons. Do whatever you need to, but leave me out of it." With that, he stormed out of the room.

The doctor stood in stunned silence. He hadn't realized the situation was this complicated. Perhaps this was what Amilea meant when she said telling Eathan wouldn't make things better.

As Eathan walked past the area where Maya and Mira were waiting, he didn't spare them a glance. Maya, anticipating how things would unfold, stopped Mirabel when she tried to follow him.

"Mira, sit here. I'll go talk to your dad. Your mom will be fine—don't cry, okay?" Maya said softly.

Mirabel nodded tearfully as Maya hurried after Eathan, eventually catching up to him in the hospital's reception area just as he was about to leave.

"EATHAN!" she called out, panting slightly as she approached him. Her voice was sharp with frustration. "You're nothing but a coward—always running away from your problems instead of facing them!"

Eathan froze, startled by her outburst.

"Are you seriously going to leave her like this? She hasn't done anything to you! It's not her fault she met you, let alone fell in love with someone like you. Even if you can't think of her, what about your daughter? Who's going to take care of her? Tell me!" Maya's voice trembled with barely-contained anger. "Just because I've stayed quiet doesn't mean I don't see how you treat her every single day."

"Maya, stay out of this. You wouldn't understand what married life is like. You're 37 and still not married. Maybe if you stopped interfering in other people's lives, you'd finally find a husband," Eathan retorted with a sharpness that surprised even himself.

Maya didn't flinch. Her eyes remained locked on him, her expression unyielding.

"Just like Amilea found you, right?" she shot back. "The way you treated her as if she should never have existed. The way she expected you to believe in her, to trust her during misunderstandings, to be there for her. But no—you were too busy chasing money. You chose lifeless banknotes over your own family, Eathan! You are a disgrace to my father's name. Nothing but a coward!"

With those words, she shoved him back with surprising force and stormed away, her body trembling with rage.

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