Chapter 7 Jasper's concern for the child exceeded my expectations . ] He pushed Lila away : ] " I'll sign . " His voice was cold and hard : " Vera , you're going to regret this ! " ] I'd actually wondered if reaching this point with Jasper meant I really wasn't a good wife , or if I'd done something wrong that made him attracted to someone else - made his heart , which used to beat only for me , split in half for another person But after going through all of Lifa's social media , I realized there was nothing I'd done wrong . I'd never changed . [ ] I'd just never truly seen Jasper for who he was - he wasn't worthy of my loyalty . ] " I won't regret it . " I took the divorce papers and told Jasper : ] " Regret isn't in my vocabulary . " [ ] As Emma and I were leaving with my things , she was still cursing : " What a scumbag and a homewrecker ! I hope you two lock it downl I followed Emma out of the hospital Marcus suddenly called out to me . ] " Vera . " He walked up to me , holding what I'd asked for : " It's all in there . " He'd been standing outside the hospital room the whole time , so he'd witnessed everything " Take care of yourself from now on . " He patted my shoulder : " You deserve a better life . " [] Yes , I did deserve a better life . ] I shouldn't let one fall make me afraid to keep moving forward . ] I nodded , took the package from Marcus , thanked him sincerely , and headed back to what I'd once thought was my home . ] After packing my things and calling the movers , I suddenly tripped over something Looking down , I saw a pair of panties that weren't mine mixed in with my belongings . I picked up the underwear and saw the dried , crusty discharge on it . A wave of nausea hit me and I nearly threw up . I'd thought Jasper had at least some boundaries , that he wouldn't bring Lila here to disgust me . ] Turns out I'd underestimated Jasper . [ ] The day Jasper got out of the hospital , Lila came back His instinct was to have Lila wait elsewhere . [ ] to our home with him . ] But after that thought crossed his mind , he felt ridiculous . ] ] I was divorcing him after all . ] Even the company's legal team had already started the handover process with him . There was nothing left to hope for . [ ] But when he was actually about to go home , he still found an excuse to send Lila away first . Using the possibility that I might still be at home as his reason , he coaxed Lila back to her apartment before pushing open that door . " Babe . " His voice echoed through the empty living room , and a sense of desolation washed over him . He remembered the calls from mutual friends during his hospital stay . [ ] " Jasper , you're divorcing Vera for a wine seller ? " ] " What's the point ? " ] " How can some random girl compare to Vera's feelings for you ? " " You're going to regret this ! " I'm telling you this as a brother , Jasper ! Don't think that just because life got easy , you can forget where you came from . You and Vera worked so hard together ! " He'd listened patiently to his friend's advice , but the words stuck in his throat- " I'm not the one who wanted the divorce ! Vera's the one who pushed it this far " -he could never get them out . The more he said , the worse it would be . Better to say nothing . His silence made lus friend lose interest , just telling him : " Vera can't stand any betrayal . This time you really screwed itt " ] ] Then lus friend hung up . He looked at Lila in silence , unable to understand why he'd made this choice Maybe he'd been with me too long - so long that all the passion had faded into something more like family love . He thought we'd lost our romance ] ] He'd just met Lila once at a business function , seen her being bullied , and when she instinctively turned to him for help . It reminded him of that first year when we were starting the company . I'd been bullied by business partners who forced me to drink . Back then , he'd wanted to fight back too , to just walk away from the deal . ] But I'd held him back firmly , forcing a smile as I told him : " I'm really okay . " " Don't make a scene . " My voice was coaxing . ] " This deal is too important for our company . " I was too focused on my career - so focused that Jasper felt like he was just a supporting leaf to my flower . Everyone in the company praised " Boss Vera's capabilities " and how " the whole company depends on Boss Vera . " He was always hidden behind me , unable to stand out , completely overshadowed . Only Lila looked at him with pure admiration . ] " Jasper ! You're amazing ! Just having you show up made those old creeps back off ! " [ ] Lila threw herself into his arms excitedly . " Jasper ! You're my hero ! " ] " My knight in shining armor !" ] ] That's when he lost his head , developing some inexplicable protective instinct . [ ]