My ex-husband and child cried and begged me to come backChapter 1

"Eliza, I'm going to Germany for liposuction and I won't be coming back."

Eliza frowned: "Then... what about Liam ? And what about Lila ? I heard that surgery is very risky. Are you really sure?"

Clara turned her head, her gaze passing through the café's floor-to-ceiling windows to fall on her own reflection in the window .

Even a loose sweatshirt couldn't hide her protruding belly and thick arms; her waistline had long since disappeared into her bulky silhouette.

She raised her hand to stroke the blurry reflection on the glass, and gave a self-deprecating smile: "I'm divorced . I 've lived these past seven years without ever truly being myself. I want to start over and live a different life."

Eliza opened her mouth, but in the end, it only turned into a sigh.

Clara seven years ago , the most dazzling ballet fairy on the stage. On the day she won the international gold medal, Liam knelt on one knee with 99 white roses in his hands, and the purple diamond ring shone brightly under the spotlight. He vowed to protect her for the rest of his life.