After all these events, my heart was severely wounded and I was utterly drained. Every day, I felt like a zombie, spending my days in that flower-filled house, lost in thought.
Aiden would come home on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to be with me and give early education lessons to the baby in my belly. Yet on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, he was with Eryn, savoring the sweetness of their new relationship.
Ignoring his own stomach issues, he accompanied Eryn to try all the new, interesting, trendy food spots. Milk tea, coffee, hotpot, ice cream, whatever she liked, Aiden never refused.
This man, who once thought wasting ten minutes was a disgrace, now willingly sat through one boring romantic movie after another with her.
This man, who valued his career above all else, was now happily engaged in all kinds of childish things with his mistress.
To protect Eryn, Aiden allowed her to be a co-author on a paper that was outside her major. He even played pranks on his colleagues and skipped his own lectures, all to amuse her.
In doing so, he not only trampled on my face and dignity but also completely disregarded the ethics and fundamental rules of our entire profession.