When it happened for the fourth time, I couldn't bear it anymore and grabbed her hand.
"You've gotten enough benefits from me over the years. It's time to stop."
Mom sneered twice.
"I don't care what you plan to do, just remember one thing."
"If you dare to divorce, we will publish an announcement in the newspaper to sever our family ties with you. We, The Rossi Family, cannot afford to lose this person!"
The two men walked away angrily.
Only Alexander was left, staring at me quietly at the door.
His warm palm stroked across my swollen cheek.
The tone was calm, without any trace of emotion.
"Why bother?"
"With these two children here, no matter who I think of, you will always be Mrs. Anderson."
"I am not."
I turned sideways, silently avoiding Alexander's touch.
I am a tool used by The Rossi Family to gain benefits, and a reproductive machine for The Anderson Family.
She is a nanny in the eyes of outsiders and a burden in the eyes of her family.
No matter what I do, I can never satisfy everyone.
I have endured this in silence for thirty years.
I'm done.
I looked calmly into Alexander's eyes.
He said word by word: "I want a divorce."