"Sign it and I’ll make the soup."
Michael signed without even reading it. He looked like he expected it.
"Are you jealous of the gift I bought Regina? Fine. You can buy one too if you want, as long as you behave."
I had never asked him for money. Even when he was so poor he couldn’t afford to eat, I never begged my father. I stayed by Michael’s side through everything.
Now, Michael thought I was a woman who only cared about money. I put the divorce papers away and went to the kitchen to make the soup. After I finished this bowl, I would leave him for good.
As I poured the soup into the bowl, my phone rang again and again.
It was an unknown number.
"Elizabeth, your mother is in critical condition and being rescued in the hospital. She’s crying and wants to see you one last time … "
I hadn’t seen my parents in ten years since I left home after a fight. When I heard this, my legs almost gave out. I wiped away my tears and got ready to go to the hospital.
When I placed the soup on the table, I was still in a daze.
Michael noticed something was wrong.
"Elizabeth, what’s going on?"
I shook my head. My face was pale and I didn’t want to say much.
"Something happened. I need to go out for a while."