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Werner sat alone on the front steps of his house . Sanford’s words haunted him . He clasped his hands tightly on his lap , his head hanging low in anguish . He failed as a father and as a husband .
A familiar figure suddenly appeared before him . Werner thought he was seeing things . His eyes welled up with tears as he faced Cathy , standing before him . “ Cathy , you’ve finally come back … ”
Just as Werner was about to apologize , Cathy cut him off , her voice icy .
“ I’ve confessed everything about you to Catherine and Cecilia . This time , they won’t try to talk me into staying with you . As for Donald and Cheryl , tell them the whole truth . They’re grown up now . They have the right to know what really happened . ”
Werner pressed his lips tightly together and hung his head in shame .
He choked out , “ I’m so sorry , Cathy . This is all my fault . I’ve truly failed you . Back in Shaville , I never should have impulsively put all the blame on you The truth is , I’m the guilty one . I should have taken responsibility .”
Cathy sneered coldly . Werner’s words couldn’t make up for anything . The damage was already done .
“ I came back today to get my household registration and marriage certificate , ” she said . “ I don’t know how many decades have left , but for however long that is , I want to truly live for myself . ”
Werner stared at Cathy , struggling to accept just how resolute she was . “ Cathy . After all these years together . Does it really have to come to this ? ”
Cathy said coldly , “ Honestly , we should have divorced ages ago . The day you went to see hookers , I never should have gone soft and let my sister talk me into giving you another chance .”
“ Yes , I messed up that time . I admit I wronged you , but that was the only mistake I ever made . You probably don’t know yet . Liora is dead . ”
Cathy’s eyes flickered .
Werner’s eyes were clouded with anguish . “ Liora was buried today . There’s truly nothing left between us now . I honestly had no idea she’d given birth to my son . If I had known- ”
Cathy cut in bitterly , finishing his sentence for him . “ If you’d known , we never would have gotten married in the first place ! ”
Werner let out a heavy sigh . “ That’s not what I meant . If I’d known earlier , I would’ve made Liora abort the baby . She never should’ve given birth and ruined my life . ”
Cathy sneered , “ So this is how you handle things . It’s always someone else’s fault . Even after you found out Sanford was Liora’s son , you made her hide his true identity and insanely claimed he was Yorick’s child . Was that also her ‘ ruining your life ‘ ? ”
The more Cathy spoke , the colder her gaze became .
“ You knew the dead couldn’t speak or defend themselves , so you shamelessly dumped all the blame on Yorick . You dared to come crawling to my parents ‘ house , swearing you’d never wrong me again , or else you’d walk away with nothing ! ”
Werner ran a hand over his face in anguish . “ Yeah , it’s all my fault . But I only did all this because I couldn’t bear to lose our family . The kids are grown now , and you’ve seen how I’ve treated you all these years . ”
Cathy gave a bitter , self – mocking laugh . “ You’ve Always loved yourself most . Every time I clashed with your family , y tried to see things from my perspective .
ver once stood up for me or
“ When Sanford’s true identity came out , you just dumped all the blame on me . So I’m just supposed to swallow my pride and play the fool who knows nothing , letting you keep deceiving me ? Werner , in your heart , I’m nothing but an outsider . ”
Werner was rendered completely speechless . As Cathy went inside to retrieve their marriage certificate and household registration , Werner was struck by
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the crushing realization that he was about to lose everything .
Werner pleaded desperately , “ Please , Cathy , just give me one more chance . I swear on my life , there’s nothing else I’m hiding from you now ! ”
“ Let go of me ! ” Cathy snapped impatiently , wrenching her arm free from Werner’s restraining grip . “ If you’re any kind of man , let’s get this divorce over with . That way , we can both walk away with some dignity . ”
Werner refused to let go , desperately playing the emotional card once more . He was hoping Cathy would still have feelings for him .
Just thinking about how Liora was having Werner’s child back when she married him made Cathy feel utterly disgusted .
If Werner had any integrity , he could have at least told her about his past or at least let her know he had a history with Liora . Or , when he found out Sanford was his son , he should have immediately told her and their kids .
Yet Werner tried to pin all the blame on Yorick , thinking he could pull the wool over everyone’s eyes forever . Cathy grabbed the marriage certificate and household documents and then walked out without looking back .
“ Cathy , wait . ” Werner rushed after her and saw she had come in Cecilia’s car . Grabbing her hand anxiously , he pleaded , “ Cathy , please , calm down first . Don’t do anything rash . ”
Cathy declared firmly , “ This is the most resolute decision I’ve made since surviving my near – death experience ! ”
Werner was stunned . He stared at Cathy , bewildered .
Cathy’s eyes welled up with tears . “ Back in Shaville , when you pointed at me and blamed me for everything , I was so desperate I decided to jump into the river . ”
Werner froze , staring at Cathy in shock .
“ I jumped right in . I truly believed I was the one to blame and that I deserved to die . But fate had other plans for me . Do you even know who saved me ? ” Cathy demanded .
Werner was stunned . “ Who saved you ? ” he demanded urgently . He had no idea what had happened to Cathy .
Cathy exclaimed , “ It was your son who saved me . ”
“ Donald saved you ? He knows about this ? ” Werner exclaimed in shock .
Seeing Werner’s panicked expression , Cathy sneered .
Werner belatedly realized that it wasn’t Donald , but Sanford . He gasped , “ Sanford saved you ? ”
“ That’s right , it was Sanford who saved me ! ” Cathy declared . “ I never expected that . He told me I wasn’t wrong . He urged me to live love myself . I’m grateful he saved my life . ”
Werner’s face turned ashen . The hand clutching Cathy’s wrist finally loosened its grip , slow and reluctant .
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Cathy took a deep breath and fixed Werner with an icy stare . “ From now on , I want to live for myself . I’m done letting your endless messes make me
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