After being away for five years, I returned home to find numerous children’s clothes and toys scattered around. My wife explained these were for our future children. But on the day of our postponed wedding, her childhood friend crashed the ceremony with two kids in tow. It turned out that the wife, who claimed to be faithful, had already married her childhood friend and had three children with him. When I confronted her, she showed no guilt. “I may have had three kids with him, but my heart has always belonged to you.” Five years ago, just after obtaining our marriage certificate, I received a notice from the company to work overseas, delaying our wedding. I never imagined that today’s wedding would bring such a shocking revelation. I immediately stepped off the stage, removed my suit, and handed it to her childhood friend, sarcastically wishing them well. “We didn’t register, and you already have children. May you all live happily as a family of five.” As I turned to leave, Nora grabbed my wrist. Her eyes were red-rimmed. “Jude, is this really necessary?” “You’ve been away at sea for so many years. If Ezra hadn’t been there for me, I wouldn’t have survived.” I gave her a dismissive look as she wiped her tears and continued. “He’s been alone these years, taking care of me. Having his kids was just to ensure he’d have company in the future, nothing more.” She looked at me with hopeful eyes, but I felt nothing but disgust. “If you pity him so much, why not just be with him? Why come here to make me sick?” I tried to shake her hand off, but Ezra suddenly knelt before me with the three kids. “Jude, don’t misunderstand! I didn’t come to ruin your wedding. I’m just afraid that once Nora marries you, she’ll abandon the kids.” The three children knelt obediently, their eyes red-rimmed. “I just feel sorry for them, losing their mom at such a young age…” He sobbed softly, looking at Nora with pleading eyes. Seeing this, Nora rushed over without hesitation, “Don’t worry, Mommy won’t leave you!” She looked up at me, “Jude, these are my kids, and you also…” “Ah! Ezra!” Before I could react, Ezra was already lying unconscious on the ground. With a life at stake, I immediately called off the wedding and drove him to the hospital. Watching Nora take care of Ezra so attentively by his hospital bed, I couldn’t take it anymore. I asked my secretary to prepare the divorce papers right away. “Jude, what did I do wrong? Why do you insist on divorcing me?” The moment she received the papers, her eyes turned red. “How can you ask what you did wrong when you’re showing such care for another man right in front of me?” “Just because of this? Have you forgotten the promise you made when I saved you?” Oh, I remember, all right. Five years ago, after a late-night business dinner, I had a severe allergic reaction from accidentally eating peanuts. I ran under a tree, vomiting uncontrollably, and soon lost consciousness. When I woke up, I found myself in a hospital, with Nora sitting beside me, peeling an apple. Her long hair glistened in the warm sunlight. At that time, I was struggling in my career, desperately longing for love. So, after that, I pursued her passionately. On the day we registered, I promised to take care of her for life and give her the best life possible. Unfortunately, the day before the wedding, I received news about an overseas company project. It offered six million in compensation, and my boss chose me out of thousands. I wanted to refuse, but she insisted I accept it. Before leaving, I spent all my savings to buy her a villa in downtown and hired the best housekeeper to serve her. To maintain our relationship, I sent her countless luxury gifts over the past five years and often video-called her. But in the end, she still cheated on me.
“Jude.” Seeing I didn’t respond, she called to me. “Ezra’s condition is really bad. I can’t just leave him… Trust me, I have no feelings for him.” “I only had three kids with him, but my heart has always been with you.” I was dazed and only realized she was already leaning on me. “I know you can’t accept it right away, but it’s okay. We can take our time until you can accept me.” Seeing her silently crying with red-rimmed eyes, my hands involuntarily embraced her. I admit, I softened. Maybe I should give her another chance. After a few busy days at the company, I returned home. As I entered, I found the living room in disarray, with kitchen spices mixed with water all over the floor. I felt uneasy and rushed to the study, only to find my laptop shattered on the floor. The USB drive with important data was also crushed. “Who let you in here!” I yelled at the kids outside the living room, but it was Ezra who appeared instead. He was in pajamas, looking sleepy. “Jude, why are you here?” “This is my house. I should be the one asking that! How dare you come in?” I pushed past him, trying to enter the bedroom, but he blocked my way. “Jude, I don’t have much time left. Can you not push so hard?” I looked at him in disbelief. “How am I pushing you?” As soon as I said it, he kneeled on the ground. “Jude, I’m begging you, please let me go!” I was startled and reached out to help him, but he suddenly collapsed. “What are you doing, Jude!” Nora pushed me away abruptly, helping Ezra up with concern. Just as she was about to speak, the three kids knelt and cried. “Mommy, this bad uncle… he bullied Daddy, boo hoo hoo…” I was furious. “You’re the ones who broke into my study and destroyed my laptop and USB drive!” “Enough, Jude, stop pretending!” Nora interrupted anxiously. “Those kids are so young. How could they have broken your stuff? I know you’re unhappy with Ezra, but you shouldn’t make him kneel!” “Don’t you know he has a terminal illness and doesn’t have much time left?” “He just wants to spend the remaining time with the kids.” Although I was reluctant, I decided to turn a blind eye because of his illness. To make it up to me, Nora made my favorite dishes. But halfway through the meal, I suddenly felt itchy all over. Everything blurred before my eyes. “What did you put in the food?” As soon as I spoke, one of the kids jumped up. “Uncle, I added some super tasty stuff for you!” He pulled out a few peanuts from his pocket, showing them off. “Call 911 now!” I anxiously looked at Nora, but she just watched me like it was a show. “It’s just peanuts in the food. An allergy isn’t losing a limb. Do you really need to call 911? Are you that fragile?” “Someone could die if you don’t call!” I struggled to get the words out, but Nora remained indifferent.
Ezra looked at me innocently. “Jude, I’m sorry. I really didn’t know you couldn’t eat this.” “This is my fault. I’ll apologize for the kids. Please don’t hold it against them…” With that, he knelt again. I turned away in disgust, only to be slapped by Nora. “He meant well. How was he supposed to know you have a peanut allergy?” “It’s just a child’s prank. Are you really reacting this much? An allergy won’t kill you, yet you’re making them kneel!” “You’re making a mountain out of a molehill!” Ezra gave me a barely noticeable smile, feigning innocence. “Nora, don’t speak like that. It’s my fault for not disciplining the kids…” As he spoke, tears fell. “The kids are so mischievous. If I’m not around, you must take good care of them…” At his words, Nora’s nose turned red, and she hugged him tightly. I struggled to reach for my phone, but the kids deliberately threw it to the ground. “We won’t give it to you! We won’t!” Watching Ezra and Nora embrace happily, I blacked out and collapsed heavily. … When I opened my eyes again, I was lying on a hospital bed. A female doctor was facing away from me, handling medication. For some reason, she seemed familiar to me. “Awake?” She walked over to change my dressing. “Do you remember me?” I saw her name tag and learned her name was Aurelia. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t remember anything. Seeing my lack of response, her eyes dimmed with disappointment. “Well, it’s been five years. It’s normal not to remember.” “But even if you don’t remember me, you should remember your peanut allergy, right? You went into shock five years ago for the same reason. Now it happened again. Aren’t you concerned about your own life?” She frowned at me, full of reproach. “How do you know I went into shock five years ago? Have we met?” “Wow!” She slammed the medical record book down hard. “You’re so ungrateful. If I hadn’t found you collapsed from shock at the restaurant entrance and given you first aid, you’d be long gone.” “Back then, I sent you to the hospital and rushed off for surgery. When I came back to find you, you were already gone.” Her words left me in a daze. She looked at me with a furrowed brow, her eyes brimming with accusation. “How do you know I went into shock five years ago? Have we met before?” “Seriously?” She slammed the medical record book down with force. “You have no conscience. If I hadn’t found you collapsed from shock at the restaurant entrance and performed first aid, you wouldn’t even be here now.” “Back then, I took you to the hospital and rushed off to surgery. When I returned to look for you, you were already gone.” Her words left me completely stunned. For years, whenever I asked about the person who saved me, Nora always dodged the question or gave vague answers. Thinking back now, it doesn’t add up at all. “Could you be more specific?” I asked. She turned back, clearly irritated. “Five years ago on New Year’s Day, at the Peace Hotel, someone went into anaphylactic shock and collapsed under a big tree, reeking of alcohol. It was revolting!” Her words made my stomach churn. The woman I’ve loved for five years turned out to be a complete liar. I’m sorry, it looks like the text you want translated is missing. Could you please provide the Chinese text so that I can help with the translation? Not long after, Nora visited me with a bag of fruit. She looked at me cautiously, “I’m sorry, Jude. I honestly didn’t know your allergy was that severe. I thought it was just a prank.”
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