Chapter 6

Warmth surged within me. I might have lost the man I loved and my marriage. However, at least I still have my parents who loved me dearly. I actually came from a pretty good family. I was a local and an only child, while Gavin's parents had long since died. He had to work hard to build everything up from scratch, but he mostly got to where he was, thanks to my parents' help. When we got married, I didn't ask him for any wedding gifts. Instead, my parents gave me two million dollars for our wedding. After our marriage, Gavin started a small company using my parents' wedding gift. As his income grew, so did his temper. I didn't think much about it then, assuming that everyone had bad days. But I later realized that he was merely dropping his act and reverting to his true colors. Because of our different backgrounds, Gavin's pride got in the way. He disliked my parents and managed to persuade me to be a "good daughter". He had even pleaded, "Stop asking your parents for money. Fr