Chapter 9

"If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were participating in some kind of role-playing game," said the preschool teacher. She continued, "Ivy withdrew from the school a long time ago. According to her mom, they're planning to move to another country. They probably left the country about a week ago." Liam instantly froze. "What?" he asked in disbelief. "They're moving to another country?" He couldn't believe what he was hearing. He lost his balance for a split second before he stammered, "H-How is this possible?" For years, I'd stayed at our marital home and patiently waited for him to return. When he went abroad for three whole years, he told me not to follow him. I obeyed his instructions and built a life for Ivy and myself back in our home country. On multiple occasions, Liam couldn't bring himself to think about how I managed to raise Ivy all by myself. However, despite how he felt, he still blamed me for what happened on the night we slept together. In his opinion,