Chapter 4

I didn't know what the future would hold, but Kayden's attitude today was already clear. Maybe I wasn't that important to him after all.

I thought about it, my eyes welling up with tears again. But what about the baby inside me? Was I really going to let him grow up without a father?

Besides, this was about Kayden's parents, not him. Our years of love couldn't have been fake, could they?

I helplessly glanced at my parents sitting beside me, trying to comfort me, but I still couldn't make up my mind.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang, and in came Kayden, disheveled and anxious.

I had expected him to stay home and work things out with his parents, not to come running after me so soon.

That meant, deep down, he really did care about me.

A wave of the anger I had been holding back for so long suddenly started to fade.

I thought about the five years we had spent together and how we had just gotten married. I hadn't even had a chance to experience the happiness I'd imagined for our married life. After all we had been through, maybe I shouldn't give up so easily.

At the very least, I would never be able to let it go.

Kayden rushed in, greeted my parents briefly, and then sat down next to me.

"Jasmine, we're family. Can you please not hold this against me?

"I messed up. I didn't communicate well. Actually, my parents didn't mean any harm. Once you get to know them, you'll see they're really kind-hearted."

"Today, you shouldn't have been so unreasonable with my mom."

None of us spoke, waiting for Kayden to finish.

But the more I heard, the more upset I became.

So, his parents were good people, and I was just a petty, unforgiving person?

I turned my head and saw my mom holding back a sigh, rolling her eyes.

She was about to speak when my dad raised his hand to stop her.

Then he glanced at Kayden, his tone calm yet authoritative, a presence he had earned from decades of leadership experience.

"Kayden, it's normal for young couples to have disagreements. But you two just got married. This should be the sweetest time for you both. And Jasmine is pregnant, so, morally and logically, this shouldn't have happened."

"Right." Kayden nodded repeatedly in response to my dad. He was always cautious around him.

Not only was my dad, but also his superior's superior at work.

Without my dad, how could Kayden have gotten into such a big company right after graduation, earning two to three thousand dollars a month with no experience?

Kayden's attitude was always respectful, but my dad didn't soften, continuing, "I have only one precious daughter. I've said this before. If anyone causes her even the slightest harm, I will make them pay ten times over, no matter who they are."

When my dad said this, his eyes were full of determination. Kayden visibly shook.

In the past, I had thought Kayden's caution around my parents was simply due to his sincerity and humility. But now, it only irritated me.

"I was wrong this time. I didn't take care of Jasmine properly. I came here to apologize.

"I'll talk to my parents and make sure this doesn't happen again. I promise I won't make Jasmine angry anymore."

Kayden was the same as before our marriage; whenever he was questioned, he would promise to treat me better over and over.

But now, his promises didn't seem to mean much.

"What are you going to do about it next?"