Because I Was an and He Threw Away 89

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Chapter 89 Picking a Fight

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In previous years, Emily had always handled the entire birthday banquet by herself, so she started paying attention to gifts well ahead of time. But this year, she had completely forgotten about the whole thing.

After a few seconds of heavy silence, she said to Ethan, “Let’s each prepare our own gifts this time.”

“But…” Ethan wanted to say something more, but Emily had no desire to listen to him anymore.

She left the kitchen right away, without pausing even once, and went straight upstairs.

Ethan stared at her disappearing back, his heart churning with a chaotic storm of confusion and intense frustration–he felt deeply unsettled and bothered.

In past years, no matter whose birthday it was in the family, Emily would always take the initiative to call him and ask what gift to get.

But when she asked, she always gave him several choices, so he still had the final say.

But this year, she hadn’t prepared a thing and even suggested they each handle their own gifts.

In that instant, Ethan suddenly felt overwhelmed with

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uncertainty and helplessness.

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In the business world, he could control everything effortlessly, but when it came to these family matters, he wasn’t necessarily more thoughtful or prepared than Emily.

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Soon, the day of Matthew’s birthday came.

Emily had been incredibly busy all day long. She had a lot of patients, so she was still working even as her shift ended.

Her phone in her bag had rung several times already, but she didn’t have a single moment to answer it.

By the time she finally finished, it was already 6:30 in the

evening.

She washed her hands and picked up her phone, only to see that all the missed calls were from Ethan.

She hadn’t forgotten what day it was at all. So, she wasn’t surprised that Ethan had contacted her.

When she called him back, Ethan’s voice sounded clearly unhappy. “What have you been doing?”

As soon as he spoke, his tone was full of accusation and blame.

Emily just replied in a calm, detached way, “I was just treating

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Ethan became even more irritated and angry. “What’s more important—your patients or my grandfather’s birthday?”

Emily answered firmly, “My patients are more important.”

Of course, Matthew mattered a lot to her, too.

Over the five years she had been married to Ethan, she had always remembered Matthew’s kindness toward her.

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But she was a doctor, so for her, her patients‘ lives and health naturally came before Matthew’s birthday party.

Ethan didn’t want to fight with Emily about it, so he said, “I’m waiting for you downstairs.”

Emily replied simply, “Okay.”

After packing up her bag, Emily grabbed the gift she had prepared.

At the hospital entrance, she spotted Ethan’s Rolls–Royce.

Today, he hadn’t brought a driver along; he was driving himself.

Emily hesitated for a few seconds, then she got into the back seat of the car.

In the past, she would have definitely chosen the front passenger

seat.

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But now, she felt like none of those old habits mattered to her

anymore.

When he saw Emily sit in the back, Ethan frowned a little in

annoyance.

He felt she was treating him as a chauffeur.

But time was already running out, and Ethan didn’t have the patience to argue with her about it, so he just drove straight toward Wilson Manor.

Emily sat in the back seat, clutching the gift box tightly, and turned her head to stare at the scenery flashing by outside the

window.

She didn’t ask Ethan what gift he had gotten ready, and she didn’t ask why Sophia wasn’t in the car with them.

She used to always try so hard to think about everyone’s needs and make things perfect for them, but no one had ever appreciated or even noticed her efforts.

So now, she just wanted to put herself first and focus only on her own feelings.

Throughout the entire drive, neither of them said a single word, and the silence in the car felt suffocating and painfully awkward.

Halfway there, Matthew called her.

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“Yes, he has picked me up.”

“Good. Don’t rush, just take your time coming back.”

Emily answered obediently, “Understood, Grandpa.”

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After hanging up the phone, Emily glanced at the time–it was already seven o’clock.

Based on Matthew’s usual schedule, he would be heading to bed in a little more than an hour.

But because he was waiting for her to arrive, he hadn’t allowed dinner to start yet.

Emily felt a deep surge of gratitude toward Matthew in her heart. The thought of having to cook soon made her feel increasingly anxious and stressed

If she didn’t start cooking until she reached Wilson Manor, dinner would be delayed even further.

But fortunately, she was only committed to making one dish.

If it got too late, she could just whip up some pasta quickly.

She had asked Vanessa to go shopping with her to select the gift. She ended up buying a pair of very soft flat shoes.

The gift wasn’t valuable in terms of money, but Emily had put a tremendous amount of thought and care into choosing it.

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When they finally got home, it was already 7:30.

As Emily and Ethan walked through the front door together, they heard Emma’s complaining voice echoing from the living

room.

“Emily is completely disrespectful. On such an important day, not only did she fail to come home early to prepare the meal, but she actually dared to be late and make everyone wait for her! I think she has no respect at all for our family.”