The Marriage She Turned into War novel Chapter 202

"Samuel, I didn't think you'd turn out to be such a menace, on top of being a clingy pain in the ass!"

"Yeah. First, you decided to chase after Abigail, and now, you're openly bullying Joshua? What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Abigail's life really went downhill the moment she crossed paths with you!"

Hearing their insults and mockery, I couldn't help but laugh to myself.

Were they seriously saying that Abigail's life took a turn for the worse because she met me?

Maybe they were right. If she hadn't met me, she might've still been that carefree, happy girl without worrying. Her family wouldn't have gone bankrupt, and her parents wouldn't have passed away.

And we… we wouldn't have ended up here.

But no matter what I said or did at this point, it wouldn't change anything.

Ignoring their taunts and jeers, I steadily walked through the crowd. Even after I'd gotten far enough away, I could still hear their voices ringing in my ears.

When I got home, I headed straight to the bathroom to clean off the mess from earlier. After a long shower, I walked out and was surprised to find Abigail sitting on the couch. She was staring at me, her eyes cold.

It caught me off guard. I glanced at the clock—it was only 6:00 pm.

She usually didn't come home this early. Most nights, she wouldn't walk through the door until after 9:00 pm.

Something was definitely up.

"You're back early tonight, huh?" I asked, trying to sound casual.

Without a word, she turned her head toward me and gestured with her finger, motioning for me to come over. Her tone was calm, but there was an edge to it.

"Come and take a seat. We need to talk."

For some reason, a sinking feeling settled in my chest. The serious look on her face told me that this wasn't just a casual chat.

I let out a bitter laugh. "It's about Joshua and how I'd supposedly 'bullied' him, right?"

Earlier today, Joshua had played the victim on social media, whining about how unfairly he was being treated and provoking his fans to come after me. I was bullied, but Abigail didn't seem to care about that.

To her, I was always the one at fault.

She had this way of taking everything at face value and never stopping to listen to my side of the story. Actually, it wasn't even surprising anymore.

She had never believed me. She only trusted the people she wanted to trust, like Joshua, who was a master at playing the innocent victim.

He knew how to act vulnerable, batting his eyes and pouting just enough to make her believe every word. Meanwhile, she'd always look at me like I was the one lying and manipulating her.

I'd gotten used to this whole dynamic.

I didn't bother trying to explain. I just looked at her and smiled faintly.