Luc Hoai Sam looked at the divorce agreement in front of him for a long time.

He did not pick it up immediately.

Instead, he looked at me.

Perhaps he was waiting for me to cry.

To question him.

To ask him why.

After all, in his memory, I had always been the person who stayed.

The girl who followed him to Hong Thanh.

The woman who gave up everything for him.

The wife who forgave him again and again.

But this time…

I only sat there quietly.

No tears.

No anger.

No accusations.

That seemed to make him more uncomfortable than any argument.

“Vi Vi.”

His voice was low.

“You really want this?”

I smiled faintly.

“Didn’t I make myself clear?”

“You were preparing to take another woman to the hospital for a pregnancy checkup.”

“You were going to have a child with someone else.”

“You already made your choice.”

Luc Hoai Sam’s fingers tightened slightly.

“She is pregnant.”

“I know.”

“Her situation is complicated.”

I looked at him.

“Complicated?”

He stopped.

I continued calmly:

“Luc Hoai Sam, do you know what the most ridiculous thing is?”

“For the past ten years, everyone told me how lucky I was.”

“Mrs. Luc.”

“The woman who married the most powerful man in Hong Thanh.”

“The woman who was loved by you.”

“But nobody knows…”

“My parents almost cut ties with me because I followed you here.”

“When everyone told me you were not suitable for me, I chose you.”

“When your company was at its most difficult time, I stayed.”

“When you had nothing, I was there.”

“When you broke three ribs because your family opposed our marriage, I cried with you.”

I looked down.

“But those things don’t matter anymore.”

“Because love is not something you can use forever.”

The room became silent.

Outside, the rain continued hitting the windows.

Luc Hoai Sam lowered his eyes.

For the first time, he looked guilty.

“Vi Vi, I know I hurt you.”

“I exceeded the limit.”

“I shouldn’t have let things develop this way.”

“Give me some time.”

“I will handle Hua Niem Chau.”

I almost laughed.

Handle her?

As if she was only a problem in his schedule.

As if my broken marriage was just something that needed to be arranged.

I pushed the agreement closer.

“I don’t need you to handle anyone.”

“I only need you to sign.”

He looked at the document.

Then at me.

“Are you only asking for the subsidiary shares?”

“No.”

I shook my head.

“I want everything I deserve.”

“Luc family subsidiary shares.”

“The properties under my name.”

“And compensation according to the law.”

His expression changed slightly.

“Vi Vi.”

“Don’t make this ugly.”

I stared at him.

“Ugly?”

“Luc Hoai Sam, the ugly part happened when you brought another woman home.”

“The ugly part happened when you forgot who stood beside you before you had everything.”

His lips moved.

But no words came out.

At that moment, Aunt Tran quietly placed a cup of tea on the table.

She looked at me with red eyes.

For ten years, she had watched me enter this family.

She knew better than anyone how much I had sacrificed.

“Madam…”

She whispered.

“Are you really leaving?”

I smiled.

“Yes.”

Aunt Tran lowered her head.

“Then… what about him?”

She looked at Luc Hoai Sam.

I followed her gaze.

The man in front of me was still the person I once loved more than myself.

But now…

He looked like a stranger wearing his face.

“What about him?”

I repeated softly.

“His life will continue.”

“He has someone who loves him.”

“He has a child.”

“He has everything he chose.”

Luc Hoai Sam suddenly stood up.

“Vi Vi.”

His voice became urgent.

“You know Hua Niem Chau is not the same as you.”

“She is young.”

“She doesn’t understand the world.”

“I only…”

He stopped.

Because he realized what he had almost said.

I smiled.

“Only what?”

“Only wanted to protect her?”

“Only wanted to help her?”

“Only accidentally crossed the line?”

He remained silent.

That silence answered everything.

I picked up my bag.

“The lawyer will contact you tomorrow.”

“Luc Hoai Sam.”

I paused at the door.

“For ten years, I always thought the hardest thing in my life was leaving my family for you.”

“But now I know.”

“The hardest thing was admitting that the person I sacrificed everything for…”

“Was never planning to choose me until the end.”

I opened the door.

The cold wind rushed inside.

Behind me, his voice finally lost its calmness.

“Vi Vi.”

“Are you really never going to come back?”

I stopped.

But I didn’t turn around.

“Yes.”

“Never.”

That night, I left the Luc family’s mansion.

I left behind the title everyone envied.

Mrs. Luc.

The woman who had stood beside Luc Hoai Sam for ten years.

The woman who had once believed that love could overcome everything.

The next morning, the news spread throughout Hong Thanh.

Luc Hoai Sam and his wife were divorcing.

Everyone thought I had lost.

They thought I had abandoned a powerful husband.

They thought I would regret it.

But what they didn’t know was…

Before I left, I had already transferred everything that truly belonged to me.

And what Luc Hoai Sam still didn’t realize was…

The woman he thought would always wait for him…

Had already stopped waiting long ago.