Chapter 53. Sacrifice

Winona returned to her apartment with unsteady steps. After remembering everything, she was really hurt. Every breath felt tight in her chest. Only this time, Winona felt pain just because she breathed. A slight tickling thought that maybe if she didn’t breathe then the pain would also go away crossed her mind. Winona shook her head now that her thoughts were starting to get messy.

When she arrived at her apartment, Winona immediately soaked in warm water with fragrant soap foam. Now she knew why she spent so much money to buy a luxury body wash like this; it was the soap she used at Richard’s house. Her subconscious wanted to remind her that she missed him.

Winona stared at the lather and began to feel her eyes sting and her vision blur from the tears gathering on her lids again, ready to slide down. She had hoped that she could quickly divorce Richard, but now she didn’t even want to do it. When Richard said he would send the divorce papers, Winona’s heart ached with e