Chapter 3 — After Divorce, I Am a Real Angel

Uncle Lam's eyes turned red and he wanted to take me away, but I refused. For the past three years, the only warmth the Pho family has given me is probably this old butler, but I don't want to have anything to do with the Pho family anymore.

“Madam, where are you going?” Uncle Lam stood at the hospital door, frantic with his hands and feet.

“Just call me To Nghien.” I smiled, "Thank you for taking care of me these past three years. In the future... take care."

Pulling my suitcase out of the hospital, the bright sunlight hurt my eyes. Turning on the phone, there were dozens of missed calls, all from Pho Kinh Nghien. More than ten more messages, from initial threats, to later questioning, the last message was sent an hour ago:

“To Nghien, stop messing around, go home.”

Home? Which house? The cold villa of the Pho family has never been my home, and the To family - the place where after I was confirmed to be a genius, was cold to me - even less so. I called a taxi and read the address of a luxury apartment in the city center. It was a small apartment that I used my own money to secretly save to buy, in the name of a distant relative, even Pho Kinh Nghien did not know. This is the last retreat I keep for myself. The apartment is not large, 60 square meters, but facing south, the sunlight is very beautiful. I put my luggage away, the first thing I did was take a shower. Hot water poured over my body, washing away the hospital's antiseptic smell, and also washing away all the traces that my position as Deputy Lady had brought to me over the past three years. The person in the mirror had a pale face, dark eye circles, and was so thin that his collarbones protruded. But those eyes were brighter than ever. I changed into a simple white T-shirt and jeans, tied my hair in a high ponytail, and left my face bare. Looking at the familiar yet strange girl in the mirror, I suddenly remembered To Nghien in her early twenties. At that time I still didn't know that I was a genius, a princess who was pampered by the To family like stars and moons, proud and brilliant, would wear formal clothes to dance at parties, would also carry an easel to the field, my dream was to become a painter. Then the truth was revealed, I fell from the clouds into the mud. To survive, I retracted every aspect, learned to obediently obey, learned to look at other people's faces, learned to live timidly and cautiously in the gap between the Pho family and the To family. But now, I don't need it anymore. The phone rang again, this time it was the adoptive mother (Mrs. To). I stared at the two words "Mom" flashing on the screen, feeling extremely sarcastic. Picked up the phone, but before he could speak, the other end of the line scolded him:

"To Nghien! Are you crazy? Dare to ask for a divorce from Pho Kinh Nghien? Do you know how important the Pho family is to the To family? Your brother's company has just started, only relying on orders from the Pho family! Now you immediately go and apologize to me, just say you were suddenly confused and withdraw the divorce immediately!"

I listened quietly, waiting for her to finish speaking before gently asking: "Are you finished?" Mrs. To was stunned: "What kind of attitude do you have?"

“My attitude is, I will definitely divorce this marriage.” I walked to the window and looked at the busy traffic downstairs, "In addition, from today onwards, I am no longer a member of the To family. What the To family gave me, I have paid almost enough for the past three years. How you live or die in the future is of no concern to you." I."

“To Nghien! Stone porridge food! We raised you for twenty years—”

“You raised me for twenty years, so you should take me as a commodity to get married?” I laughed, “Mom— no, Mrs. To, do you need me to remind you? That year, it was she who knelt down and begged me, saying that the To family was about to go bankrupt, saying that only the Pho family could save her, saying that as long as I married there, she would still accept this daughter. I'm married, how many resources have the Pho family given to the To family in the past three years? Do you need me to calculate each item for you?