The man I loved fell in love with someone else while trying to bring me back to life. Chapter 2

“Ethie-bear! Rose must still be groggy from her million-year nap. After all, she’s still just a mortal, her human body is so frail. Why don’t you let her rest here in the celestial court for a while?”

A fairy in flowing red robes floated toward us on a cloud. Her belly was slightly swollen, and a miniature version of herself stood beside her.

“Daddy-bear! Up!” The little girl, munching on a candy apple, ran straight for Ethan.

“Lily-bug, I thought we agreed, no more candy until your new teeth come in,” Ethan said, his hand, which had been holding mine, automatically reaching out to scoop the child into his arms.

*“There it is! The pet names! Ethie-bear and Lily-bug! Even their daughter calls him that, so cute! He’s a god but he still lets them call him that. This little family is everything!”*

*“Is someone feeling a little…extra? I’m not naming names.”*

*“Our girl is too sweet, offering to let the side character stay in the celestial court! It’s so sad she doesn’t know what’s coming.”*

I bit my lip and tried, “My love.”

Ethan didn’t react. He was too busy bantering with Lily.

“My love!” I said, louder this time.

That finally got his attention. He put the child down and knelt before me, pulling a box of celestial pills from his sleeve. He had the same shy look on his face I remembered from when we were young.

“Rose, I’m sorry. It’s been so long since anyone called me that. Let me introduce you. This is Lily, my partner on my cultivation journey. When she said your mortal body was frail, she didn’t mean it as an insult. Human bodies are just… fragile.”

“So… tonight, I’ll personally transfer my cultivation to you. Then you can become an immortal, just like me, and we’ll never have to be apart again.”

I pointed to the mother and daughter. “She has your daughter, she’s carrying your child, and you’re telling me, in front of her, that you and I will never be apart?”

As expected, Lily’s eyes welled up. The little girl started hitting me with her tiny fists. “You bad woman! You made my mommy cry! Apologize to my mommy!”

*“The side character is playing the innocent victim now? There, there, Lily-bug, don’t cry.”*

*“If the side character wants a divorce so bad, she should just leave. She can jump from the God-Slaying Terrace and go back to the mortal world.”*

*“She’s just saying that. That bitch would never give up the wealth of the heavens and the promise of eternal life.”*

As I turned to leave, Ethan grabbed my arm, and at the same time, grabbed Lily’s as she was about to turn away. “Rose, where are you going?”

“To the God-Slaying Terrace. I told you, my wish is to divorce you.”

He frowned, confused. “Just because Lily and I have children? Are you really that petty?”

*Was I petty?* My husband had fallen in love with another woman while trying to resurrect me. Wasn’t I allowed to be angry?

“Let me go.” I didn’t want to be the vicious person the comments described. Leaving was my only choice.

He did let go. He let go of Lily’s hand and wrapped his arms around me from behind, holding me tight. “My only goal on this journey was to bring you back. Without you, nothing I’ve done has any meaning.”

My own eyes started to tear up. We had been through so much together when we were young. Maybe I should trust my Ethan, not these strange, scrolling words.