Chapter: 129
She was seated before her father's tombstone; the chill of the stone mirrored in her heart. Closing her eyes invoked images of the dreadful car accident that claimed her father's life.
A decade had passed, yet the memory refused to fade.
Had her father not sacrificed himself, she would have been lost too.
Time might have gradually erased her grandparents' faces from her memory, but her father's was indelibly etched.
He was the world's greatest father
Following his divorce from her mother, he chose not to remarry.
As a child, she recalled her grandparents urging him to find a new wife, but he remained steadfast.
He didn't wish to risk marrying someone who could potentially harm his daughter and confessed he was too consumed to consider a new marriage.
Sabrina's father, Connor Chavez, was a journalist. His frequent travels necessitated her grandparents’ care.
In the past, Sabrina didn't comprehend his actions. However, as she grew older and learned about her father's occupation, she gradually understood the depth of his dedication.
Some of his reports from years ago were still accessible.
During one such interview, he befriended Cesar.
“Dad, I'm here not today only to visit Grandpa, I am also here to tell you that I'm divorcing Tyrone.
Dad, this must be a shocker for you. Just recently, I was telling you about his kindness towards me. Now, mere months later, we're parting ways. Isn't it absurd? Truth be told, it feels absurd to me. I've been bewildered since his divorce proposal. How did we end up here?
Had someone predicted a few months back that I'd be divorcing Tyrone, I'd have dismissed it.
My love for him runs deep. Why am I ending things with him? But, it's the inevitable.
There's so much to say. Where do I even start? I'm carrying our child.
You're about to become a grandfather. If you're listening from up there, pray for a safe birth for the little one inside me. My Love for him hasn't faded. Ten years of love, three years of marriage. How can I erase him just like that? It hurts; it really does. Maybe we're not meant to be.
He's still hung up on his ex. Even after three years, his heart isn't mine. The marriage isn't salvageable anymore. I need to let go. Does that make me a failure? If you were here, you'd counsel me to release him, but I just can't."
In a shaky voice, Sabrina continued, "A decade of love led to our marriage. It's been harmonious for the past three years. Why this sudden decision for divorce?"
Why this sudden leap to divorce? What caused this abrupt shift towards divorce?
Sabrina voiced her deepest thoughts by her father's grave. Only in doing so did she find some comfort.
Now, there was no way back.
Now that they had reached this point, she had no choice but to face it.
She was expecting a baby. She would bring the baby into the world and give it her family name. This was her child, and she would raise it.