My path of revenge

"I have stomach cancer." I stood in front of Derek with the report. Before he could even pick up the report, a woman appeared behind him, the last person I wanted to see. Derek and Celia were once an enviable couple. They were about to reach the age of discussing marriage, and everyone around Derek thought they would eventually get married and grow old together. However, Celia unexpectedly left Derek to study abroad. Derek, in a fit of anger, married the person who had a crush on him for a long time, and that person was me. People around us looked down on me, thinking I was the interloper, the third person in their relationship. But I didn't care. I thought that as long as I could stay by Derek's side, even if I could just quietly look at him, I would be satisfied. I never thought about marrying Derek. So when I found out Derek was going to marry me, the joy in my heart was already uncontrollable. I have always been well-behaved, afraid of causing any trouble for Derek and making him dislike me. For him, I would make breakfast before he went out to work in the morning, and for lunch and dinner, I would always ask him first what he wanted to eat. I once heard a saying, to capture a man's heart, you must capture his stomach. I thought that although Derek didn't love me, he at least cared about me? But the reality was not as I wished. Celia, dressed in thin clothes, stood behind Derek, her hands on his shoulders, with an undisguised provocative expression on her face. I forcibly restrained my emotions, averted my eyes, and no longer looked at Derek and Celia, but my heart was already collapsing. Even though this kind of situation had happened more than once or twice, I still couldn't bear to see the person I loved standing with another woman. I have also been coquettish, jealous, and angry with Derek, but in return, I only got his indifference and undisguised disgust. So from then on, I learned to hide my emotions, put all my emotions in my heart, and only when no one was around, I would slowly release them. Even if I cried, Derek would not comfort me, let alone look at me. Celia sneered at me, picked up the report in my hand, glanced at it, and casually threw it on the ground. Then she said to Derek with affection, "Derek, don't bother with such trivial matters. Who knows, this might be a report that Joyce faked on her own to arouse your sympathy? Don't you know that Joyce hates me the most? I took you away from her, and she wants to use such despicable means to take you back." As Celia whispered in Derek's ear, his face became darker and darker. Hearing this, Derek's cold eyes looked at me, "Joyce, do you have anything else to say? If not, you can get out of here. Don't try to use this sick trick to get my sympathy. Even if you die, I won't look at you." Sometimes I feel helpless. If Derek wants to know the truth, he can find out by himself, but he is bewitched and only believes Celia's words. My heart is like being cut by hundreds of knives, and the pain makes me unable to breathe. I don't understand why Derek would say such cruel words. What about the five years of affection? I forcibly restrained my emotions and kept my face calm, saying to Derek, "I originally thought that even if you didn't love me, you could respect me. Now it seems that I was wrong. You have no brains and believe Celia's words without any basis. I hope you don't regret it." Derek didn't expect me to speak like this. I have always spoken softly and gently to him, and I dare not contradict him. Derek angrily grabbed me, staring at me fiercely with his eyes, as if he wanted to stare a hole in me. "Joyce, who gave you the courage to speak to me like this? Don't try to use this clumsy trick to attract my attention!" Then, Derek suddenly let go, and I fell to the ground. It hurts, I mocked myself in my heart, this is also the first time I have seen Derek get so angry. Celia put her hand on my shoulder and whispered in my ear. "Joyce, don't be delusional about what doesn't belong to you. Derek will be mine sooner or later." But I am Derek's wife. When Derek needed company the most, I stayed by his side silently, while Celia resolutely abandoned Derek. What qualifications does she have to speak to me here? I am very unconvinced, but I am powerless, because Derek will always side with Celia. In this relationship, I am like a clown. I can no longer bear the humiliating words of Derek and Celia, so I fiercely pushed away Celia, picked up the report on the ground, and rushed out of the door with tears.