Page 2 of After bankruptcy, my husband intends to marry his first love

Natalia's husband had been abusing her.

Starting three months ago, Julian helped Natalia gather evidence and eventually got her husband sent to prison.

Later, when Julian saw Natalia covered in bruises and limping as she walked, he immediately arranged housing for her nearby.

Now, he's brought Natalia back to our home and says he wants to marry her.

When Julian brought Natalia to my room, I was inside packing my things.

Back then, Wyatt was worried I wouldn't be well taken care of at Julian's house, so he gave me a lot of money along with many wedding gifts.

Even though Julian refused to share a room with me, I still used that money to decorate the room according to his preferences, hoping for the day we could live together.

Now, I need to liquidate all these decorations and valuables to pay for Wyatt's legal fees.

Julian said coldly and firmly, "This room will be Natalia's from now on."

This room had the best natural light and its own private balcony.

Natalia stood behind him, looking toward the balcony with excitement in her eyes.

This was the first time I ever refused Julian.

I said, "I don't agree. There's another guest room downstairs. Why can't she stay there?"

Julian's expression darkened.

He said, "Because Natalia likes it here. She's not well and needs to recover somewhere with plenty of sunlight. Besides, the room's decor perfectly suits her taste."

Looking at the rich oil painting-style decorations throughout the room, I said nothing.

Natalia wore a pink dress and smiled at me, looking just like a girl from an oil painting.

So that was the truth.

Seeing me staring at Natalia, Julian blocked my view with his body.

He said, "I'm not asking for your opinion. Have your things moved out by 3 PM."

Then Julian's tone softened slightly.

He said, "Just be good, okay?"

I lowered my head and said, "Okay."

Since my family went bankrupt, I'd lost my biggest source of support.

Julian no longer needed to consider my feelings or pretend we were a loving couple.

Before 2 PM, I had moved my luggage to the guest room downstairs.

This guest room had no balcony. With trees blocking the windows, I had to keep the lights on even during the day.

Afterward, I took out all the expensive jewelry Julian had given me over the years, planning to sell them.

Chloe Gray, the jewelry store owner, knew me. When she saw me, she smiled and welcomed me into the back room.

I laid out all the jewelry pieces in front of her, one by one.

The first was the black pearl necklace Julian gave me when he confessed his feelings.

Back then, he had just gained Wyatt's trust and spent all his savings to buy it.

The second was the blue diamond ring he placed on my finger with tears in his eyes at our wedding.

He had just been promoted by Wyatt then and had someone buy it from downtown.

The third was his apology gift after his last drunken episodea pair of deer-shaped earrings.

I loved those earrings because he once said I was as lively and cute as a little deer, like a little sprite.

Watching me take out each piece of jewelry, Chloe straightened up.

She asked, "Aren't these all gifts Mr. Ortiz gave you? They're all quite valuable now and hard to find. Are you sure you want to sell them?"

I nodded and said, "Yes."

Chloe carefully examined each piece. After confirming their authenticity, she transferred the money to my account.

I didn't haggle and left the jewelry store as soon as I received the payment.

As I walked out, I saw Julian holding Natalia's hand as they browsed the shops.

Julian bent down to listen to Natalia whisper in his ear, the two of them standing very close.

He asked Natalia, "Do you like this bracelet?"

Natalia smiled and nodded, "It's beautiful."

Julian immediately had the clerk wrap up the bracelet.

When he looked up, our eyes met, and surprise flashed across his face.

Then he instinctively looked at my hands.

The blue diamond ring I always wore was gone.

Julian immediately walked over and grabbed my wrist, asking, "Where's the ring?"

I looked at him quietly and lied for the first time.

I said, "I put it away when I was packing."

Julian clearly didn't believe me and gripped my hand tighter, causing me pain and making me struggle.

Natalia hurried over in panic and tugged at Julian's sleeve.

She said softly, "Julian."

As if suddenly snapping back to reality, Julian released my hand.

Then he said quietly, "I'm sorry."

Chloe watched this scene with disbelief.

Feeling humiliated, I lowered my head and quickly left.