Chapter 774 High-Spirited
That's how Mia met George.
If George hadn't stepped in, those thugs would've raped her.
In his twenties, George was handsome, confident, and charming.
He was funny and witty.
Mia started to like him. George helped her move on from her past, and they became close friends.
Whenever Mia got bullied, George always had her back.
Scarlett, George's mom, had taken a liking to Mia. She often chatted with her, drawn to Mia's quiet strength and the gentle sadness that lingered in her eyes. Scarlett had learned about Mia's past, including the heartbreaking loss of her child, and felt a deep empathy for her.
Despite that, Scarlett hoped Mia would marry George.
George was still immature, and Scarlett thought Mia could help him grow up. She believed Mia would make a good wife.
Mia fell for George and thought he felt the same, so she told Scarlett, "If George is willing, I have no objections."
The Mitchell family didn't care about her past, so Mia thought marrying George wouldn't be a problem.
Young and naive, Mia had been deeply hurt by Dalton. George saved her, helped her heal, and gave her hope, so she fell in love and wanted to marry him.
She didn't care that they hadn't dated before the marriage.
In the end, George agreed, and Mia married him before she graduated college.
She thought George was happy too, but after the wedding, she realized he didn't want to marry her at all.
George loved another woman, but Scarlett disapproved and forced him to break up with her.
George resented the marriage.
From then on, George and Mia were no longer friends; they became an unhappy couple.
George stopped being funny and witty, stopped talking to Mia, and was often away.
Mia knew he was seeing that woman. She saw him sneak out to take her calls, drive off to see her, and not come back all night.
She knew they were having sex.
Mia felt foolish. She thought George loved her, but he was forced into marriage by his mom.
George only saw her as a friend.
Their wedding came less than a year after they met, and then, a little over a month after the wedding, she found herself pregnant.
Her life didn't get better; she stayed in despair.
Maybe she deserved it for trying to escape her past pain and seeing George as her savior.
Mia's marriage to George was marred by George's infidelity and his mistress's provocations.
The mistress even sent her videos of them having sex.
The initial fire of anger and despair in Mia gradually dwindled, leaving her in a state of numb acceptance.
This life lasted ten years, and she neglected Alexander.
Many times, Alexander would ask, "Mom, where did Dad go? Why do I never see him?"
"Mom, why does Dad always ignore me?"
"Mom, does Dad hate me? Why doesn't he talk to me?"
"Mom, I always see Dad calling someone 'baby' on the phone, and he goes to be with her at night. Why?"
"Why does Dad want to be with someone else and not with us?"
