I Pray That You Forget Me - Chapter 12
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“Johann!”
As I continued to ignore him, Brigitta, who was in the kitchen, came out and called Johann loudly. However, Johann was looking at me as if he hadn’t heard anyone.
“She’s calling you. Go check it out.”
I told him to go before Brigitta came and saw that things weren’t normal between us and kept bothering me all day asking why we fought, so Johann finally stepped back.
Brigitta seemed to have something to ask Johann. After talking for a while, they disappeared outside the farm.
As soon as they disappeared from my sight, I stopped doing the laundry. Will things ever work out?
‘Of all people, Brigitta….’
I had been suspicious of their relationship since last night.
There’s nothing wrong with Johann’s body. He got excited by kissing me, so it’s not like he doesn’t see me as a woman.
But why is he rejecting me?
After thinking all night, the answer I came up with was that there might be another woman.
I hoped it was wrong, but sadly, it made the most sense that he was keeping his distance from me because he wanted to remain faithful to another woman.
‘Another woman?’
Thinking of the village women, I remembered that Johann often went to help Brigitta’s house.
Brigitta’s house had no men. After her husband was conscripted and left, there was just her mother-in-law, daughter who had just started walking, and Brigitta herself were living together.
Still, across the valley, Brigitta’s father and brothers were living, and relatives of her husband were also in the same village. So why does she specifically seek out Johann?
I had a vague sense that Brigitta might be harboring feelings toward Johann, but now I realize it might not be just Brigitta’s one-sided feelings.
Once suspicion started, even the seemingly insignificant words began to sound doubtful.
‘Johann’s hands are even smoother.’
She said it as if she had actually held Johann’s hands.
It’s not enough to be sure, but if, by any chance, Johann is having an affair with Brigitta, and that’s why he sincerely rejects me…
‘What should I do then?’
After staying up last night, contemplating my decision, I decided. Even if he has emotionally left me but stays by my side forcibly because he cannot abandon a wife who has lost everything, I should leave first.
With nothing in hand and no memories, I can’t leave immediately, but I should start preparing to be alone.
Before that, I needed to confirm whether my imagination was just a delusion or reality.
I hid behind the hedge below the hill and stole a glimpse of Brigitta’s house.
Thunk, thunk.
Johann was chopping firewood in front of the barn. Brigitta kept talking to him, and even from here, her blouse was low enough to reveal her cleavage.
It was undeniable that Brigitta was seducing my husband, but I couldn’t know what Johann was thinking at the moment.
He didn’t give her any attention, silently chopping firewood. It seemed like he was not affected by Brigitta at all.
However, the atmosphere changed significantly after finishing the firewood.
With a seductive smile, Brigitta offered Johann a glass of water and spoke something, to which Johann nodded willingly. Then, they seemed to enter the barn together.
It was clear what they were about to do.
I hurriedly rushed down the hill. My legs felt wobbly, and I almost tripped several times. Fortunately, I managed to sneak into Brigitta’s yard without being noticed from the hill, and I stood behind the barn.
I first pressed my ear against the gap in the boards, but I could only hear faint voices and rustling sounds. It was impossible to figure out what was happening with just those sounds.
‘I have to see it with my own eyes. But I really don’t want to see it.’
What woman would want to see her husband naked and panting with another woman?
I pressed both hands tightly against my chest, as if my heart was going to shatter. If my heart was going to break someday, now was probably the time.
‘Gasp…’
Summoning my courage, I cautiously peeked through the gap in the boards. My heart sank when I saw what was actually happening inside the barn.
It was because the scene unfolding matched exactly with what I had imagined.
Brigitta, sitting on a pile of hay, had pulled down her blouse to fully expose her chest, with her legs spread open in front of my husband.
She was as I had imagined her to be, but Johann was different from what I had envisioned. Instead of rushing towards the half-naked beauty, he was merely extending his hand.
“Please give me my overdue wages.”
His voice was cold. It felt unfamiliar, unlike the usual warmth and gentleness. Like a different person.
“Come and take it.”
Brigita flashed a coquettish smile and pointed to the purse wedged between her cleavage. It seemed she was luring John with the promise of payment.
“I’m a laborer, not a g****o.”
“Oh, Johann. Don’t misunderstand. I’m not trying to buy you with money, I just thought we could help each other out. After all, you won’t touch Rize.”
Why did I say such words? I wanted to sew my mouth shut.
“A young and healthy man can’t be without desire, can he? ….The problem lies with Rize, doesn’t it?”
