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After my husband Ryan’s mistress complained to him, he slapped me a divorce paper.
“Just sign them. It’s for show–to pacify the girl.”
I was stunned for a moment, then silently signed my name.
As I was leaving, I overheard his friend teasing him:
‘Damn, your wife is so obedient! You asked her to get the divorce certificate and she didn’t say a
word, did she?”
They bet that in three months‘ time at the Court, I would cry like a dog but still obediently accept a
divorce certificate.
I didn’t say anything, just replied to the message I just received:
[Will you marry me instead?]
‘Alright.”
[?]
The reply came almost instantly.
Inside, more laughter erupted.
I hurried out, feeling panicked.
It wasn’t until I was outside the office building that tears finally streamed down my cheeks.
Ryan had fallen for a young girl who hadn’t even graduated yet.
He bought her a condo in Bay City and filled it with luxury items.
But she wouldn’t let him kiss her or hold her.
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She lived in a 3,600–square–foot penthouse, wore custom designer clothes worth hundreds of thousands, yet stubbornly insisted: “I REFUSE TO BE A MISTRESS!”
Ryan found this utterly fascinating.
This was already the third time Ryan had put on a show for her.
The first time, he and I displayed affection publicly.
I didn’t know about Lily’s existence then.
I happily took many photos with him, arms intimately wrapped around each other.
When I saw him post a grid of nine photos, I was surprised and excited.
But what I never expect was that post no matter how much I scrolled.
Later I discovered he’d set it to “Only Lily can see.” Heh…
The second time, he fought with me and left me on the street.
Then took photos of me crying alone and sent them to Lily.
[See? What can I do? She can’t live without me.]
This time, he wanted to divorce me. Okay, whatever.
My phone vibrated repeatedly. I took it out.
[Really?]
You’re serious?]
Sophie?]
wiped away my tears and smiled faintly.
‘Really.”
That afternoon, Ryan indeed took me to the Court.
He was in a great mood the entire way.
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He kept asking where I wanted to go for our third anniversary.
Ryan and I had grown up together. And this was our third year of marriage.
“How about Prague?” he suggested.
“You’ve been talking about feeding pigeons in Prague Square since you were seven.”
He got out of the car, opened my door, and unbuckled my seatbelt.
“Tsk, have you been crying?”
He frowned, his thumb brushing the corner of my eye.
“I told you it’s just for show. She’s just a little bird–I’m curious when she’ll finally give in.”
As he spoke, something fell from his pocket.
A BOX OF CONDOMS.
Ryan cleared his throat, touched his nose.
Explaining nothing, he just led me into the Court.
Everything went smoothly.
I have selective mutism and often can’t speak when facing strangers.
But I can nod or shake my head.
“Is this divorce voluntary?” they asked.
“Yes.” I nodded.
“Do you confirm your relationship has broken down?”
“Yes.” I nodded.
“There’s a three–month cooling–off period. Return in three months.”
Ryan took the receipt.
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Before we even left the office, he took a photo and sent a message.
Then my phone buzzed with a notification–just like before, it was Lily’s.
Ryan had sent her the photo of our receipt with a message:
“Satisfied now? Be clean and ready for me tonight!”
I clicked on her profile and blocked her.
Just after that, I received a flight confirmation text.
At the same time, a Facebook message arrived:
[Tickets booked. Three months from now.]
[See you in Paris.]
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