It should have been like opening the
floodgates, with love pouring out like a raging
river.
But my wedding night was nothing but chaos
and destruction.
In my early twenties, I couldn’t hide anything.
I frantically called my parents, yelling that I
wanted a divorce, I wanted to go home.
But they just soothed me. “Don’t be silly.
You’re forgetting how good your grandmother
was to you.”
My grandmother was great. While my parents
were busy making their own way
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She took care of me in the countryside for a
few carefree years.
Before she died, she slipped me a ring. “I
won’t get to see my granddaughter’s
husband, so give him this.”
On my wedding night, I put that ring on
David’s finger.
He gave me his grandmother’s ring, old gold
with an emerald.
No wonder he’s searching every toilet for it.
It’s not just that he lost the wedding ring, but
his grandmother’s ring.
All morning, people at work were looking for
the ring
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I sat at my desk, answering customer service
calls, and looked up the divorce process
online.
I’ve wanted a divorce for a long time.
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The Harrisons convinced him to marry me,
but his condition was a marriage license only.
The girl he loved was the only daughter of the
Wang family, who were just as wealthy as the
Harrisons.
That high–strung socialite broke up with him
and married someone overseas.
I think he never got over it.
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If the Harrisons had thrown a big wedding,
she would have seen it, even thousands of
miles away.
Three years of marriage, for me, felt like
walking into a gilded cage alone.
The Harrisons had too many rules, and I didn’t
have enough love to balance them.
Six months ago, I finally dared to stand up for
myself.
I told David, “I want a job.”
He sneered. “What can you do? You can’t
even spend money right.”
I don’t recognize any designer brands, and
He said I wanted to snag a rich guy but
couldn’t even recognize one, and I was stupid
and dumb.
He said things like that a lot.
I thought someone from a wealthy family like
his would be refined, and his insults would be
subtle.
Turns out, he was just full of hot air.
He never mentioned his personal life at any
public events, and he never brought me along.
There was no sign of me in his circle.
He put me in customer service to keep it a
secret.
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He didn’t think anyone would find out I was
his wife.
He didn’t know how happy I was, even with all
the rude people on the phone.
I spent every cent of my first paycheck.
I bought bird’s nests for my parents, and
flowers and fruit for my grandmother’s grave.
I even got a box of shortbread for the
coworker next to me.
Then I walked in the door and saw David.
Oh, yeah. He’s here too.
He didn’t matter at all.
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05
When I got back from lunch, I heard my
coworkers gossiping.
“The CEO’s furious today. You can hear him
yelling from the whole floor.”
“Ashley’s been crying all morning. Heard she
was plunging toilets all day.”
I quietly enjoyed the drama, not noticing the
several messages on my phone.
Then the phone rang, and everyone looked at
- me.
Embarrassed, I answered and ran to the
stairwell.
David’s voice sounded annoyed. “Why are you
hiding to answer my call?”
I was taken aback. Should I have asked,
“What do you want, CEO?”
He’s used to my silence and started to get
impatient.
“Meet me in the parking lot. My
grandmother’s back and wants to see you.”
I quickly refused. “I’ll meet you at the corner.
Talk to you later.”
I hung up before he could say no.
Of course, asking for time off turned into a
tug–of–war. Kevin practically demanded my
minute–by–minute itinerary.
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I ran out of the building toward the corner.
A car stopped right in front of me. I almost
ran into it.
Immediately, I got angry.
David jumped out and opened the door. “Get
- in. What are you waiting for?”
I gritted my teeth and got in. I saw the
security guard at the door staring.
In ten minutes, the whole office would know I
was in the CEO’s car.
I was a nervous wreck and didn’t want to be
discovered right before the divorce.
David reached over to buckle my seatbelt. I
was so close I almost bumped his face.
I sat straight up, pressed against the back of
the seat.
He scowled. “Why are you acting like we
don’t know each other?”
Then he said, “The ring… I didn’t find it. I’ll
think of something.”
He was afraid his grandmother would ask.
“It’s okay. I’ll say I left it at home.”
He didn’t say anything else, and the car sped
off.
He seemed happier and turned on the music.
“Sarah, next month…”
I tentatively asked, “David, you’re not going to
fire me, are you?”
He rolled his eyes. “I can afford to take care
of ten of you.”
I sighed in relief. Now I could say, “Then put it
in our divorce agreement that you can’t fire
me for any reason.”
He slammed on the brakes. I lurched forward.
