After Five Years Of Marriage

Jessica paced about in the living room, waiting for her husband, Dylan Robinson, to return home from work.

She was a beautiful, chubby, fair-skinned woman, and she had been married to Dylan for five years. She had been submissive, loving, and had taken care of their home and two kids. Yet, all of a sudden, Dylan had changed.

Jessica had a son and a daughter with Dylan. Her first son, Caleb, was a five-year-old boy, while her second child, Nina, was a two-year-old girl, and they were fast asleep in their separate bedrooms.

For two nights, after Dylan left for work on Monday morning, Jessica hadn't seen her husband return home, as she had noticed that his mood had changed before he left the house.

Jessica stood in the living room and placed a call to Dylan to find out where he was, but the network provider told her, "Sorry, the mobile number you're trying to call is unavailable at the moment. Please try again later."

"Oh! Where could Dylan be?" Jessica cursed as she had called Dylan's phone line several times, and she really needed to see her husband.

She had lied to their two kids that their father had gone to work on Monday morning. Yet, Dylan hadn't returned home at all, and she couldn't continue to keep up with her lies.

Jessica heard the sound of a car driving into their compound and parking. She went outside, peeked, and saw that Dylan had returned home.

She sighed and went back into the house to wait for Dylan to come inside.

Soon, Dylan stepped out of his car and walked into the mansion. He was a 30-year-old Black man, and he owned DY Mobile Company.

He entered the living room and saw his wife, Jessica Albert, standing there in her long white nightgown, and she greeted him, "Welcome home, sweetheart."

"Hmm," Dylan frowned.

He looked at the divorce papers in his hands that his long-time lover, Rosie Andrew, had given him to give to Jessica at home and to divorce her straight.

Dylan walked up to meet Jessica without responding to her greeting. He stopped in front of her, shoved the divorce papers into her hands, and told her, "I cannot continue to pretend with you anymore, Jessica. You read through these divorce papers, sign them, as you pack your things tomorrow, and return to your father's house. You can leave with our kids if you want to, or you can leave them behind and go alone, but make sure that you pack your things tomorrow and leave! I will give you some shares from my company's revenue and pay you off later, but this marriage is over between us, so leave."

"What!" Jessica was taken aback by her husband's statement, and she looked at the divorce papers in her hands.

"Is this a dream?" Jessica wondered and stared up at Dylan as she saw him walk away toward the living room stairs.

Instead of Dylan explaining to her where he had been for the three days and two nights that she hadn't seen him, as he was just returning home now, he had shoved the divorce papers into her hands and ordered her to sign them.

Jessica snapped out of her trance and quickly called Dylan back. She asked him, "Wait, Dylan. What's the meaning of this? You just got home now, and instead of you explaining to me where you went, you're speaking to me about divorce. What has come over you, Dylan? What did I do wrong to you?"

Jessica looked teary, and Dylan paused and turned back to face her. He asked her, "Have you taken a good look at yourself lately in the mirror, Jessica?"

Jessica was puzzled by her husband's question and stared at herself from head to toe to understand what he meant.

"Are you the same woman that I married five years ago? Take a good look at yourself, Jessica. You have turned fat overnight, and I cannot continue with you anymore! I cannot carry you and make love to you the way I want, as you have outgrown me, and that's just the truth! This marriage is not working anymore. So, you sign the divorce paper and leave!" Dylan spat in a cold voice and turned to walk away toward the living room stairs.

Jessica replied, "No, Dylan! We cannot divorce. I love you, and I'm already working on myself."

Jessica was a banker before she met Dylan, but after giving birth to Nina, she started gaining weight at home. Dylan had complained that she had turned lazy and had mandated her to quit her job and look after their two kids at home, stating that she wouldn't be leaving all the work to the maid alone.

Dylan had sent the poor maid away, and Jessica had thought that the maid had done something wrong, but the maid was innocent.