Eighteen Broken Promises, One Way Out

“He postponed putting my name on the deed 18 times. Each time, his mentee Ciera had an "emergency." Each time, he ran to her. I watched him give her his prized Montblanc pen-the one he wouldn't even let me borrow. I saw her post their late nights on Instagram. I ate anniversary dinners alone while he "mentored" her. Then he bought me a necklace-identical to the one she just flaunted online. That was when I stopped feeling anything. I didn't cry. I didn't fight. I simply packed two suitcases, resigned from our firm, and booked a one-way ticket to London. He thinks I'm coming back in a week. He has no idea I'm gone for good. Nineteen broken promises. One silent goodbye. And a new life waiting across the ocean.”