AFTER MY EX-WIFE

l

he worst of my life. I had thought tha

get married to her. But She crushed my heart. I thought that once I married her, the world

pushed me, made me laugh, and was really driven and energetic. But she wasn't the same girl anymore. It was as if Paris had eaten away

didn't know. She became obsessed with status, and she seemed to enjoy the attention and wealth that came with it. I tried to understand, with the hope that she would change after a few months. But her extrava

I was always welcome by unsettling scenes. Alessia would be spread out on the couch, a glass of wine in her half-finished bot

ing my attention, and if I didn't react, she'd become more demanding. "Come on, Alex," she'd push,

g that I always try to run from whenever possible. I started staying late at work, looking for any reason to be anywhere other than home. It was

alked through the door. There was tranquilly with her, a quiet stability that I didn't understand at the time. I took it all for granted, ignoring her kindness because I was too conc

had left behind. She was smiling in the picture, her eyes full of joy. My mind went back to how she

ith trouble snapped me out of my daydream, and

d, taking my eye

eer. "You've been saying 'nothing' a lot lately. Perhaps y

t I was beginning to see how stupid

e expensive things grew month after month, eventually threatening my company's funds. I had set up a joint account to show my love for her, but that was a big

the room and breaking it against the wall. "I am

pany," I said, my feelings on edge. "W

anged, and her words were filled with hate. "After e

times she refused to sign. I suppose she realised that without me, she wouldn't have the life she'd become used to. But it wasn't just ab

eye. There was a name on the page that I had not seen in years. Camilla Brooke, the CEO of Ava Ltd. I froze

and no money. I knew she'd have a tough journey, but nonetheless she'd built this kingdom.

and anything. Memories of her drive, kindness, and patience flo

ve I had been so dumb. I let her leave and ignored her, all for the sake of fantasising a

n the story b

nk you" message with the divorce paperwork before she left. She deserved so much more, and I had treated her as if she were nothing.

ack into reality. She had entered the room without m

aged, trying

to confirm the partners you're

ch with Ava Ltd, now" I said. "Send a

ce to apologise to her and take

knew it was too late to change the past, but I could still apologise. Mayb

'd say, but I knew one thing for certain. I needed to see her. I wanted her to know