The Rise of a Woman from Divorce: Sally's Journey

I became the laughingstock of

l at the door for three days and nights, hoping this

Nate Wall's car as i

. Now, it's time for yo

rs. Wall that everyon

my ex, he re

ly estate, I knelt on the cold, hard

in, Robb showe

gh I had spent the last decade as his most trusted aide,

ment? My nominal husband

ected of a dutiful wife,

dowed by Jere's cold words.

ement I hadn't even consented to, had

family," he spat, his voice dripping with disdain. "And you let Jere divorce you, making us the laughingstock of the entire city. Do yo

ned and walked away, leaving

ld and distant. "Stay here and reflect on your mistakes

d around me wasted no time

ul," one wo

hite family? Who w

of being pretty if she can't even b

e days and nights, wit

check on me, nor did he ask

t Jere had never touched

lt like icy needles against my skin

s so

stood the world, I knew

amily, my fate was sealed-I was

usband, Jere White," Robb had

ition in the business world, when compared with

, their influence stretching across half of t

e golden boy of the social elite, the

o secure my place as the wife

roject at the Mitchell Group, and made sur

greed to the marriage, I

ly agreed to the marriage, I

expected things

y, Jere shattere

like arranged marriages. To be honest, I don't like you e

I was a woman willing to give

ed out, leaving me alone in my weddi

my mind. "Sally, no matter what happen, don

at her words

papers arrived, I

known this da

followed-the humiliation, the isolation, the

ain poured down, I drifted i

created a torturous co

neeling, I had n

biological mother M

by her aging appearance, locked her away in a h

the day she chose to end her life, she told me to

inged with worry. "Before marriage, you must make yourself indispensable. T

lthy families, there's no such thing as true

determined to divorce me, even

e it c

woman as strong-wille

and trembling body, had already rushe

ed, and the door to the old m

ier and dizzy, my

d on me-Robb might actua

re would feel guilty and

ell family's busine

e rainy season emp

d its blinding headlights blurred

amiliar license plate that

ees bloodied and trembling. Biting my

a pair of polished leat

faint smile as he approached,

se, his warm hands caught me,

with the rain. "Nate... help me..."

nd discomfort we

please he

He told me that if I ever nee

gaze, and despite the rain outside, I f

ually, his voice a lif

e the only light in my life for a long ti

, I had saved

tskirts, I stumbled upon him, who was lyin

e a business card. It wasn't until he left that

elty-these were

Wall family, there hadn't been anyone who had guts to offend him. E

yet he owed me a favor an

istened quietly to the s

's hall. It was filled with traditional engagement gif

left, and Robb sat in the mai

speak, he hurle

arely managed to stay upri

r, Robb's insults cam

ter divorcing the White family! He has no principle. If he became one of our family member, and we offend him, we will be definitely dead without

ined with blood, yet no

itterness and lo

'm afraid the decisio

ggested he didn't

punish me further. But he knew that with Nate in the

nce was broken b

ow she had orchestrated Moria'

omething I coul

t Anna marry him instead. After all, she's also a Mitchell, and she'

row

sister, become Mrs. Wall, taking my place and en

were so despera

, and I watched th

them coldl

lmost la

amily, yet in their eyes, I w

Anna didn't

nd the next day, he arrived at the ma