Unwanted Wife, Unstoppable Woman
s felt like a perfect, polished lie that
company needed a merger to stay afloat, and my family had the capital. The
try, leaving him behind. Everyone, including me, assumed our marriage was temporary. A placeholder
e did
would leave a board meeting to answer my call. He learned to cook my favorite dishes, even though he hated being in the kitche
hisper, "You' re my wife, Sara
n love with the illusion he created. The contr
e city's most exclusive restaurant. The table was covered in rose petals, and
de was a diamond necklace. It was stun
ice smooth and warm. He leaned in to kiss m
nd his smile tightened just a fraction. It was so small, I might have
sked, my own smile sta
tting the phone face dow
ken. A familiar anxie
ing, I saw the name on his phone sc
e Da
So, she was back. The ghost
stared out at the city lights, the diamon
ul and vivacious daughter of a now-bankrupt businessman, had returned to the ci
ed Liam outside h
Chloe Davis's return? There are rumors
indifference. I watched the clip
ice clipped and final. "My only concern is my wife, Sara
ing. A part of me felt a wave of relief. He h
ll. He was a master of public relations. He knew exac
whispered gossip. I stood by his side, the perfect corporate wife, smiling until my cheeks ached.
o look engaged in a conversation about stock
aze across the c
ere sh
t spark that drew all eyes to her. She was talking to an older man, l
ust stared at her, his
ispered, tou
startled him. He looked down a
air," he sa
it, leaving me standing alone in the middle of the room. The whispers started almo
tructed world began to shatter around me. He hadn't just left me; he had run towards her. And