“No chance. The divorce is set in stone, and there’s no room for negotiation.”
“In the past four years, behind the scenes, I’ve given you and this relationship countless Apportunities.”
But everything vanished the moment my father passed away.
Trevor sank to the ground, burying his head in his suit pants.
He ran a frustrated hand through his disheveled hair, muttering apologies over and over.
I ignored him, speaking for myself, “Besides, our marriage was a farce from the start, there were no feelings. You don’t need to apologize to me. The original agreement didn’t include fulfilling my father’s last wishes.”
People in relationships can be so greedy; once they get a taste, they want more.
It was my own greed that kept my father from resting in peace.
He was wrong, but my mistakes were far greater.
I couldn’t forgive myself, nor could I forgive him.
After a long silence, I sighed. “Let’s go finalize the divorce tomorrow.”
At that moment, Emily called me. I glanced at Trevor and added, “Bring Stefan along. Emily
wants to divorce him too. After this, we’ll have no ties left.”
“It’s been a pleasure working together these four years.”
Without waiting for his response, I turned and walked away from him, heading back to the clinic.
I thought this would be the end of it.
But that night, evidence of Selena meddling in other people’s online, one item at a time.
marriages was reveale
The wedding planning company also confirmed that Trevor and I were in a legitimate marriag
Trevor even posted on his account, clarifying that we were just rescheduling the wedding and that there was no coercion involved.
a matter of an hour, Selena became the target of online outrage.
I hadn’t expected Trevor to be so ruthless with her.
But what happened next showed me just how naive I still was.
On the day of the wedding, Selena had recorded the entire conflict that erupted at the
Abney house with a camera.
Now, those videos were leaked online, exposing Trevor’s facade of being a devoted husband.
In an instant, the Abney brothers went from being top executives to being labeled as detestable bastards by everyone,
The label of domestic abuser was firmly attached to them.
Abney Group’s stock plummeted overnight.
The company’s social media channels were flooded with complaints.
That night, the Abney Group’s PR team worked tirelessly through the night.
Meanwhile, Emily and I managed to sleep soundly for the first time in a long while.
The next day, when I saw them at the law firm, I hardly recognized them. They walked in without a word.
And I still felt dazed as I left with the divorce agreement in hand.
As Emily and I were leaving, Trevor called out softly, “Cathy, take care.”
I nodded without looking back..
Once home, I saw that at five in the morning, Trevor had posted a clarifying video online.
But the viewers saw through it; they recognized it as the fallout of his broken relationship with his mistress, and no one bought his excuse.
In the following week, the Abney Group faced an unprecedented crisis.
eir reputation had plummeted to an all–time low.
The Abney brothers were frantically brainstorming strategies in the business world.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Abney secretly dug up every detail about Selena, including her former
classmates and those she had bullied during school.
She then paid them handsomely to speak out online.
While managing a public relations crisis, the Abney family also ramped up their charitable
efforts.
A week later, things finally returned to normal.
Selena was effectively branded a homewrecker.
In the meantime, Emily and I had landed a job.
On our first day, the boss summoned us straight to his office. He pointed at Trevor’s face on the computer screen and asked, “His wife, the woman being talked about online, isn’t you, is
it?”
I froze for a moment, then quickly shook my head. “It must be someone with the same
name.”
The boss sighed in relief and waved us off. “Alright, you two get back to work.”
Life finally began to settle into a routine.
That was until two weeks later when Selena reopened a social media account and posted a photo of her pregnancy test results.
Chapter 9
I tapped the post and clicked “Not Interested“.
I wanted nothing to do with her anymore; it felt like a chapter finally closed,
Everything was over.
