Chapter 1
Immediately after work, she drove to his place. She has been able to secure the divorce papers wthin a week.
She slammed the door open.
"Geez!!! You wanna break my door or what?!" He shouted standing up to face her.
"I want to know something. Why are you cheating on me?" She asked
"Because I want to " he simply said. Taking a deep breath, she spoke, "please stop cheating on me"
" who are you to tell me what to do? Have you forgotten your place in this marriage? I help you with your family issues, and you become my wife to make me look good" he chuckled
"Okay. Then i want a divorce"
He went to sit down and he spoke, " i'll call for a divorce when i deem it nnecessary "
"I have a say in this marriage too, you know" she stated
"Here are the divorce papers. Either you sign it or you meet me in court" she said, dropping the papers on the table.
He ignored her. She stood there a few minutes and he didn't make an attempt to even look at the document.
"I guess i'll see you in court. Its the same one we got married in. Its two days from now" she said and with that, she left; banging the door after her.
Although she was married, she and her husband never lived together as a couple.
She stormed home. She poured herself a drink when she got home.She was furious at her husband and at herself. How was she still in a marriage with a man who continuously cheated on her and called to tell her about it. She was furious at herself too because there was nothing she could do. She put herself in that situation, and also she saw it coming.
She has kept silent all this while because when her father died, her mother got traumatised by it and it was up to her to look after Bryce, her younger brother. During that hard time, it was Donal, her now husband who came through for them. After the death of her father, she placed her mother in a mental institution and struggled to keep her fathers company alive while caring for Bryce.
Bryce was always causing trouble for her. One time, he iintentionally hit another person's car with his and she was the one to pay for the damage caused. Another time, he got into a fight in school while playing soccer. He was almost suspended for two months but she pleaded with the authorities and it was reduced to four weeks. Another time, he injured a teenage boy with his car. The compensation the family was looking for, if she to pay, her father's company at that time, would go bankrupt. They were talking of suing her.
So it was at that time that she went to Donal. They were not the best of friends but they had known each other for a long time. Their family was rich. When she went to him with her request, that was when he also brought his proposal; a marriage of covenience. A win-win situation for both of them. Donal would pay the compensation and she will get married to him to make him, because she had the looks; but there were no feelings involved. She accepted his proposal without thinking twice and now, after two years of marriage, she was fed up
Two years was a long time to still keep paying off a million dollars
