- 4.
I didn’t go home, instead, I went to the river.
I’d lived in this city for five years, but besides
Mark, I didn’t have any friends.
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I had been so blinded by love, I didn’t see this
coming.
I called my lawyer and told her I wanted a
divorce, and I needed to get the biggest
settlement.
I didn’t have a love anymore, but I had to get
the money.
- 5.
“Love and bread, you can’t always have both,” I muttered to myself, “This time, it’s
about the bread.”
I got home that evening, and to my surprise, Mark was there. He was wearing an apron,
and he actually pulled a pot of soup off the
stove.
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“Hey, babe,” he said, like nothing had ever
happened, “I made your favorites. Go wash
up; dinner’s ready.”
On the table, there was spicy chicken, fish in
chili broth, some pork lung soup, and stir-
fried vegetables. All things I used to love.
I didn’t grab a plate or fork.
“What’s up? Don’t you like it?”
I just looked at him. It had been over a year
since he last stepped foot in the kitchen, I
just didn’t care.
“Since my stomach issues, I’ve had to cut out
the spicy food.” I stated, so coldly.
Mark looked like he’d been slapped in the
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face, then as if remembering that I had health
problems, he immediately scooped up a bowl
of soup. I just pushed it away.
“I don’t eat pork lung; don’t give me those
vegetables, and I especially hate that specific
kind.”
I stood up. “Enjoy your dinner.”
See, it’s that obs when you don’t love
someone.
He no longer remembers your likes and
dislikes. He used to take every green onion
out of my food with meticulous care, but now
he didn’t even know what I would eat
anymore. I was just another body in his
house.
I stared into his eyes, trying to find any trace
of the man I used to love.
There was nothing.
The new Mark, the current Mark, was mature
and confident, attractive and charming.
He was no longer the mar ho loved me with
all of his heart.
“Do you even remember what you said when
we got married? You promised you’d be good
to me, and you wouldn’t ever hurt me, and you forgot it all!” I spoke softly.
“The Mark I loved, only loved me. My heart is
too small for anyone else. But his heart has grown so big that there’s enough room for
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everyone.
Mark stood there, frowning.
“I made a mistake that any guy could have
made; I’ve apologized, so what more do you
want? Why are you being such a jealous,
insecure woman!”
I couldn’t help laughing borly. “So, when
someone else makes a mistake, does that
give you the right to do it too? Everyone dies
eventually, why don’t you just go die?”
Mark’s face turned red. “You’re so toxic!
Can’t we just talk like adults?”
I pulled out the divorce papers, handed him a
pen.
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“Sign this, and we can talk like adults.”
He grabbed my hand, trying that desperate
puppy–dog look he used to give me.
“Honey, I love you so much, don’t be like this.
I’ll fire Tiffany, okay? How about that?”
I looked at him, and without blinking, asked,
“Are you willing to never s
her again? Even
if she is pregnant with your child?”
When we got married, Mark was too busy
with his new business. He told me he never
wanted to see me in pain, he wanted a DINK
life with me.
He used to hold me and say, “You are my
baby and that is enough for me.”
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But now he was saying, “I may not love her,
but I need a kid to inherit everything. She’s
young, healthy, and pregnant. What a perfect
match.”
“If I don’t have to go through that, isn’t it
great? You just need to nod and I’ll give you
the baby, and Tiffany can have some money
for her troubles.”
“And Tiffany agrees to this?” I asked, not
believing it for a second.
Mark smiled, confidently, “You don’t
understand her, she is such a pure woman,
she only loves me. She doesn’t want titles,
she doesn’t want anything, all she wants is to
have my baby.”
I nearly choked laughing.
Tiffany is a pure woman? She just loves him?
She doesn’t want titles or money?
It was clear that Mark was a complete fool
blinded by love.
I pulled my hand away. “Mark, you’re just…
dirty.”
I really wanted to see what
ould happen if
Tiffany ended up with him when he lost
everything.
I wondered if she would still say that she just
loved him.
