NovelFinish< Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Julian Shaw, my husband, cheated on me. This fact, like a cold nail, drove hard into my heart. I stood outside his office door, my body rigid as if frozen in ice. The heel of my black high heel rubbed against the cold marble floor, making a tiny sound that was like the breaking of my heart. It was a long tbefore I lifted my hand and knocked softly on the heavy door.
"Cin." His deep voice cfrom inside the door, with a hint of imperceptible fatigue.
I clutched the papers in my hand and opened the door with my other hand. With a forced smile, I stepped forward and placed the document in front of him.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Busy? There are a few papers I need you to sign." I acted so gentle and considerate that I even offered to turn the page for him to sign.
Julian had been on a business trip to Switzerland and only returned this morning. The moment he arrived back, he headed straight to the company to dive into work, his desk where a stack of documents already awaited him. His handsface was visibly tired.
Without even checking the contents, he quickly signed his name.
"Great." I said sincerely.
Putting away the papers, I posed the question casually, "Will you be hfor dinner tonight?" "I have plans tonight. Don't wait up." His answer was terse and nonchalant.
"Okay, I'm out of here." The moment I turned away, my smile twisted into a sneer, its warmth draining away like sand through an hourglass.
As I passed the break room in his office, I heard a small noise, like the light pulsation of a small animal. My gaze swept over the sofa area-the coffee table was cluttered with half-crushed snack bags and a congealed bubble tea, while a lone nude-pink stiletto lay toppled on the floor like a wounded flamingo mid-stride... It all went without saying. My heart sank completely into the cold abyss.
Back to my office, I felt all my strength had been evacuated. I slumped in the chair, letting out a long sigh of relief. From the pile of papers, I pulled out the divorce agreement and turned to the last page of the agreement.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAs I gently traced Julian's signed nwith the tip of my pen, my mind cback to the past. I thought of his firm naive belief that we'd love each other eyes when he proposed, mother-in-law's contemptuous smile, and my forever...
my As Shakespeare had said, "Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds." His mistress was a young girl. He thought he had covered his tracks perfectly, happily enjoying his secret affair. This time, he even brought her along on his business trip. After coming back, he took her to the company....
I put down my pen and sent a picture of the signed divorce agreement to Seraphina Shaw, my mother-in-law.
A week earlier, I reached an agreement with her. She askedto take the initiative to divorce, and not to tell anyone about my marriage with Julian. My condition was 100 million dollars. In a month, I'd make Julian disappear from my world.
"Tuk-tuk "the knock at the door interrupted my thoughts.
"Cin, please." It was Julian's assistant, Roy Marlow.
"Ms. Frost, Mr. Shaw askedto give you this." He put a dark green velvet brocade box on my desk.
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