2

Chapter 2

I thought back to when we first got together. We were college sweethearts, graduated from the same university with the same major, and after graduation lived in a run-down apartment, dreaming of opening our own law firm someday.

In those years, we'd write briefs while eating cheap fast food.

The heating in our cheap apartment wasn't enough, and in winter, I was always shivering with cold. He would often hold my hands and embrace me.

His eyes burned with fire: "Tara, someday we'll own the best law firm in the city."

But now, standing at the peak of success, he was pushing me into the abyss.

I cried and questioned him: "Have you forgotten? On our wedding day, before the priest, you swore to love me forever!"

Ethan's tone was so calm it chilled my heart: "Tara, we were too young then, mistaking passion for love. Now we're thirty-five, and I finally understand what true love is."

"True love?" I laughed bitterly, my laughter filled with despair.

Just then, his phone screen lit up.

【Amelia: The light at home is broken, can you come help me fix it?】

A gentle smile appeared at the corner of his lips—the kind of tenderness I hadn't seen in ages. He got up and put on his jacket, not even sparing me a glance as he walked straight out of the bedroom.

The moment the door closed, my world completely collapsed.

I stumbled into the study, opened the computer, and entered his password that had never changed—Bella's birthday. The screen immediately lit up, revealing tens of thousands of messages.

Every word, every emoji was like a knife, carving into my heart one by one. They had shared romantic dinners, tender trips, and even on our wedding anniversary, he had slept with her that afternoon.

【Amelia: Ethan, my skin is all red. You touched me, can you please not touch her anymore? It would make me sad.】

【Ethan: Rest well, don't overthink it. I had you five times this afternoon, I have no energy left.】

【Amelia: I'm learning to make your favorite baked fish now. When you come over, I can cook it for you.】

【Ethan: No, darling, you don't need to go through all that trouble to please me. Just standing in front of me, you're already the most beautiful sight.】

I hugged my arms tightly, tears flowing unstoppably.

So after years of marriage, familiarity couldn't compete with novelty.

It was time to let go.

I took a deep breath, picked up the phone, and dialed a number I hadn't called frequently in years. The phone was quickly answered, and my father's steady voice came through: "Tara? It's so late, what's wrong?"

With all the strength I could muster, I choked out: "Dad, Ethan is cheating. I want a divorce. Please withdraw your investment from his law firm."