I Asked for Divorce After My Husband Raised a Fish — Novel

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In a world where love is supposed to conquer all, Angela Beckett finds herself standing at a crossroads. Her husband Jonathan, a devoted partner transformed by tragedy, has devoted himself to their family in ways she never thought possible. But as he raises an eel in their living room—a gesture meant to breathe life into their home—she feels suffocated instead.

What happens when kindness becomes a burden? With whispers of impending divorce swirling around them, Angela’s resolve grows stronger, yet the weight of Jonathan's devotion pulls at her heartstrings. How can she leave a man who has sacrificed so much, yet feels like a stranger? As family and friends rally to defend their union, Angela grapples with her desire for freedom and the haunting specter of Jonathan’s past love, Pauline.

As the countdown to the court date begins, secrets simmer beneath the surface. Will Angela find the courage to break free, or will the life Jonathan has built for them prove too compelling to abandon? In this tangled web of love, loyalty, and sacrifice, the question remains: what does it truly mean to be free?

I Asked for Divorce After My Husband Raised a FishChapter 1

After my husband, Jonathan Beckett’s childhood sweetheart, Pauline Morris, returned to the country and discovered he already had a child with me, she created a storm. Not long after, drunk on a mountaintop, she slipped and fell to her death.

The news broke my husband. For three days and nights, Jonathan sat outside the morgue, refusing to return home.

Everyone whispered that he must hate me now—that sooner or later, he would demand a divorce.

After all, I was nothing but the compromise he had made under family pressure. The one he truly cherished, the one who had lived in his heart all along, was Pauline.

But instead of distancing himself, my husband changed.

My husband became gentle and attentive. He even handed me his entire paycheck without hesitation.

This was the same man who had always loathed hassle, yet to please me, he asked a friend to fly in an eel from Europe and raised it in a tank in our living room.

And then, during a family dinner with both sides gathered, I calmly dropped the news: I wanted a divorce.