"I don’t have a choice. If you don’t do this, even if I divorce you, my family will never agree to let Jess in."
People are inherently selfish and love—or the lack of it—only makes it clearer.
For Jessica’s sake, he was willing to trample me into the dirt, shamelessly demanding that I paid the price for their affair.
In the past, I would never have said "no" to Thomas. If my unconditional compromise could make him happy, I would have followed his every word for a lifetime.
But this time, I didn’t want to give in.
"Of all the conditions you proposed, I’ll agree to only one: leaving with nothing."
Ten minutes later, we each tucked a bright red divorce certificate into our pockets.
Five years of marriage, over just like that.
Thomas gave me one last glance before looking away. "Even though you didn’t fully cooperate, at least the result is good. Finally, the divorce is done."
"Don’t act all high and mighty. Just name your price. While I'm in a decent mood, I’m willing to give you something…"
I interrupted him just in time.
"If we’re ending this, then let’s end it cleanly. I won’t take a single thing that belongs to the Rivers Family."
"Fine, as long as you don’t regret it."