He Begged Me to Stay After I Stopped Loving HimChapter 1

Because the one that got away had declared, "I won't be a homewrecker!"

My husband, who had never once spent the night at home, finally came back.

Morton Harding did the unthinkable: he celebrated my birthday with me. He picked me up from work every day. He even stayed up all night nursing me through a fever.

And for our third wedding anniversary, he actually cooked me an entire dinner himself.

When he set the anniversary gift in front of me, the heart that had loved him for seven years finally stopped beating.

I slid the divorce papers I'd prepared long ago across the table.

"Morton, let's end this."

……

The careless smile on Morton Harding's face crumbled the moment he saw the papers.

"Viola Payne, have I been too good to you lately? Is that what's making you push your luck?"

I shook my head. My voice came out so calm it sounded foreign even to me.

"I'm just tired. I want to set you free to be with Zara."

That name landed like a needle straight through his chest.

His expression shifted, unreadable. I couldn't tell if it was relief or anger.

"Fine. Don't come crawling back."