My Pilot Husband Gave My Dying Father's Last Flight to His MistressChapter 1
On reunion night, my father was dying. I booked the earliest flight, desperate to see him one last time.
I was stopped at the gate.
"The flight's oversold. Didn't you agree to rebook for tomorrow?"
The agent handed me a rebooking form.
The scrawled signature was unmistakably my husband's handwriting.
Thinking of my father clinging to life, I called Colin Matthews immediately, furious and frantic.
He wasn't even rattled. Instead, he blamed me for not being understanding.
"If Scarlett can't board, she'll miss the game. She'll throw a fit and file a complaint."
"I'm the captain. I have to protect the company's image. You're my wife—can't you support my career?"
"If a complaint could've been avoided but the company gets dragged into it because of you, people will say I'm playing favorites."
"We have to avoid any appearance of impropriety."
I laughed in disbelief and sent him the divorce papers.
Fine. Let's divorce. Then he won't have to try so hard to avoid suspicion.
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"Elise, your dad's taken a turn."
"The doctor says he might not last three hours. He's been waiting for you…"