Beyond the Divorce

"Chlo, this is reality. It's too late, even if he stands by me or even promises to marry me now. That one sentence, that one action, represents everything. It hurts my pride." "I understand," I said calmly.

"Taking him back will mean that I choose to discard my dignity. Therefore, I must climb out of his hell. Only then can I truly be myself. I'll no longer be that lowly woman clinging to him." "I'm here for you," I told her seriously.

"So, you get me. Please help me. There's no turning back for me. It's not that I want to hurt Oliver, retaliate against him, or abandon him..." Lauren seemed to be explaining herself to me, afraid I wouldn't understand.

She was very anxious, looking at me with splayed hands. "He pushed me into an abyss, took away my dignity, and left me stranded on the moral high ground. Then he could casually say, without hesitation, that he wouldn't marry me!"

She burst into laughter suddenly, an unsettling laughter.

"Oh damn! What the hell am I? It feels like I've been taken advantage of!"

She leaned against the back of the sofa, unable to contain her sobs. After a while, she steadied her emotions and spoke slowly.

"I won't compete with a dead person anymore. She's quite a skilled player. I admire her."

already started facing it. I'll be by your side. It will get better. Everything will get better," I

Then, she finally lifted

can't hate me.

him hate that woman who dug a pit for me to jump into willingly. She's the truly clever one Even until her death, she didn't forget to bury me.

accomplice."

secretly felt relieved, but I didn't

forever. From a beautiful young girl accompanying him to almost middle age, battered and with nothing. What more does he want from

powerless. A third of Lauren's life was truly wasted. However, I didn't know how to

have a child of my own! I have a notorious reputation. He took away too much from me. He's not qualified. He doesn't deserve

as if I understood her, yet I didn't at

true gentleman, and you deserve someone like him. Don't worry

and I won't be like last time still have work in the