Divorce Has Never Felt This Good

“Who told you that?”

Becky climbed out of bed and went to the windows to part the curtains. The sky was still purple, with a hint of orange as the sun crept up on the horizon.

Squinting slightly, Becky grabbed a knitted sweater and put it on. Then she walked to the bathroom in her soft woolen slippers and put the phone on speaker.

“Pictures are being spread of you and your dad holding hands. We ran into Denise and Babette yesterday, so it could be either of them who did this.”

Becky, who was brushing her teeth, just replied vaguely, “I see.”

Jessie didn’t expect to see such ridiculous gossip so early in the morning.

Louisa was the one who showed her the screenshots. The two girls laughed out loud, unable to wrap their heads around the idea that someone thought that Becky’s father was her sugar daddy.

“Do you need me to find out who’s behind this? It’ll be a piece of cake. I can just ask Louisa,” Jessie offered.

she picked up the phone

helplessly. “I’m helping you and satisfying my curiosity at the same time.

“No,

it wouldn’t be long before

response made Jessie feel a little

you have too much time on your hands, Jessie?” Becky asked, tossing the phone on the

sighed and said, “No, I’m a very busy person. Anyway, it’s

other goodbye, they hung up

smiled and shook her head helplessly. Then she went to the

only spread in their circles. While it wasn’t made

Fairway Group to inspect how things were going, even Elvin looked at Becky differently. It was as though

that Becky was his daughter. Then, at noon, his secretary suddenly called him to say that the news that he had