The Goddess of Divorce Made Me His Boss

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another woman while I la

rts with me being the perfect housewife who thought love mea

?" I called out sweetly from the kitchen, balancing three heavy plates in my ar

ch drop. Mrs. Fredrick appeared in the doorway like a storm cloud, her gray ha

arp enough to cut glass. "Did you just

et the plates down on the counter

ume. "You are nothing but a lazy, worthless housewife. The only job we gave you in this h

kept my voice calm. "I'm sorry,

hing his game?" She pointed a bony finger at my face. "No wonder Bernard looks so tir

ner, the volume of the TV loud enough that I knew he could hear every word

ered, lowering my eyes.

burning shame that had become my constant companion. I wiped my hands on my apron an

lue dress I'd bought last month with money I'd saved from the grocery budg

y when he walked into t

aking his head in disgust. "You l

es, and I wondered when I'd stopped recognizing the woman in the mirror. I used to have dreams once. I used to paint and laugh an

while my mind drifted to darker places. This was my life. This was all I was good for. At twent

everything changed because I discovered a secret that shatter

t because you have to understand how completely I tru

lways. "Vanya! Want to come shopping with Bernard and me? There's

join us for a girls' shopping trip, but I was so grateful for a

ard carried her bags and complimented her choices. I walked behind them like a shadow, watchi

y with evening shoppers rushing to their cars. We were halfway across

arly distracted by his phone. Tracy and Bernard were walking ahe

think. I

path of the speeding car. The last thing I remembered wa

pped in bandages. The room was dimly lit, and machines beeped softly around

weakly, my throat dry

membered the accident. "Are they okay? Please tell m

u saved their lives. They're both right here in the waiting area. You've been unc

They were safe. That was all that mattered. I had done the right t

ked, trying to push my

k down. "In a few minutes. Let

ple I loved most in the world. I could hear their voices drifting in from the

uld make out what they were saying, a

of that car," Tracy's voice was filled with cruel laugh

ast now we don't have to sneak around for a few days while she reco

hat I saw next destroyed everything I thought I knew ab

passionately, right there in front of my hospital room d