The image of him being happy and loving with my best friend felt like betrayal. It felt like he had launched a knife into my heart while I was struggling to breathe. 
How could he betray me this way? How could he betray me with my best friend? "
You said you loved me." I cried out and brushed the tears running down my face away. 
He stared at me, and the coldness in his eyes mirrored the one his mother always had for me. "That was my greatest mistake." I felt cold. 
Once Imela believed love was enough, now not anymore. Love was just another lie that the weak believed in to keep them from seeing the truth: that there was no place for people like them in this world.

The Betrayed Ex-wife's Revenge

　　The door to my office opened, and Vivian walked in with a broad smile on his face. "I saw the news, man. Congratulations." He said.


　　I smiled, dropped my pen, and leaned against the chair. "Thank you."


　　He sat and crossed his legs majestically. "So tell me, were you nervous?" He asked with a curious brow.


　　I was nervous when I asked Imela to marry me, but with Cecil, "No, I wasn't." I replied with a shake of my head, adding, "When it's time to make the move, you know."


　　His eyes flickered, and he nodded. "I guess I will take a thing or two from your book of confidence and follow in your footsteps with Julie."


　　I wanted to tell him there was only misery in store if he followed my path, but I didn't want to dash his confidence to the ground.


　　"Have you shown Julie your tattoo?" I asked, changing the topic.


　　"I'm meant to show her in person, not over the phone," he answered, giving me a duh look.


Chapter 24: Uncertain of eternity