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I sponsored a female student from a low-income family through her MBA, never imagining she would become my husband Connor's assistant.
Under the spotlight, my husband and she danced intimately, kissing in front of everyone.
During our eight years of marriage, I had sold my design patents to help him launch his business and given up my career to become a full-time homemaker.
Our son was seriously ill in the hospital, yet he hung up on me without a second thought.
A few days later, I delivered the ring made from a soda can pull-tab to the birthday party he was throwing for his assistant.
“Let's get a divorce.”

The Pull-Tab Ring, The Cost of Forgetting

"I lost the divorce case, but deep down, I really love you. Can we please meet and talk things through?"


I never replied to any of them, and in the end, I simply changed my contact information.


To find me, Connor hired one private investigator after another.


But he never found any leads, and with no reply from me, he spent his days in a daze, unable to focus on work.


Lidia didn't leave the company right away. Instead, she took advantage of the vacuum to continue lording it over everyone at the office.


She drove away several senior executives.


When Connor finally heard the news, he personally rushed to the company, called an all-hands meeting, and announced Lidia's termination in front of everyone.


But he didn't hand her over to the police.


Far from being grateful, Lidia began to harbor a growing hatred for Connor and decided to retaliate by leaking all sorts of fabricated stories and rumors.


A whole mess of scandalous photos was released.


Chapter 9