On the night of our wedding anniversary, my husband left me alone in the hospital corridor while he rushed to comfort another woman. The moment I pulled out my own IV and walked into the rain, I knew there was no reason to stay. So I accepted an overseas offer, packed a single suitcase, and left without saying goodbye. And from that moment on, he began searching for someone who no longer existed—the version of me who still loved him. “Ms. Brown, our group welcomes your addition,” Sophia Garcia said joyfully after receiving my definite reply from across the ocean. “When do you plan to start?” I thought for a moment before answering, “I’ll be there in two weeks.” After hanging up, I noticed Caleb Johnson standing behind me with a frown. “Where are you going?” I glanced at him indifferently, “Abroad.” Caleb scoffed coldly, “Don’t be so dramatic, just because it was our fifth wedding anniversary yesterday and I took Blaire with me?” “Threatening to go abroad?” I didn’t explain further. He didn’t know I understood the French conversation between him and Blaire at the French restaurant, where he freely vented his dissatisfaction with me over the past five years, calling me an utterly stupid idiot. “Besides work, doing laundry and cooking, she and I have no common topics to discuss. When I talk about life’s joys, she just rambles about the company’s performance – she has no romance at all. Marrying her is no different than hiring a maid. I really regret marrying her back then.” Blaire laughed in agreement, jokingly asking, “If I hadn’t gone abroad back then, would you have chosen me instead, Caleb?” Caleb sincerely and firmly replied, “Definitely.” In the past, I would have made a scene. But this time, I was surprisingly calm. After finishing the last bite of steak with the waiter’s pitying gaze, I stood up to leave. “You two enjoy your chat. I’ll head home first.” Blaire pretended to stop me, “Sierra, Caleb and I were just discussing work. Don’t overthink it.” I ignored her and kept walking out, only to hear Caleb’s enraged voice, “Don’t mind her, she’s just neurotic!” The only person who caught up to me was the waiter from the restaurant. He looked at me, hesitating to speak, “Ma’am, I think there’s something I should tell you.” I smiled at him, “Thank you, but I understood everything.” I vaguely remember the kind waiter’s final pitying and mournful gaze towards me. It was quite tragic, so this marriage had to end.
After Caleb lectured me and saw I had little reaction, he lost steam and changed the subject. “Blaire plans to join our company. I’m going to have her replace your position. After all, she was a highly regarded studyabroad graduate, more capable than you. If you still want to work, you can be Blaire’s secretary and assist her. Otherwise, just be a full-time housewife at home.” He spoke while observing my expression. Originally planning to resign, I inwardly rejoiced at his words – a pillowcase was indeed offered while I pondered how to explain leaving. Without hesitation, I agreed, “Okay, I’ll resign and let her be the CEO.” Thinking I was speaking angrily in contradiction, Caleb casually reassured me, “Not letting you work is for your own good. How many women envy that lifestyle? I’ll take you on a trip soon to relax.” I shook my head to decline, “If you really cared, you’d accompany me to the orphanage to see the director this week.” Caleb agreed, “Okay, it’s been a while since I last saw the director too.” Caleb and I grew up in the same orphanage. Girls mature faster than boys, so whenever anyone bullied him, I would shield him. Back then, Caleb would blink his bright eyes at me and say, “When we grow up, I’ll protect you instead, Meimei. I’ll treat you well forever.” Unfortunately, forever is too long, and casual promises are too light – Caleb didn’t keep his word. In college, he changed. The dazzling city blinded him, and he fell for Blaire, the French department’s goddess. From the moment Caleb specifically chose French classes for her, I should have realized. But Blaire, with her eye-catching presence, didn’t take a liking to Caleb at first and instead went abroad with a rich heir. Until now, with Caleb’s success and fortune, my once brilliant rose has utterly wilted, highlighting Blaire’s noble beauty. 3 The next day, I went to the office to collect my things. Along the way, employees looked at me with various expressions. Some long-time close colleagues approached me quietly, “Sierra, the CEO brought this woman to your office early and had people move your things out right away. What’s going on?” I nodded to show I understood and patted her hand reassuringly. Entering the office, I saw my belongings had been cleared out, with my wedding photo with Caleb in the trash. Blaire gloated at me, “Sorry, Sierra. Caleb insisted I move in quickly, so people came to clean out first thing this morning.” She lowered her head, feigning surprise at the photo in the trash, “Oh, who carelessly tossed your wedding photo with Caleb?” She picked it up and handed it to me. I took it, removed the photo from the frame, and ripped it to shreds. “No need to pick up soiled things.” From behind came Caleb’s shocked cry, “Sierra, what are you doing? How could you tear up this photo!” He rushed over to gather the torn pieces, trying to reassemble it. But broken things can never fully return to their original state, just like the feelings between Caleb and me. I used to cherish that photo deeply. When we first married while Caleb’s business was just starting, we were poor after buying our wedding rings with no money left over. I told him, “We don’t have to take wedding photos. We can make it up later.” But Caleb said, “I don’t want you to feel shortchanged by marrying me.” To afford that set of portraits, he pulled all-nighters for ten days doing odd jobs. Thinking back, that photo set didn’t actually cost much, just over a thousand dollars – less than one of Caleb’s ties now. Yet it was that photo set that made me marry him regardless, despite knowing about his brief change of heart. But facts proved that once cracks appear, it’s best to let go early.
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