On our wedding anniversary a year ago, he suddenly asked me out for dinner.
I dressed up and waited for a long time at the restaurant, but he never came.
A few thugs suddenly surrounded me and tried to pull me into an alley.
Luckily, Caelan showed up just in time.
I managed to break free and ran to him. I cried and told him someone was trying to kidnap me.
But after hearing that, he looked displeased. “Nellie, enough!
“I can’t believe you’re trying to get my attention by pulling such a stunt! Who would want you, a useless cripple?
“I already said I would celebrate our anniversary with you. Isn’t that enough?
“I’m having dinner with Isabel tonight. Just go home and stop embarrassing yourself!”
With that, he pulled Isabel into the restaurant.
As they walked past me, Isabel tossed her hair back proudly to show off a pair of emerald earrings.
I recognized those earrings.
Caelan had wanted to buy them for me as an anniversary gift.
Later, he told me someone else had gotten them, but Isabel was wearing them.
That night, when I got home, I saw the scratch marks on my neck and felt scared.
I did not want to think about what could have happened if I had not escaped.
Afterward, Caelan made it up to me with a homemade dinner, and he managed to win me over.
That was a year ago, but I still sometimes dreamed about how scared I was that night as well as Caelan’s angry words.
I would always wake up in tears.
But today, when I thought back on it, all I felt was disappointment.
In the end, I texted the divorce lawyer my friend recommended.
[Hi, I’d like to consult you about getting a divorce.]
