C05
For five long years, Blake never let me step beyond the walls of the villa. Trapped in my gilded cage, I poured my soul into sketching jewelry designs.
During that time, I collaborated on several occasions with Solomon’s studio, and a few pieces from their latest collection bore my signature touch.
Over the years, Solomon had extended countless invitations for me to join his team, but bound by my contract
with Blake, I had always declined.
This time, when the offer came, I finally said yes.
The phone rang not long after, and Blake’s icy tone cut through the line.
“Where are you?”
His voice dripped with entitlement. “Didn’t I make myself clear? I don’t want my wife parading around for everyone to see. Get back here. Kendall is moving into the villa, and you’re supposed to take care of her.”
Take care of her?
I let out a dry laugh and replied as coolly as ever. “What’s the matter, Blake? Did Kendall lose her hands or her legs? Or is the great Wilson family suddenly too poor to hire a nanny?”
Blake’s fury crackled through the phone like a storm.
“Who gave you the right to talk to me like that?” His voice was sharp, brimming with contempt. “Get back here right now, or I’ll freeze your card! Let’s see how long you last in Seattle without me!”
The call ended abruptly, his anger lingering in the silence.
I couldn’t help but chuckle as I tossed my phone onto the couch. His threats, once suffocating, now felt almost
laughable.
Riker Brown, my brother and confidant, picked up my phone and glanced at the screen, his frown deepening. “Have you made up your mind? Once the divorce is final, there’s no turning back.”
He paused, his tone softening. “Are you really okay with that?”
Over the years, Riker had been my rock, the only person I could trust with the truths I didn’t dare admit to anyone
else. Even the hidden feelings I had buried deep in my heart were no secret to him.
Just then, my phone buzzed with a new message. I hesitated before checking it, and there it was, another photo
from Kendall.
A That
In the picture, Blake was on one knee, his smile radiant as he slipped a dazzling diamond ring onto Kendall’s finger. Her laughter, frozen in time, seemed to mock me.
The image hit me like a punch to the chest. My heart, long numbed by years of neglect, suddenly felt as if it had been shattered into a thousand pieces. Each jagged edge tore at me, making every breath feel like a struggle.
For five long years, I had waited–waited for something I never dared to hope for. Yet, with nothing more than a flick of her finger, she had it all handed to her on a silver platter.
“At peace with it,” I murmured, shutting off my phone as a hollow smile tugged at my lips.
This was nothing new. I had anticipated it all along.
From the very beginning, I had known what this was, a transaction, plain and simple. s, a transaction, plain and simple.
Time and money exchanged like currency, and with the
away.
NON
へ
act finally reaching its end, it was my turn to walk
My Husband Wants Me To Serve His Mistress
The next day, Blake called relentlessly. I watched his name flash on my screen over and over but didn’t answer
even once.
When his calls were met with silence, his anger came through in a text instead.
[If you don’t come back now, then don’t bother coming back at all!]
I almost laughed at the irony. My fingers hovered over the keyboard, ready to remind him to read the divorce agreement waiting neatly on the coffee table, but before I could send anything, another message appeared, this time
from Kendall,
The photo loaded slowly, but the moment it appeared, it was like a slap to the face. There she was, draped in a pristine white wedding dress, her radiant smile glowing as she leaned into Blake’s arms. The pictures kept coming, photo after photo of their apparent happiness.
Wedding photos.
My chest tightened, but I forced myself to scroll through the messages that followed.
[We’re already preparing for the wedding. So when is the intruder planning to leave the Wilson family?]
[If you behave yourself, maybe I’ll even let you attend the wedding. Wouldn’t that be fun?]
[Jealous, aren’t you? He never even thought about planning a wedding for you. But the moment I mentioned it, he couldn’t wait to make it happen.]
Each word cut deeper than the last. My hands trembled, and with every message, the pain buried deep within me
surfaced like a tidal wave. I couldn’t take any more.
Without reading the rest, I blocked her number and set the phone down.
After doing that, I opened my email and finally replied to Solomon, confirming the time to join his studio.
October 23rd.
The day Blake and Kendall tied the knot.
He embraced his happiness with open arms, while I silently vowed to vanish from his world forever.
