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SHE BETRAYED ME

No Longer Mrs. Cooley: The Architect's Return

Xiao Xiaosu

I went to the City Clerk’s office for a routine copy of my marriage license to finalize a trust fund audit. I expected a simple piece of paper, but the clerk’s pitying look told me my entire life was a lie. "The license was never finalized, Ms. Oliver. In the eyes of the state, you are single." The three-hundred-guest wedding at the Plaza and the Vogue features meant nothing. My husband, Gray Cooley, had intentionally filed the documents with a "procedural defect" so he could discard me without a legal divorce. Moments later, an iCloud invite titled "Our Little Secret" popped up on my screen. It was a photo of my best friend, Brylee, holding a positive pregnancy test at our Hamptons estate. Gray’s text to her was the final blow: "Happy anniversary, babe. This baby is the best gift. Once the trust unlocks today, we’re done with the charade." I soon discovered they were even stealing my career, reassigning my architectural masterpiece to Brylee while preparing my eviction notice. Gray's mother called me a "barren mule" in a leaked recording, mocking the infertility I suffered after saving Gray’s life in a construction accident. I wasn't a wife; I was a three-year placeholder used to secure his inheritance. How could the man I bled for treat me like a disposable prop? How could my best friend carry his child while pretending to comfort me through my darkest moments? The betrayal burned until it turned into a cold, hard stone of fury. I didn't cry. Instead, I walked into the penthouse of the Barretts, the Cooleys' most powerful rivals. I signed a marriage contract with Kane Barrett, the man the tabloids called the "Beast of Wall Street." "I want a wedding," I told his father, my voice steady and lethal. "Bigger than the one I had with Gray." If they wanted me gone, they would have to watch me become the woman who owns their world.

Modern Revenge Divorce

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CHAPTER ONE

TYLER SHANE POV

"Tyler, come downstairs right now !" my mom ordered

Huh mum knows that can't work on me ,I haven't taken my bath , Its 5:40 ,I should be in school latest 7:30 , Lectures starts from 9 am but I like going earlier to revise the previous topic .

I got up to the bathroom ,took my bath , maybe I should wash my hair its been two days

since I did that ,I reach for the shampoo ,oh I forgot I don't want to use this apple shampoo anymore ,a guy in my class is using the same apple shampoo and I dislike using something that another person is using in the school .

I got dress for school ,brush my hair up in a style that it curve and drop on my forehead and went downstairs .

"Hi mum "I greeted

"Hi mum ? you are just coming downstairs after spending 40 minutes there , what took you so long "

"I was busy mum "

"Busy ? busy with what ? chatting with the girls in the whole street ,watching videos ,playing video games or you intentionally ignored me "

my mum yelled folding her hands

"darling that's enough ,let him be "my dad said kissing my mum cheeks

"how can you say that? ,he is giving me problem in my own husband house ,can you imagine "

"Don't say that ,he is your son , by the way he is no more a kid ,he is 20 , he is a man ,you can't be pushing a man here and there "

"oh ! he is a man? , how can you support him , am your wife ,you should be supporting me "

"Tyler go have your breakfast "my dad said to me .

A beautiful girl wearing a pink nicker and a blue crop top ran downstairs

"hey ,popsy ,momsy how are you all doing ? ,morning , is that cheese bread with green tea ,wow ,momsy you are such a cook" That's Brielle ,my younger sister .

she ran to the dinning table ,taking out a loaf of cheese bread ,consuming it "hmm hmm this is so yummy "

"And she ? she is a woman ?"my mom ask my dad pointing to Brielle

"dear leave this kids alone ,they are grown ups "

"grown ups? a daughter who calls you popsy and me ,momsy , take a look at what she is wearing to school ,a short nicker and a crop top ,great!"

"there is nothing wrong with what's she is calling us , I even prefer that name to dad ,and also her dressing is fine ,she is a lady ,she should look sexy and beautiful "my dad said , then he turn to me "Tyler go have your breakfast " saying it the second time

"Am not hungry "I replied coldly ,

I took my car key "hey are you coming or not " I asked Brielle

"am coming ,wait for me bro , wait this food is so yummy ,bye pop , bye momz "Brielle left after me

"This is unbelievable "my mom said .

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At school , things are always noisy ,and I can't go anywhere in school without those foolish girls running after me , don't they have shame ? one even fell down the stairs and broke her leg all because of what ? me .

I sighted Aiden and Alvan coming in ,they are my friends ,but am closer to Alvan ,I see him as a brother .

"wussup bro "Aiden greeted

"hey ,"Alvan said

"you are late !"I said with a cold gaze

"you are suppose to be here 7:40 ,look the time is 8:43"

"yeah ,yeah we know ,we just had some little fun " Aiden said laughing

'we are sorry ,but we aren't machines or a robot like you who always do things orderly "Alvan said

"oh really ,you aren't machines ,you don't have the time to come earlier to class to read before lectures starts but you have the time to have fun ,enjoying yourselves ,and you Alvan you are comparing yourself with Aiden who is more intelligent and brilliant than you , last test your score was 28 out of 50, his 46 out of 50 and I ? you all know I was the first ,I scored 50 . when wil you be serious about your studies Alvan "

Aiden laughs "hey it isn't up to that , don't worry we won't repeat it again '

"Same thing you said last time "I replied

"We are sorry ,it won't repeat itself again "Alvan apologize .

"fine "

As we were talking ,came in the school damsel ,Wren .

Wren is the most prettiest and hottest girl in the school,she is every guy ideal type except I and Alvan ,I don't find anything called beauty in the girl , yeah she is pretty but she is just not my type ,same with Alvan he really doesn't like Wren ,she is a little bit nasty .

Wren has a group of girls that are always following her , girls who has no job than to be spreading latest gist ,catwalking round the school,bullying other girls ,wearing the latest fashion dresses ,and yeah just like every other girls Wren has a crush on me but I totally ignore her anytime she approach me .

"so since when were you here ?"Alvan asked

"7:20" I replied

"waoh bro that's too early ,are you avoiding home or something ?"Aiden asked

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