From Midland Wife to Port City Queen

From Midland Wife to Port City Queen

Xia Luowei

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The tiny plus sign on my pregnancy test was supposed to be the culmination of six years of IVF, a symbol of hope. But then, a notification flashed across my phone screen: Chloe Bishop, my husband Mark' s executive assistant. Her Instagram story showed Mark, my husband of almost six years, tenderly cutting steak for her. Her caption: "My boss is the sweetest... I'd do anything for him! 😉 #BestBoss" The date stamp? Last night, celebrating "3 Years!" Three years. We'd been married for almost six. The nausea intensified, but it wasn't just morning sickness; it was pure disgust. Mark' s call, dismissive, praising Chloe and her "lifesaving" efficiency, sealed it. He called me "dramatic." He was praising his mistress to his wife, who just found out she was pregnant with his child after years of heartbreaking treatments. The baby I' d fought so hard for, his baby, was conceived in a life built on his lie. His betrayal was blatant, then aggressive. Chloe slid into my apartment with a key during a blizzard, cozying up to him. She sent me a suggestive photo, then faked a frantic call about a "boyfriend" and a "private suite." On our sixth wedding anniversary, Mark abandoned me in my black dress for Chloe' s manufactured crisis, her fake pregnancy and suicide threat. How could he be so blind? So utterly, completely heartless? My quiet life had become a very loud, very ugly lie. It wasn't surprising anymore; it was just... final. But I wasn't just Ellie anymore. I was Eleanor Hayes. I signed the divorce papers, got the abortion, and left him a note with a rejected diamond ring. Then, I boarded a flight back to Port City, ready to unleash the true power he never knew I possessed.

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The tiny plus sign on my pregnancy test was supposed to be the culmination of six years of IVF, a symbol of hope.

But then, a notification flashed across my phone screen: Chloe Bishop, my husband Mark' s executive assistant.

Her Instagram story showed Mark, my husband of almost six years, tenderly cutting steak for her.

Her caption: "My boss is the sweetest... I'd do anything for him! 😉 #BestBoss" The date stamp? Last night, celebrating "3 Years!"

Three years. We'd been married for almost six.

The nausea intensified, but it wasn't just morning sickness; it was pure disgust.

Mark' s call, dismissive, praising Chloe and her "lifesaving" efficiency, sealed it.

He called me "dramatic." He was praising his mistress to his wife, who just found out she was pregnant with his child after years of heartbreaking treatments.

The baby I' d fought so hard for, his baby, was conceived in a life built on his lie.

His betrayal was blatant, then aggressive.

Chloe slid into my apartment with a key during a blizzard, cozying up to him.

She sent me a suggestive photo, then faked a frantic call about a "boyfriend" and a "private suite."

On our sixth wedding anniversary, Mark abandoned me in my black dress for Chloe' s manufactured crisis, her fake pregnancy and suicide threat.

How could he be so blind? So utterly, completely heartless?

My quiet life had become a very loud, very ugly lie. It wasn't surprising anymore; it was just... final.

But I wasn't just Ellie anymore. I was Eleanor Hayes.

I signed the divorce papers, got the abortion, and left him a note with a rejected diamond ring.

Then, I boarded a flight back to Port City, ready to unleash the true power he never knew I possessed.

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