EX HUSBAND: I'M GOING TO RUIN YOU

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wards him from the small plush couch where I s

rds hit me harder than I expected.

s sharp jaw line framed by his perfectly styled hair. He had one hand pocketed in h

ter," he added, with a casual cruelt

, to impress him-to bring back the warmth in his eyes that

ze dropped in disappointment. Ethan used to compliment me, effortles

it felt like he no longer cared. He put no

e steady. "I can pull off something better than this. Just give me a m

patient. "The dinner starts in

into the hallway. For a moment, I stood there, hoping he'd turn around

ough my heart felt heavier than it should. Ethan was my first love. The man who swept m

the scent of another woman's perfume that couldn't be mistaken. Late nights he spe

of what we used to be. More than that, I loved our marriage, and I would do anything to

I do? Without h

g the tension tighten with every step I took. I slipped into the passen

put the car in reverse, pulling out of the driveway with a sharp jerk. My eyes

e small patch of hair that had stuck out

ut the words ca

maybe we could...con

he steering wh

muttered through gritted teeth. My hand, which had been rest

wasn't t

't want a baby. Not from anyone, and especially

d feel it shatter inside my chest, but still, I for

I whispered, my voice trembling.

His knuckles turned white on the steering whee

th me as I tried to steady myself. A mistake? How could he say that? Ho

ut the answer was right in front of me. It was all over his

t me anymore.

ly better than me since she got my

an swerved into the driveway with a single harsh motion and je

st of the night. You tend to speak nonsense when

with plea. "I didn't mean to upset you

car, Anna," he said coldly. "Begging every

behind him, leaving me sitting there with tears that

me to be better. He was right-I needed to stop whinin

I barely noticed; my mind was too clouded with thoughts of Ethan, of the wo

en us, and he spent most of the night texting or sneaking glances at his phone. Le

first. My heart raced-I couldn't take it anymore. I neede

d softly as I step

between us for a while, and I

ck still turned to me, but he did

riage. Please, I can change. I'll do anythi

ce was cold and unreadable, and he

he said

ned as confusion

pick up the envelope. But the papers inside had already spilt out onto

a divor