Chapter 3

To give her a sense of home that she wanted, I quit my job and became a stay-at-home husband. I became her strongest supporter.

Before I quit, I accomplished a major achievement. My bosses figured that, since Willow was my wife, they would give her credit as a stepping stone toward her promotion. That was how she became the youngest fire chief on the force.

I used to think she truly loved being a firefighter. I thought saving people and helping the community meant everything to her.

But I never expected her to change so much. She had become the kind of person I hated the most. I hated those corrupted by power.

Willow became impatient when she saw me standing in a daze. She humiliatingly patted my face.

“What’re you just standing there for? Can’t you see Max’s shoe fell off? Now, put it back on him.”

Seeing her deliberate cruelty, my feelings for her completely faded. I took a deep breath and said seriously, “Willow, I want a divorce.”

Willow froze for a moment. A strange emotion flashed in her eyes.

“Divorce? Have you really thought this through? I’m not forcing you. This is all you.”

I heard the excitement in her voice. I realized she had wanted to divorce me for a long time. She just wanted me to be the one to suggest it first and take the blame.

It was no wonder she had been so cold toward me these past few months. In bed, she would not let me touch her at all.

I looked at her and said sarcastically, “The guy you’re cheating with calls you his wife. You really expect me not to take the hint?

“Don’t throw around false accusations like that! Calling someone ‘wife’ is just an intimate nickname in our circle. My fans all call me ‘husband’ too.”

In front of the fans, Maximus quickly tried to distance himself from the situation.

Willow shot me a glare. She then pulled out a divorce agreement from her bag.

“Watch your mouth!”

Seeing that she had the divorce agreement ready, I let out a bitter laugh. She had clearly prepared it a while ago.

I flipped through the divorce agreement and frowned. She wanted me to leave the marriage with nothing.

“Willow, you’re the one who cheated. Yet you want me to walk away with nothing?” I said in disbelief.

“So?” Willow made it seem like this was all very casual.

“Back when we got married, you made a vow. You said that no matter what happened between us, you’d leave with nothing. You said all the assets would go to me so that I could live a proper life even without you.”

I signed the divorce agreement without hesitation. Seeing her delighted expression, I scoffed.

She seemed to have forgotten that my assets were pre-marital property. Even if I signed the agreement, the law would not recognize it unless I provided proof of my own contribution.

What was more, the commendations that our bosses had given her would be ruthlessly revoked once they found out she had divorced me. None of that could be decided by a simple contract.

After I signed it, I watched her lean intimately against Maximus’ chest. Watching her sweet smile made my heart ache.

We had vowed at our wedding to be each other’s forever. In the end, we did not even make it to the seven-year of our marriage before that vow was broken.

Feelings really were the most fickle thing of all.

After signing the document, I threw the divorce agreement back at her. My face turned grim as I looked toward the factory where the fire was growing larger.

The optimal rescue window was almost gone. I had to save Susan immediately.

Willow saw how clean and decisive my actions were. She felt uneasy. I had loved her deeply. How could I act so ruthlessly?

She called out to me coldly, “Hold it right there! You haven’t even apologized to Max yet. You haven’t worked as his assistant yet. Where do you think you’re going?”

I shook off her hand. My eyes were red with rage as I glared at her.

“I’m going to save your mom! Maybe you can stand by coldly and watch your mom burn to death, but I can’t!”

Willow saw my resolve. She started to have doubts.

Could it be that her mom really was trapped inside the factory?

Maximus, however, held up his phone and said innocently, “But Susan sent me a video half an hour ago. She said she was out of town on vacation. She told me to take good care of you.”