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No Longer Waiting for You to Change

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By:  ExistenceCompleted
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Bias

Mistress

Male POV

Tragic Love

Winning Back the Husband

Marriage

Awakening

On Christmas Day, Dad shows up at my wife Sophia Walker's law firm, covered in snow. Clutching a crumpled land purchase contract, he stands awkwardly in front of her desk for a long time before finally gathering the courage to speak. "Sophia, I got scammed out of 30 thousand dollars in retirement savings when I bought a plot of land to be buried in. You're a lawyer. Could you take a look at the contract and see if there's any way I can get my money back?" Sophia specializes in contract disputes, but she doesn't even bother to glance at the document. Instead, she sweeps it off her desk and onto the floor. "You came to me over a 30-thousand-dollar scam involving a burial plot? I have actual clients waiting. I can't waste billable hours on this." Dad flinches at her words and hurriedly bends down to pick up the contract, apologizing over and over. "I'm sorry. I really didn't mean to bother you. I won't take up any more of your time. I'll figure something out myself." My heart aches at the sight. Then my gaze falls on the case files scattered across Sophia's desk. Right on top is a legal brief arguing for an acquittal in Ethan Cole's aggravated assault case. Ethan is her childhood sweetheart. He's gotten into a bar fight and broken three of a woman's ribs. Despite the overwhelming evidence against him, Sophia has spent the entire night poring over legal statutes and drafting more than 30 pages of arguments in an attempt to get him acquitted. Yet when it comes to her father-in-law, she can't even be bothered to look at his contract. I watch Dad shuffle toward the door, his back hunched and his shoulders slumped. Taking a deep breath, I slowly slide the wedding ring off my left ring finger and place it on the corner of Sophia's desk.

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10 Chapters
Chapter 1
The moment the ring touched the desk, my wife Sophia Walker's phone rang. Ethan Cole's name lit up the screen. He was her childhood sweetheart.The impatience on Sophia's face vanished instantly, replaced by a tenderness I rarely got to see. "Don't worry, Ethan. I'm handling your case personally. I'm already on the fifth draft of your defense. Everything's going to be fine." Her voice held a patience and tenderness she rarely showed me. Ethan's hearty laughter came through the phone, and Sophia smiled in response. Meanwhile, the wedding ring I'd placed on her desk sat right in front of her, yet she hadn't spared it a single glance. My dad, Edward Morgan, had no idea what was happening. All he saw was Sophia talking on the phone, and he seemed to think he'd interrupted something important. He cautiously stepped back, but the melting snow dripping from his umbrella had already left a small, dark stain on the expensive carpet. The moment he noticed it, panic flashed across hi
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Chapter 2
Before I could say a word, Sophia grabbed her car keys and said, "Let's go. The victim has agreed to settle out of court, so I'll take you to meet her. Try to cooperate and watch your attitude."As Ethan passed me, he deliberately bumped his shoulder against mine. It wasn't a hard hit, just a calculated little provocation delivered with casual contempt. He glanced back at me with a smug grin that said, "I'm this close to your wife. What are you going to do about it?"Then the two of them walked out of the office side by side, as if I weren't even there. I went to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked down at the street below. Sophia walked around to the passenger side and opened the door for Ethan. He even raised a hand to shield her head from the top of the door, then offered her his other hand to help her into the car. Only after she was comfortably seated did he close the door and walk around to the driver's seat. The whole routine looked so natural, as though he'd done i
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Chapter 3
That evening, the moment I opened the front door, the overpowering smell of men's cologne hit me. Snack wrappers were scattered across the couch, and a pair of men's underwear hung brazenly from the floor lamp. Ethan sat cross-legged on the rug, playing video games, while Sophia lounged beside him with a glass of red wine in her hand. "What the hell is he doing here?" I asked, fixing Sophia with a cold stare. She answered as casually as if there was nothing unusual about the situation. "The victim took the money but still refuses to settle. I'm worried they might try to retaliate before the trial, so I told Ethan he could stay here for a couple of days. We have plenty of room, and he's practically family."I pointed at the underwear hanging from the lamp. "Tell him to clean up his own mess."Ethan tossed his controller aside and rolled his eyes before replying in a mocking tone, "Oh, come on, Blake. I'm just a laid-back guy. Unlike you, I guess I have better things to do than
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Chapter 4
"This isn't about the money."My voice was hoarse as I struggled to keep my emotions in check. "It's about the thought behind it. My dad can barely see, and he pricked his fingers several times while sewing those sachets.""Blake." Sophia cut me off, a hint of disdain in her eyes. "Your dad runs a little roadside stall. That's hardly respectable work to begin with. Stop bringing these cheap trinkets home. What will people think?"I stared at the woman who had promised Dad three years ago that she would always cherish me.When we'd gotten married, Dad had suggested holding the ceremony in his hometown. Sophia had brushed him off, claiming she was too busy with work at the law firm. But I'd noticed the frown on her face and the unmistakable flash of disgust in her eyes.She thought my hometown was too far away, the countryside too dirty, and Dad's relatives too low-class for her to associate with. That fleeting frown had lodged in my heart like a thorn, festering there for three l
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Chapter 5
Jack and I arrived at the police station in no time. The moment we stepped inside, I spotted Sophia and Ethan sitting together in the mediation room. Ethan clung to Sophia's arm, a smug smile plastered across his face."Sophia, I knew you were the best." He looked nothing like the laid-back "buddy" he'd pretended to be at the law firm. Sitting across from them was a short-haired woman with a rough, streetwise look. Jack leaned toward me and lowered his voice. "That's Linda Mitchell. She's got several shell companies registered under her name and specializes in contract fraud. Your dad's 30 thousand dollars went straight into one of her accounts." Sophia looked up and spotted me, her brows immediately drawing together. "What are you doing here?" she demanded, barely concealing her irritation. "I already told you I'd have the finance department transfer 20 thousand dollars to you tomorrow. Why are you making a scene here?"Ethan released her arm and put on an innocent express
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Chapter 6
Sophia was momentarily speechless, but a second later, she turned to the police officer and slipped back into her professional lawyer's demeanor. "Officer, this is a private family matter, and the suspect has already agreed to return the stolen money—" "Since when does returning stolen money erase the crime of inflicting serious bodily injury?" I cut in sharply."Ms. Walker, you know perfectly well that she's now a suspect in a separate case involving serious bodily injury, yet you're still trying to use money to strike a deal and secure her release on bail. Are you abusing your legal knowledge to obstruct justice?"The mediation room fell deathly silent. The officer glanced at the critical condition notice before snatching the prepared letter of forgiveness off the table. His expression hardened as he turned to Linda."The bail is revoked. Take her back into custody!" he announced. "What?" Linda's face twisted in panic as she whipped around to glare at Sophia. "What the h
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Chapter 7
I flipped through the bank statements, so furious that I couldn't help laughing. Six months ago was when Ethan had returned from overseas and Sophia had started using her busy schedule at the law firm as an excuse to stay out all night.Throughout our three years of marriage, I'd always assumed she simply didn't love me. I'd never imagined she'd go so far as to strip me of even the dignity of walking away from our marriage with my head held high. "She wants me to leave with nothing." I closed the file, a cold glint flashing in my eyes. "Then I'll make sure she's the one who loses everything." …That afternoon, Sophia took Ethan to a private club on the outskirts of the city to wine and dine a few influential contacts. I took a cab straight home. The moment I stepped inside, I headed for the study Sophia had strictly forbidden me from entering. Sophia had always been arrogant and controlling. In her eyes, I was nothing more than a clueless househusband who knew nothing abo
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Chapter 8
Over the next few days, I stayed at the hospital, accompanying Dad for his medical tests during the day while working with Jack at night to organize the evidence and prepare for the divorce proceedings. On the third day after surgery, Dad finally regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes and saw me sitting beside his bed, the first thing he said was, "Blake, don't worry about me. Just don't tell Sophia what happened. I don't want to cause her any trouble." Even now, he was still worried about inconveniencing Sophia, still afraid of upsetting his daughter-in-law or giving her another reason to take her anger out on me."Dad." I took a deep breath before continuing. "Sophia and I are getting a divorce."He froze, staring at me, his lips trembling as though he wanted to say something but couldn't find the words. Then tears began streaming down his face."Is this all because of me? I shouldn't have gone after that scammer. I shouldn't have—""Dad." I took his hand and spoke s
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Chapter 9
I rose from the first row of the gallery and walked calmly toward the witness stand. Dressed in a sharply tailored business suit, with my short hair neatly styled, I strode into the courtroom with calm confidence. The moment Sophia saw me, her pupils contracted. The pen slipped from her fingers and clattered onto the table. Ethan's face twisted in horror. I walked over to the witness stand and handed a USB drive to the court clerk. "Your Honor, the surveillance footage submitted by defense attorney Sophia Walker has been deliberately edited to conceal the truth and misrepresent what happened. It is fabricated evidence." My voice remained steady as I continued, "I'm submitting the complete, unedited surveillance footage from the night of the incident, along with an audio recording of defense attorney Sophia Walker coaching the defendant, Ethan Cole, to give false testimony and helping him fabricate evidence.""Blake! You're making baseless accusations!" Sophia shot to her feet,
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Chapter 10
The day Dad was discharged from the hospital, Sophia showed up. She knelt outside his hospital room in a wrinkled shirt, her hair disheveled and her eyes sunken. In just half a month, she'd aged ten years. "Dad." Her voice was hoarse as she apologized. "I'm so sorry." Dad stood in the doorway, looking at her without saying a word. "Blake, I'm begging you. Please withdraw your complaint. Please stop pursuing this." She turned to me, tears streaming down her face. "The bar association is moving to revoke my law license, and the prosecutor's office intends to charge me with perjury. If I'm convicted, my entire life will be ruined." Still on her knees, she shuffled toward me and clutched my pants."I know I made a mistake. I shouldn't have helped Ethan, and I shouldn't have ignored what happened to your dad. I wasn't thinking straight. I was completely blinded by my own selfishness… but I really do love you, Blake." She then added, "I just never knew how to treat you right. I
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