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Seven Days to Lose Your Husband Chapter 10
Two years later, my team and I opened our own design studio.There was no red carpet or elaborate ceremony on opening day.My colleagues bought a cake and gathered in the conference room to celebrate.Written across the top were the words:Rowan, welcome back to your own life.I looked at them for a long time before smiling and blowing out the candles.During those two years, Camille occasionally sent things through other people.The first year, she returned the company history book with all my photographs and credits restored.The second year, she sent the design sketches I had left in our former home.This time, she sent only a card.Happy anniversary.The words had been crossed out. Beneath them, she had written:I’m sorry. I forgot we no longer have an anniversary.I placed the card back inside its envelope, sealed it again, and returned it.Later, mutual acquaintances told me that Camille had never started a relationship with Julian.Julian had left the city, and the friends who h
Seven Days to Lose Your Husband Chapter 9
After Camille released her public statement, videos from Halcyon Design’s anniversary celebration appeared online.Viewers recognized Julian standing onstage beside her, wearing the Ashford signet ring and accepting congratulations as though he were her husband.More people uncovered records of the games from the previous three years.The bets, secret recordings, and laughter were exposed one by one.Public reaction quickly spiraled out of control. Clips from Julian’s livestreams were reposted beside photographs from the anniversary celebration, making it impossible for anyone involved to dismiss the pattern as a single joke.Some accused Julian of interfering in our marriage. Others demanded to know why Camille had used her husband’s pain to prove that he loved her, then allowed her friends to preserve his worst moments as entertainment.The friends who had participated began deleting their posts.Several contacted me privately and asked me to explain that they had only joked because
Seven Days to Lose Your Husband Chapter 8
Rowan POVCamille waited outside my office for three hours. She stayed near the glass entrance where she could see the lobby, watching employees leave one group at a time.By the time I finished work, the night wind had drained the color from her face.She hurried toward me as soon as I stepped out of the building.“Rowan, we need to talk.”“Business hours are over, Ms. Ashford. We have nothing professional to discuss.”The words Ms. Ashford stopped her in her tracks.In seven years, I had never addressed her that way.She moved in front of me and held out a document.It was Halcyon Design’s newly revised company history. My name had been restored beside hers as a cofounder, and the photographs from our warehouse years had been returned to their original pages. Attached to it were an equity compensation proposal and an offer for me to return.“The company needs you.”She paused, then lowered her voice.“I need you too.”I did not take the document.“If the company needs a project direc
Seven Days to Lose Your Husband Chapter 7
Camille POVJulian had only sprained his ankle.By the time Camille reached the hospital, his examination was already complete. The doctor said there was no fracture and that he only needed a few days of rest.Julian caught her hand, his eyes red.“Did you miss the divorce appointment because of me?”Camille remained silent for a long time. Then she placed the stamped divorce order in front of him.Julian stared at it, and an unmistakable trace of hope appeared in his eyes.“So you’re really free now. Camille, during those seven days, did you ever truly think of me as your husband?”She did not answer.Instead, she remembered that Rowan had not cried or looked back once during the past thirty days.For the first time, she understood that he might truly be finished with her.Camille left Julian with the nurse and returned to the house alone.The silence inside was unbearable.Every space that had belonged to Rowan in the closet was empty. His toiletries were gone from the bathroom. His
Seven Days to Lose Your Husband Chapter 6
Camille arrived outside the courthouse at exactly nine the next morning.She wore the black coat I had bought for her and carried my wedding ring in one hand.When she saw me, she approached with a calm expression.“Did you sleep well last night?”Her voice sounded natural, as though we had only had an ordinary argument.I did not answer. I walked into the courthouse and checked in for our appointment.After reviewing our documents, the clerk asked whether we were both filing for divorce voluntarily.Camille looked at me without speaking.Only when the clerk repeated the question did she turn away.“Yes.”She signed the petition, then looked at me again.“There’s still a thirty-day waiting period. I’m giving you thirty days to think about this, Rowan. If you don’t return to complete the process, we’ll consider the game over.”She still saw the divorce as another stage of the challenge.I put the filing receipt away.“I’ll be here.”During the next thirty days, Camille never apologized
Seven Days to Lose Your Husband Chapter 5
After I signed my name, no one in the living room spoke.The person recording had forgotten to lower his phone. The camera remained pointed at me, waiting to capture another argument or breakdown and prove to everyone how much I loved Camille.This time, I simply capped the pen and pushed one copy of the agreement toward her.The confidence slowly disappeared from Camille’s face.She turned to the final page and checked both copies before looking up at me.“Rowan, do you understand what you signed?”“I do.”“These aren’t fake agreements like the ones we used for the games before. The property division, ownership of the house, and attorney’s certification are all real.”“That’s why I signed them.”The others finally reacted.“Rowan is really committing to the act this year.”“Camille, just announce that the game is over. If this continues, it really will damage your marriage.”“It was only a seven-day challenge. We were having a little fun.”Fun.For three years, they had taken my cloth
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