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The Kindest Goodbye
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In those eight terrifying seconds when the plane dropped into darkness, my first thought was how devastated Lucas would be if I never made it to the airport. However, after surviving and landing safely, what greeted me instead…was a photo he shared with his childhood sweetheart, the two of them smiling on a hike. The caption read: [Here's to still being wild with you at sixty.] If it had been before, I probably would have blown up his phone, demanding an explanation and picking a fight. However, then, after brushing so close to death, I just felt… tired.. So I typed out a message: [Let's get a divorce.]
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The Kindest Goodbye Chapter 10
A few days passed, and my social media was buzzing with the news that Yvonne's family business had taken the money and vanished into thin air.The update came from a client I had worked with before.I thought it was just a typical business scam, but the dirt that came out about her personal life was a real shocker.Ever since she landed back home, she had been flirting with every married guy and trust-fund kid in sight.Our business worlds collided, and while I was out schmoozing with long-time clients, I even caught wind of some juicy stories about Yvonne's escapades abroad.Rumor had it she had snagged herself a wealthy lover.However, when he went belly-up, his family kicked her to the curb, and she had no choice but to slink back home.Honestly, her thirst for cash knew no bounds.I then began to theorize that her clinginess to Lucas was all about getting her hands on his connections.It was kind of chilling, really.Half a month later, Lucas got out of the hospital and w
The Kindest Goodbye Chapter 9
Mom somehow got wind of Lucas's hospital stint and was on my case to visit him."You two aren't divorced yet. You can't just cut him off completely."I did not bother to argue. I just said I would go.I got the scoop from HR about where Lucas was holed up in the hospital and headed over with a basket of fruit.Seeing me, Lucas was a mix of panic and thrilled.He was ghostly pale and looked totally wiped.Yvonne was perched by his bed, and the moment she spotted me, she jumped up to block my path."How dare you show up? Lucas wouldn't be sick if it weren't for you!""Yvonne, cut it out! Leave!" Lucas tried to sit up to intervene, and Yvonne shot him a wounded look.I was not about to get sucked into their cheesy soap opera.Shoving Yvonne aside, I spelled it out for her, "I couldn't care less.""You—""Yvonne, leave!" Lucas barked again.With a reluctant scowl, Yvonne shot me a dirty look, then turned to Lucas and said, "Don't you forget, I've been the one taking care of yo
The Kindest Goodbye Chapter 8
For the week I was on my own, I swear I was living the dream.I would clock out of work and head straight to my parents' place for a home-cooked meal, take leisurely strolls with them, and catch up on all the gossip. At night, I would hang out with my pals, and I even splurged on some new gear for the great outdoors. My college buddies and I had our next adventure all planned out, down to the last detail.My supervisor noticed the change too. He said I was all smiles those days and looked like I had a new lease on life."You've got a line of guys asking about you, you know," he would joke about my love life.I would just laugh it off. I was fresh out of a relationship that had left its mark, and I was not about to jump into another one. Plus, I was still waiting on my divorce papers.Then, on the first Saturday since the split, I got a call from Lucas's dad, Patrick Hoffman. Patrick was a decent guy and never really got in my way. If he was reaching out, it must have been Lucas pu
The Kindest Goodbye Chapter 7
I grabbed the comforter, ready to head to the guest room.Just as I was about to step away, Lucas caught me in an unexpected embrace from behind."Harriet, don't be like this. I can't take your coldness, please..."His voice broke, and I could feel his tears dampening the back of my nightgown.I gently unwound his clinging hands. "So, you finally get how much it hurts to be ignored?"The silent treatment was always his tactic. He would stay out late, hang with coworkers, and never clue me in.Worried, I would call him, even think about picking him up, but then he would accuse me of being too controlling, of holding him back.That would lead to days of him not coming home, leaving me to beg for just a word from him.In this relationship, we had not been on equal footing for far too long.It stretched for so long that I only just realized the love had faded away, leaving behind a faint trace of something I could not quite let go of.The last shred of hesitation had vanished.L
The Kindest Goodbye Chapter 6
Once Lucas was gone, I reached out to an old college buddy, asking her to reel me back into our dorm's outdoor adventure group.She was shocked to hear from me, joking that I had vanished off the face of the earth since getting hitched, and they had been too scared to bug me.I felt a twinge of guilt.Back in our college dorm days, even after we started our jobs, the four of us would still meet up for weekend adventures.However, I had ditched my outdoor passions at Lucas's request, wanting to be there for him on weekends, doing what he loved.He started hanging out with Yvonne a lot, even making those trendy travel vlogs. I guess he forgot I was all about the great outdoors too, or maybe he thought I would not want to be on camera. So, on my birthday, I decided to shake things up and asked him to go hiking with me, hoping we could film our little adventure. I just wanted to do something fresh and fun with my guy on my special day. However, he was not having any of it, claim
The Kindest Goodbye Chapter 5
Lucas's grip on the papers made his knuckles go white, his fingers shaking.In a frenzy, he ripped the agreement to shreds, letting the pieces fall over me."You're just trying to get a rise out of me. You still love me! There's no way you'd go through with this divorce!"I just printed another agreement, signed my name, and left it on the nightstand in our bedroom.Coming home from work, I opened the door to find Lucas decked out in the suit I loved, with a candlelit dinner waiting.I rubbed my temples to fend off the headache.Lucas was right there, trying to take my hand.He was definitely a looker, which was why I went after him when he let slip that he was on the market.As I stared at his face at this point, though, the butterflies I once felt were long gone."Remember, today's our fifth anniversary," he said, a hint of bashfulness in his voice that took me back to last year's fiasco.I had gone all out, booking a place decked with flowers, ordering a cake from the top
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