Semua Bab Too Good For You: Bab 1 - Bab 10

Lance Mitchell hung up in a fit of rage.I stopped on my way to the hospital, adjusted the single white lily pinned to my chest, and walked inside.My phone vibrated. Lucinda Tanning had updated her status. It was a lengthy, faux-apologetic post about how she never meant to offend me and simply wanted to share the joy and celebration of her birthday.Just like her previous post, she made sure to tag me. In less than a minute, it had already attracted hundreds of likes.It was a crass, inelegant, and unmistakable act of provocation, yet Lance somehow couldn't see it. He was known for being a shrewd strategist, so I doubted he was truly blind to her intentions. He simply chose to play along with the charade.[Can't a girl even share something about her life? Does she have to apologize for being thin-skinned now?][I know. It was just a normal birthday celebration. She got targeted over something so harmless. That's what narcissists do, I guess. They're also soooooo dramatic.]…Th

Lance wasn't the least bit fazed."If she were really busy, she'd be in her office instead of coasting on past achievements and wasting valuable work hours scrolling through social media!" he snarled. "She didn't even apologize to you. In fact, she had the nerve to throw a tantrum over some well-deserved criticism!"I clenched my fist.The company's success was the result of both our efforts. My projects had consistently generated returns on our investments over the years. Yet instead of showing gratitude, he repaid me by systematically stripping away my authority within the company.I had let it slide time and again because, at the end of the day, this was the man I had married and promised to spend the rest of my life with.However, he didn't stop there. Instead, he used his authority as CEO to promote Lucinda and grant her powers and privileges that no secretary could, or should, possess. He had deliberately silenced anyone who spoke out against it.One time, Lucinda forgot sh

I scrolled through the posts.Every place Lance took her was somewhere he had once promised to take me but never did. His promises had been fulfilled, along with the photography skills he had learned to take flattering pictures of me. But the woman who got to enjoy all of it was Lucinda, not the wife he had spent the last ten years with.Under one of the photos, I found a comment where Lance identified himself as her boyfriend.He used to do all of this for me. Now it was all part of Lucinda's experience.I doubted he would be back anytime soon. He seemed to be having far too much fun.…I took the divorce decree with me and went to a restaurant I had always liked.To my surprise, I overheard the laughter and chatter of Lance, his family, and Lucinda.They had apparently reserved a private room, but the door was slightly ajar. His mother, Leah Vedel, held Lucinda's hand affectionately and looked at her son.Leah said, "She's such an angel, dear. Divorce that one and bring her

Lance stared at the divorce decree numbly.The others exchanged glances, then broad grins spread across their faces. His siblings, in particular, made no effort to hide their excitement."Damn, Lance! Why didn't you tell us you'd been planning this? Mom and we had been discussing ways to convince you to divorce her!" Marlene exclaimed."Yay! I finally get a new sister-in-law!"Even Leah's anger had eased considerably. Her gaze softened when it settled on me. "You should have told me you two were getting divorced, sweetie! If I'd known, I wouldn't have wasted so much breath trying to persuade you!"Lance snapped out of his daze and immediately denied it. "But we aren't getting divorced!""Then what's that in her hand? A fake divorce decree to mess with you? What, she thinks you can't live without her now?" Nolan remarked, laughing alongside his sister.Even Lucinda giggled.Lance snatched the paper from my hand, tore it to pieces, and flung the scraps into the air like confetti,

Lance erupted, "When does your tantrum ever end, Brianna?! What did she ever do to make you hurt her like that?!"You know how hard her life has been, don't you? She grew up ostracized and was constantly subjected to false rumors and slander! What you're doing is no different from what those bullies did. It's despicable! Don't you feel any shame?!"I didn't even get a chance to say a word."What do you mean Lucy had a hard life?" one of his siblings asked.Lance began telling them all about it while shooting me several glares.The Mitchells quickly began to pity her."Oh my God. How could she be such a cruel bitch?! Lucy's already so traumatized! No wonder she has such low self-esteem... and Brianna thinks that makes her an easy target for her cheap schemes!" Marlene shouted.As Lance recounted Lucinda's supposed backstory to his family, flashes of sympathy and heartache occasionally crossed his face.Little did he know that none of it was true. Lucinda had made it all up to hi