Alle Kapitel von I Graded Our Marriage 0/100: Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 10

The wedding ring sank to the bottom of the wine glass with a sharp clink.My husband, Jenson Clarke, stared down at it for a moment. Then, he wrapped a napkin around his fingers and fished it out."A public tantrum. 80 points," he said flatly as he placed the ring on the table. "Eve, don't make everyone suffer through your drama."The laughter in the room died down.Aleena Walton stepped between us, carefully holding up the wet hem of her dress. "Jenson, don't be hard on Eve. She only acted out because she cares about you."She turned to me with a soft expression and said, "Eve, you shouldn't just throw your ring away. Put it back on."I stared at her outstretched hand without moving.She wore a blue diamond ring on her ring finger. I had drawn that design myself last year.Jenson told me at the time that the final piece came out defective and wasn't good enough for me, so he had it destroyed.It turned out that "destroying" it meant putting it on Aleena's finger."Do you lik

When I confronted him about it, Jenson confessed without hesitation. "I had someone send the email."I threw the printed email onto his desk. "What gives you the right to turn down a job for me?""We just got married back then. If you flew to a dozen countries every month, how could you possibly run a household?"I retorted, "You promised that if I resigned, you'd spend more time with me."He looked up. "And I gave you the best life possible.""Freezing my cards and taking away my car keys counts as the best life?""That's a punishment, not your life," he said as if it were the most natural thing in the world. "As long as you behave, those privileges will be restored immediately."As I stared at him, my chest felt tightly constricted.It turned out that what I thought was care was merely a reward he handed out for high achievers. The moment I stopped cooperating, he could take it all back whenever he wanted.Aleena pushed the door open. The moment she saw us arguing, tears wel

When Jenson returned home, the first thing he saw was the document sitting on the desk.Without turning on the lights, he flipped straight to the final page. "Compliant after all," he muttered.However, his hands froze the moment he read the title. It wasn't the authorization form. It was a divorce agreement.Half of the study was completely empty. My books, clothes, and documents were all gone.Jenson pulled out his phone to call me, but only the automated operator answered.Aleena stepped into the room behind him, whispering, "Eve's probably just trying to scare you. Go comfort her, and she'll come around.""She won't leave," Jenson said, sounding like he was trying to convince himself. "She has no job and no income of her own. Where could she possibly go?"He pushed open the bedroom door and saw the box resting on the nightstand.The wedding ring sat right on top. Beneath it lay the ultrasound photo.Jenson held the photograph tightly, remaining silent for a long time."Wh

Six months later, I wrapped up an international negotiation in Norlandia.Reed Bolton handed me a thermal flask. "The doctor told you to cut back on coffee.""I only had one cup today," I replied."You said the exact same thing last week."I took the flask with a light chuckle. "Don't be so controlling, Mr. Bolton.""I'm not. I'm just reminding you." He passed me the meeting minutes. "No one has the right to score your judgment, myself included."I looked down at the documents.After returning to work, I still found myself reflexively tweaking every pause in my translations.I had asked Reed how I did after my first conference back. He simply said, "Getting it done is the answer."Only then did I slowly come to realize that not everyone stood around holding a measuring tape, waiting for me to slip up.Reed's assistant pushed the door open. "Ms. Hudson, the delegation from Halverton Group has arrived."I looked up.Jenson stood outside the doorway, looking noticeably thinner

The emergency meeting at Halverton Group dragged on for six hours. By the time Jenson walked out of the conference room, he was no longer the CEO.The board concluded that he had abused his authority for years, favored his own people, and caused losses across multiple projects.On top of that, the confidential company files Aleena leaked left the company facing astronomical damage claims.His father slammed the resignation letter right into his chest. "You dragged the entire company down for a woman! Are you satisfied now?"Jenson picked the letter up from the floor. "I'm sorry."That night, he came to see me to sign the final share restructuring agreement.I scanned through the terms. "You're giving up 10% of your personal shares?""To compensate the overseas operations team who were fired," Jenson replied."And the board agreed?""They had no reason to refuse."I signed my name and passed the document back to him.Jenson remained seated, making no move to leave. "The divor