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Chapter 1

Tessa's POVThe moment I stepped out of the operating room, a message from Aaron came through.Aaron: [Pick up a few boxes of egg pastries from the south side of town. Viv's coming over for dinner. She likes steak, the meaty cut. Also, she doesn't eat celery or eggplant.]The anesthesia had worn off, and a stabbing pain shot through my lower abdomen. I struggled to stay on my feet and leaned against the wall for support.Misha Green caught me by the arm. She glanced at my phone screen and instantly lost her temper. "What is wrong with Aaron? He remembers other people's dietary restrictions to the letter, but what about yours?"Last week, he made you mushroom meatballs and forgot you're allergic to mushrooms. You went into severe anaphylactic shock. If I hadn't been standing right next to you, you could have died!"My eyes stung, and tears spilled down my cheeks without warning.When Aaron and I first started dating, he had been clumsy but tender. He kept a note on his phone with

Chapter 2

I had wanted our relationship, after two years of dating and seven years of marriage, to at least end with some dignity.I rubbed my fingers over the abortion report tucked inside my bag and chose my words carefully. "I went to the hospital today—""How big a deal can it be? Can't it wait until after we eat?" Aaron cut me off impatiently. "Tessa, I don't have that much time to waste on you."I froze and stared at him in disbelief. My throat felt stuffed with cotton, and I couldn't force out a single word.I had once said those very words to him—a waste of time.Back then…Aaron pursued me with grand gestures. He showed up outside my classroom building, in the cafeteria, and on the sports field.When he gave me a love letter, I turned him down. By then, I had received so many that I'd lost count."I don't want to date right now. Don't waste your time.""How could it be a waste of time?"The 18-year-old Aaron had smiled sweetly. His eyes were as clear as spring water, and I cou

Chapter 3

"I'm sorry." Aaron stood in the entryway and fell silent for a few seconds. "My phone died last night. I thought you were already asleep. You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? I'll make you something."He went into the kitchen without waiting for a reply and prepared three dishes.Aaron was hopeless at everyday tasks, but he was a master in the kitchen.I had a stomach condition, and to help me recover, he'd spent half a year studying dozens of cookbooks. After that, he cooked something different for me every day.When the last pot of soup came off the stove, Aaron packed all three dishes into a lunchbox. Then he pushed a plate of toast smeared with strawberry jam across the table to me."Tess, just make do with this. I need to rush to the hospital and bring Viv breakfast. Would you mind washing the dishes?"The streak of red jam on the toast stung my eyes. Aaron had forgotten that I never ate strawberries.I watched him bustle around and gave a bitter smile. "You certainly c

Chapter 4

In the room, Aaron murmured my name under his breath, "Tess..."Unlike all the times before, I did not patiently change his clothes or wipe him down. I simply stood beside the bed and stared at him for a long time.In the end, I took off my wedding ring and tossed it into the trash along with his.Nine whole years, and we had finally gone from young sweethearts to a couple who could barely stand the sight of each other.I slept in the guest room that night.The next morning, Aaron stormed in and yanked me out of bed.He glared at me, disappointment plain in his eyes. "Tessa, you hit Viv last night, didn't you?"The pain jolted me fully awake, and I wrenched my hand free from his grip. "What? Does it hurt you that much to hear she got hit?"Aaron was so worked up that his eyes had gone red. He grabbed a set of clothes and hurled them at my head. "Her parents called the police. It's blown up into a whole thing at the school! You're coming with me right now to apologize to her!"

Chapter 5

I took a cab home and grabbed my luggage.By the time I boarded my flight out of the country, Aaron still had not replied.I scrolled back through our chat history. Almost all of it was me chattering away, complaining about the weather and the price of groceries or asking what he liked to eat.He rarely replied. When he did, it was usually just "Oh," "Mm," or "Whatever," a few flat, indifferent words at most.I remembered the chat history between him and Vivian that I had seen the night I went through his phone. No matter what she sent, he replied to every single message.Even when work kept him busy for hours, he would eventually scroll back through their conversation and respond to each one individually.With someone he liked, he could talk endlessly. With someone he did not love, he might as well have been mute.After all these years, Aaron was still exactly the same.I stopped waiting for a reply. Without hesitation, I blocked him and deleted his contact.-Third-Person PO

Chapter 6

"Enough..." Aaron pried Vivian's hands off him. "I don't want to hear you say anything like that again."There's nothing wrong with you, so have your parents drop the complaint. I'll review the security footage at home myself and find out what really happened."I can't stay with you any longer. I need to pick up Tess for her prenatal checkup."His mind flashed back to the way Tessa had screamed and broken down before she left.The memory felt like a blunt knife grinding against his chest over and over, the pain so intense that it left him speechless.Vivian sobbed behind him and begged him to stay, but Aaron ignored her and walked out as he dialed Tessa's number.He called more than a dozen times, but every call went unanswered. He opened his messaging app to text her, only to notice the photo Tessa had sent him.It showed the divorce agreement laid out on his desk.Tessa: [I've signed my part. Aaron, let's get divorced.]The message hit him like a bolt of lightning.Aaron fr

Chapter 7

Tessa's POVI deleted every way Aaron had of reaching me.Misha and I went abroad and spent the next two weeks traveling.We saw the rolling hills and cypress trees beneath the Tuscorro sun, wandered through the endless blue-and-white alleys of Casareo in Maresca, and took in Mount Grook's year-round snow and the brilliant blue glacial lakes of New Creeland's South Island.Away from my life with Aaron, I lived more fully and vividly than I ever had before.After I returned, I was invited to a university reunion.A few rounds of games loosened everyone up, and the initial awkwardness soon faded.Someone, emboldened by a few drinks, asked me, "Tess, why didn't Professor Jefferson come with you? Don't tell me he's home watching the kid?""It's possible. You two have been married for seven years now. Your kid's probably almost old enough for elementary school. With a genius dad like that, imagine how smart the kid must be!"I had no desire to become the topic of conversation, so I

Chapter 8

"What?" Aaron didn't catch on right away and went rigid for a second.I continued, "But the flowers in our house are always roses, lilies, or orchids. Peonies are a hassle to find, especially the variety I like. A lot of flower shops don't even carry them."But back when you were courting me, you'd cross the entire city and search every flower market if that's what it took to bring me the peonies I wanted. Aaron, you changed a long time ago. Did you really never notice?""That's not true, Tess. You're the only one I've ever loved!" Aaron's eyes reddened. His urgency stripped away all his composure.He fumbled with the ring and tried to slide it onto my finger, but I pulled my hand away. "You love me, but there are plenty of people you like. Vivian, for one. Can you swear you've never felt anything for her beyond what a professor should feel for his student?"Ask yourself honestly. How long has it been since you cooked for me? Whenever I bring it up, you say you're busy, yet you al

Chapter 9

Aaron suddenly jerked his head up and grabbed my hand, his fingers trembling as he tried to explain. "Tess, I never once thought you were dirty. I really do love you. I just thought that if I acted this way, you'd care about me more..."We've been together for so many years, and I was afraid too. I was afraid of the 7-year itch, afraid you'd slowly stop loving me as much. That's why I always pretended I didn't care."He claimed he wouldn't even share everyday items with me, yet he was the one who secretly washed my underwear.He was the one who quietly started wearing the same cologne as me. He was the one who asked around to find out what I'd taken a liking to lately, then brought it home as if it were nothing.He said he'd simply been too proud to show how much he cared.I listened in silence. By the time the man beside me finished explaining, the rain outside had nearly stopped.I stared at him, but not the way you look at a man you've loved for nine years.I looked at him as

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