Lahat ng Kabanata ng Divorce Day: Traded Him for Someone Better: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

"You're my maid, remember? When your master's in bed, you stand by and wait to serve him."I stood off to the side in humiliation, forced to watch Sebastian and the woman twist into every position imaginable. His ragged breathing and her breathy moans felt like they were drilling straight into my eardrums.Sebastian even had the nerve to add, "Pay attention. You'll be using these moves yourself soon enough."I blinked back the tears burning in my eyes and made myself endure it. Dad had said he just needed one year. In a year, he would find a way to get me out and take me home.It was only one year. I just had to grit my teeth and get through it.Sebastian and the woman kept going until late into the night. When they were finally done, I cleaned up all the mess they left behind and straightened the room. Only then did he let me go back to my room.I lay in bed, but sleep wouldn't come. My brain kept circling back to what Sebastian had said. What did he mean, I'd be using those mov

"The living will never win against the dead, Calista. Nina is the one Seb will always love. You're nothing but a toy for him to vent his sexual frustrations."I couldn't even be bothered to argue with Jenna. I just shot back, "So what if Sebastian still loves your sister? She's dead. And even if he's just using me to vent his desires, I'm still Mrs. Holt."My words set Jenna off. She raised her hand to slap me, but I was done dealing with her. I just swatted her hand away and turned to leave.I didn't expect that tiny movement to send her stumbling backward. She lurched, smacked her head against the sharp edge of the table, and yelped in pain.Her cry had barely faded when Sebastian burst into the kitchen. He rushed straight to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders as he checked her over.A huge bump was already forming on her forehead. She curled up pitifully in his arms, sniffling. "Seb, I was just chatting with Calista and happened to mention Nina. She instantly flipped on

Sebastian stared at me, stunned. He couldn't believe what he'd just heard.After a long silence, he sighed and said, "Cali, I know you're mad at me. I'm sorry. But talking about divorce is going too far. Don't say that again. I hate hearing it."With that, he mumbled something about work at the office and rushed out the door. It almost felt like he was running away.For the next few days, Sebastian cleared his schedule and stayed at the hospital with me. He waited on me hand and foot, like he'd turned back into the man who loved me not that long ago.But every time I brought up divorce, he would always find a way to change the subject.Once I was discharged, he suddenly became insanely busy. For several nights in a row, I didn't see him at all before bed.I didn't want to drag things out any longer.That night, I sat on the couch and waited for him to get home. It was late when he finally walked through the door. I immediately spoke up. "Sebastian, we need to talk."Sebastian l

The ink on the divorce certificate was barely dry before I turned around and got myself a new marriage certificate.Sebastian was convinced I was just doing it to spite him. I'd grown up with a silver spoon and was used to living in comfort. There was no way I'd last long going hungry and scraping by.Poverty puts every marriage to the test.Sebastian was certain that in a couple of days, Isaac and I would go our separate ways. Then, he would swoop in with some perfectly timed comfort and concern. I would finally realize that he was the man who suited me best.With that thought in mind, his anger over my remarrying someone else started to fade. Right now, he had more pressing problems to deal with.Ever since I'd moved out of the Holt residence, Jenna had been hovering around him every day. She spent all her time imitating Nina's expressions, gestures, and even her tone of voice. She constantly fussed over him, asked how he was doing, and bent over backward to please him for no re

So, Isaac really owned all of these things?It took me a long time to find my voice. When I finally spoke, I couldn't stop the anger from bleeding into my voice. "Wow. Real nice, Isaac. Aren't you gonna explain where this money came from? What, are you some rich kid pretending to be broke just to mess with me? Or did you really pimp yourself out like Sebastian said?"Isaac panicked slightly at my outburst and scrambled to explain, "No, no! I swear I didn't do anything like that, Calista. It's true that I'm not some poor scholarship kid. I'm the only son of the Starks from Riverton—the so-called Stark heir that people in Berdona are always talking about."I just never cared about the family business. My dad and my sister have always been the ones running it. I rarely show my face in public, so everyone's only ever heard of me. They don't know what I look like."I was stunned. My voice came out cool yet edged with anger. "So, you really were a rich heir pretending to be broke just to