Lahat ng Kabanata ng Best Ex Ever, Worst Husband Alive: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Just as I slipped the signed divorce agreement into a document envelope, my husband, Samuel Sullivan, returned. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, and there was a fresh cut on the back of his hand. His steps faltered when he noticed the envelope on the table. "Divorce agreement?" I hummed in response. Samuel didn't open it. He simply tossed his car keys onto the table and asked wearily, "Is this because I didn't show up at the hospital?" "Mom had heart bypass surgery." "I know, but didn't the surgeon tell you it was a success?" He massaged his temples, as if he were dealing with a trivial matter. "I'd already set a time to receive Willow's swing chair. If I didn't go, who knows when I'd be free again?" I stared at the cut on the back of his hand. Five years ago, when we moved into our marital home, I wanted to place a rocking chair on the balcony. He told me the balcony was too small and that it wasn't practical to put something like that there. Later on, I realize

Willow walked in with Samuel's parents, Ian Sullivan and Layla Callaway, at 6:00 pm. It didn't occur to anyone to consult me first. After changing her shoes, Layla went to check on Mom, who was sitting on the couch. Willow followed her and sat down beside Mom. "Mrs. Fischer, are you feeling any better? No offense, but young people should be allowed to work things out themselves. Janice is throwing a tantrum, and as her mother, you should talk some sense into her instead of making things worse." The blood drained from Mom's face. "Right, it's... it's all my fault for being a burden to them." I stepped in front of her. "Mom, go back to your room and get some rest." Layla shot me a disapproving look. "Am I wrong? Samuel and Willow have known each other for more than a decade. If anything were going to happen between them, do you really think you'd even be in the picture?" Willow rose to her feet and walked into the kitchen. "That's enough, Mrs. Sullivan. Mrs. Fischer just ha

When Mom came to, the first thing she asked about was the bracelet. "I seriously didn't take it, Janice!"I held her hand. "The surveillance cameras caught everything. Willow was the one who put it in your bag."Mom froze for a couple of seconds before tearing up. "Does Samuel know?""It doesn't matter anymore."Mr. Smith sent the surveillance footage into the Sullivan family's group chat at my request.Layla immediately called me. "Willow knows she was in the wrong, Janice. Why did you have to send it in the group chat? It was just a momentary lapse of judgment on her part. She didn't mean to hurt anyone! "Besides, your mother's fine now, isn't she? We're family. You really shouldn't make a mountain out of a molehill!"I pressed stop on the recording. "Minor or not, the cops will be the judge of that."The other end of the line fell silent. Willow sent me a voice message in no time. "I've apologized to Mrs. Fischer, Janice. I only meant to leave my bracelet there for a mome

After returning to Norchester, I moved into the rehabilitation hospital with Mom. The company I'd resigned from five years ago reached out to ask if I was willing to return. "I'll rejoin, but only if it's at the Norchester branch." The human resources representative agreed without a second thought. On my third day at work, I was assigned a smart eldercare community project. The client was interested in the senior-friendly interactive system I'd designed five years ago.After my first presentation, the project lead shook my hand. "Ms. Fischer, your design addresses two major problems for seniors—accidental inputs and emergency alerts. Why haven't you officially launched it?" All of a sudden, I recalled how Samuel had told me that elderly users had little purchasing power and zero commercial value. Yet, when Willow said she was afraid of the dark, he had been willing to customize the entire system just to give her personalized nighttime lighting. "I chose the wrong business

Samuel didn't meet up with Willow, after all. He handed the call recording and the company documents to the cops. The investigation results came back in no time. The so-called original documents Willow claimed to have were actually copies she'd taken from the company computer while she was filming a promotional video. She had used them not only to blackmail Samuel but also to sell confidential product information to a competing company. When the cops tracked her down, she was already at the airport. Initially, she denied it. Eventually, she shifted all the blame onto Samuel. "He was the one who said he'd do anything for me. When I asked him to come over in the middle of the night, he came. When I asked him to lie to his wife, he did that too. He was the one who had no boundaries. Why should I take all the blame?" When her words made their way back to the company, even the last few shareholders who'd still been supporting Samuel fell silent. The investment fell through, and th