Married to a Cheater, Reborn After Divorce
When I'm paying the pension for my jobless wife, Lilith Ingram, I accidentally find out that she's had a job this whole time.
She's paid a salary of two thousand dollars, which is wired into her personal bank account. Every month, the money will be transferred elsewhere, leaving her without a single cent.
I've never seen the money before. Back when our daughter, Maisy Ingram, was severely ill, we were 200 dollars short to pay for her hospital bills. I was so poor that I had to sell my blood and beg everyone around me just to get them to lend me money.
But during that time, Lilith never thought of sharing the burden with me. She merely comforted me with empty words before transferring two thousand dollars to her first love, Hayden Grant, the next day.
Our marriage of 30 years is reduced to nothing but a laughingstock.
I place the divorce agreement that I've printed out in front of Lilith. It's a silent confrontation between us.
"Must you really resort to this method?" Lilith snaps impatiently. "It's just two thousand dollars! You have an annual salary of 200 thousand dollars! Why care so much about chum change?"
Even Maisy takes her side by calling me a petty, stingy geezer.
"Everyone has an unattainable first love when they're still young! You should be grateful that Hayden has been holding back his urges without crossing the line for so many years!"
I feel as though I got struck by lightning at that moment. It's then that I belatedly realize I'm the only outsider in this family.
"Getting a divorce is fine by me. Hayden's getting on with the years. I just want to take care of him and send him off when his time eventually arrives."
Maisy adapts a righteous tone. "As compensation for me, I get the house, the car, and the savings. You're leaving this marriage without a single cent under your name."