After Our Fifth Divorce, I Took Everything Back
The day Arthur Reed and I signed our divorce papers, his stepsister, Chloe Bennett, watched me with red-rimmed eyes. "Lilith, I'm sorry. Once I get better, I'll step aside and give Arthur back to you. You have to believe me."
I could recite that apology in my sleep.
Whenever Chloe cried, Arthur gave in. To keep his depressed stepsister happy, he would put another set of divorce papers in front of me.
We had married four times and divorced four times.
Everyone praised Arthur as a caring brother, while I was the one who had to suffer for it.
Every time the paperwork was done, Arthur would kiss my cheek and say, "It's just a piece of paper. It's temporary. Once Chloe is stable, we'll remarry. Y