Scarlet Romance
Now, get out of my life.
The divorce was uncontested, and Matt moved on but maintained his pain and distrust of women. The army became his whole life as the years passed, and he rose steadily to become the Battalion Sergeant-Major, the post that he'd aspired to for many years. His life was content.
Gradually, he realized that hatred, and in particular, hatred for Candice was painful, and he was the only one to suffer. His anger subsided over the next fifteen years, and his occasional thoughts of his days with his ex-wife were usually good thoughts.