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The next five days were peaceful, and I felt
fulfilled.
Finally, on Friday afternoon, I received the
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I felt reborn.
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I didn’t have to grovel anymore, endure
Chadwick’s anger, or see Charlotte’s social
media posts.
I was excited to leave work. I wanted to take my
coworkers out for dinner and karaoke.
I hadn’t been this happy in a long time.
I enjoyed hanging out with my coworkers after
work.
I got home at 11 PM.
When I got out of the elevator, I saw a figure
standing at my door.
The person was dressed in black, and the green emergency light made it look spooky.
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Since I had to drive, I hadn’t had any alcohol, so
I was terrified.
I looked closer and saw it was Chadwick.
He saw my reaction, and his eyes flashed.
I snapped, “What are you doing here in the
middle of the night?”
He pursed his lips, surprised that I didn’t care
about him.
He couldn’t get in because I had changed the password and the locks.
He raised his head and pointed to the door. “You changed the password. I can’t get in.”
I laughed and unlocked the door.
I was going to close it, but he grabbed the
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handle and pushed it open, saying, “Aren’t you
going to invite me in?”
He walked in.
I had bought a lot of new things. It didn’t look
as empty as the last time he was there.
He walked around my house as if he were at
home.
His leather shoes clicked against the wood
floor.
He looked around, as if he was looking for
something.
His eyes finally landed on the Van Cleef &
Arpels carnelian pendant he had given me.
It was still sitting where I had left it.
“Did you find it? You can leave now.”
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I asked him, standing at the door.
Chadwick hesitated, then tried to look casual.
“I gave it to you. It’s yours. Also, I didn’t agree
to the divorce.”
I was annoyed and stopped being polite.
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“The court already granted the divorce. It
doesn’t matter if you agree or not. Since you
said it’s mine, I can do whatever I want with it.”
I went to throw the pendant away, but
Chadwick stopped me.
“You’ve been acting up for half a month. Don’t
you like it?”
The box fell to the ground, and the pendant and
a photo fell out.
I bent down to pick them up, but Chadwick
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He looked at me in horror. I threw the things in
the trash and tossed it out the door.
I said, “Don’t worry, I just saw the photo today.
You can take it now and show it to your wife.”
I pointed out that he should leave. He was red-
eyed and tearful.
“A photo?”
I nodded. “Do you want the others? I can send
them to you. You and your wife can print them
out and admire them.”
He blanked out. Then, he glared at me.
“You’re spying on me!”
I rolled my eyes. “I can’t even afford surgery for
my dad. Do you think I can afford to spy on
you? Charlotte sent them to me for free!”
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Chadwick looked shocked. He took a few steps
back and sat down on the couch.
The angle of the photo showed that it was a
selfie.
He had asked Charlotte to buy the pendant, and
he had thrown it at me without even looking at
- it.
If I had put it there, it wouldn’t make sense.
Charlotte was the only one who could have
done it.
“Whitney… Charlotte and I…”
“Are just friends, I know. How many times do I
have to say it?”
This was karma.
Chadwick was kicked out
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Chadwick was kicked out. I sat on the couch
for a long time.
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Four years of dating and five years of marriage,
nine years, couldn’t just disappear.
I felt something, but not much.
I would be over it soon.
