But I was having the time of my life.
I let the suffering go on for a full month. Just long enough for them to feel it. For them to truly understand what they had taken for granted.
Then, one evening, as Ethan sulked over yet another budget-friendly meal, I stretched my arms and let out a satisfied sigh.
“Good news,” I said brightly. “I do miss working. So I’ll be going back.”
The look of relief on his face was priceless.
But before he could say anything, I added, “Oh, and while I’m at it… I’ll also be filing for divorce.”
Silence.
Diane gasped. Ethan stiffened. And I smiled as their world collapsed in real time.
Soon, the divorce was finalized, and I finally got to live in my house all by myself. Ethan tried asking me for forgiveness, but I was done. I couldn’t let him allow his mother to control our lives. To control my life. To tell me that I’d better work as a full-time maid for her.
And that accusation about me cheating while I was at work? That was the final straw. That’s what made me leave Ethan.
What would you have done if you were in my place?
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