“The house? The insurance money? That should be ours. I just need my name on the deed. After that, I don’t care what happens to them.”
I backed out of the house without a sound.
This wasn’t a mistake. It was a plan.
That night, I came home with pizza and acted as if nothing had happened.
Later, after the girls were asleep, I spoke gently.
“Maybe you were right,” I said. “Maybe I can’t do this.”
Her eyes lit up.
“And maybe we shouldn’t delay the wedding,” I added. “Life is short.”
She didn’t question it. She celebrated it.
By morning, she had booked a ballroom.
The wedding night arrived dressed in white linen and candlelight. Jenna glowed. She believed she had won.
When she raised the microphone, I stepped forward and took it instead. Continue reading…