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Alexander

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I was excited when I got a Maybach for my eighteenth birthday.

I was excited when I met my favorite footballer and he signed on to my football.

I was very much excited when my company was listed among the top three companies in America.

But none of those moments compared to the sheer excitement I felt when my ex-wife, Olivia, agreed to return to New York. I spent more than a month in California, trying to convince her to move back with me.

But Olivia was determined to stay back in California and I lost all hopes of getting her back. I couldn’t stop smiling for days when she told me she was ready to move back to New York.

My friend Arthur joked that I looked like I’d won the lottery, but the truth was, that getting Olivia back in the same city as me was far more valuable than any jackpot.

I spent the last years fantasizing about having her back in my life. I also spent the last months fantasizing about being a part of my children’s life.

Now that she was here, those f