Divorce

Anne Rose entered the tall building of Hart Enterprises. She recalled the last time when she came here to see her husband. Never. She had never entered the threshold of this building. 

"I'm here to meet Mr Hart, "Anne Rose said to the receptionist. 

Although she had never been to his office, the reception instantly recognised Mrs Hart. "I will inform the CEO that you are here to meet him," The receptionist said with a polite smile. "Don't ring him," Anne said with a smile. "I'm here to surprise him." 

"Alright, Mrs Hart, " the receptionist answered. 

Anne walked to Nicholas' office with a lot of thoughts in her mind. She was thinking about how he would react seeing her in his office. Things between them had been cold for a year as the incident that happened one year ago changed the entire dynamics of their relationship. If she hadn't given up on him then, things wouldn't have gotten bad with them. 

Clutching her purse tightly in her hand, she imagined how he was going to react to the news that she was going to bring with him. 

'Nicholas, I'm pregnant. You are going to be a father.' 

'Will you love me now?' 

'I will finally give you a child.' 

Four years into their marriage, she had been trying to get pregnant but to no avail. But after five years, there was a hope. 

Standing outside his office, she took deep breaths and mustered up the courage to open the door. As she opened the door, she saw Nicholas hugging a very familiar woman. 

A tall figure. Dark long hair. Green eyes. 

She had never met this woman before but she knew who she was. 

Sabrina Taylor. 

Nicholas' first love. 

She had heard that Sabrina was back in the country but she never thought that the woman would be back in her husband's life too.

Heartbroken and betrayed, Anne ran from the office. Tears were trickling down her cheeks as she could vividly see her husband's betrayal before her eyes. 

What had she not done for him? 

She gave up everything for him. Her dreams. Her dignity. Even her father. But what did he give her in return? Nothing but tears and heartbreak. Emery was right, she was a dumb woman who would lose her husband to Sabrina because Nicholas had only loved his first girlfriend, never his wife. 

"What do I do?" Anne cried. "I did everything to make him happy. I sacrificed my life for him but he didn't see any of it. I never mattered for him. I will never matter for him. His heart only beat for one woman. I would never be her." 

Her phone rang. It was Emery who was calling her. She wiped her tears and picked the call. "Where are you?" Emery asked her, restlessly. 

"Nowhere, "Anne answered in almost a whisper. "Look Anne, I was not supposed to tell you about Sabrina. I wasn't supposed to say her name before you. Please don't tell brother Nicholas. Please. He will be mad at me . Please, Anne." 

Anne scoffed inside her heart. He could cheat on her but didn't have the courage to tell her. What a pathetic man! 

"No, Emery. If it wasn't for you, my eyes wouldn't have opened, "Anne said over the phone. "Thank you, my sister-in-law. If not for you, I would be Blind Dumb Wife of a cheating husband. Thank you for everything." 

"Anne, you are scaring me," Emery said. "Please don't do anything rash." 

Anne chuckled while tears streamed down her face. "I will do one last sensible thing." With this, she hung up the call and drove back to home. 

At home, she was surprised to find her husband already sitting there. 

"Where were you?" Nicholas asked her the question. 

"It doesn't matter, "Anne answered. Her tone was weird but he didn't pinpoint it. She placed an envelope before him. 

"What is it?" Nicholas asked, looking at the papers inside it.

"Why don't you read it?" Anne said, unemotionally. He had never seen her behaving in this way. Perhaps, she was in the rebelling phase. 

As much as he understood, his wife had a timid personality. She never misbehaved with anyone. It was a surprise for him to see her acting angry and pissed. 

Nicholas said, pissed, "I can read what it is." 

What on earth was this woman planning? Divorcing him? Was she out of her mind? 

She said angrily, "Then, sign it." 

She would not tolerate a cheating man anymore. She hardened her heart and explained how badly he broke her. How she gave him all of herself and how he threw away her love! She didn't blame him at one point because it wasn't in our control who we love. She was freeing both of them from this misery. 

Nicholas said, losing his temper, "Anne Rose Hart, stop the nonsense. If your head is muddled up, go get sleep." 

She smiled at him, "Actually, my head is cleared after four years. Please sign the papers, Nicholas." 

"And if I don't?" He raised his brow. 

"Then, I will take it as your declaration of love towards me." She smiled. 

Nicholas answered, "I don't do love, Anne Rose." 

"Oh yeah?" She said, sarcastically, "Sign the papers. I don't want to be with a man who doesn't love me." 

Nicholas spoke out, tired and pissed, "I am not participating in this nonsense." 

Anne almost yelled at him, "Sign, the fucking papers, Mr. Hart." 

Nicholas looked at his wife in the new light, "Look at you raising your voice,  Little Rose." 

"What little games are you playing, Little Rose?" He pulled her closer to her and whispered in her ear. 

She gave him a smile and said, "I want to leave you."

"Oh, do you think you can get rid of me by getting me to sign these papers?" He chuckled. How brave and stupid

at the same time! 

She firmly said, "I will." 

"Fine, "Nicholas laughed and signed the paper. She glanced at the signed papers and as she was about to take them, he held her hand and said, "Not now, Little Rose." He carried her on his shoulder while she yelled at him to let her go but he took her to his bedroom, "Let me show you what I feel for you." 

Anne shouted and hit his back with her fist but it didn't seem to affect him, "Fuck you, Hart." 

She said through gritted teeth, "Do you think sex is going to change my mind? Trust me, it will not! You can seduce me all you want but the first thing I will do next morning is leave your ass here." 

Nicholas dropped her on the bed and ripped her clothes like a man starved and she accepted his touch for the one last time. 

"Have your milk, "Nicholas gently asked her later. 

She angrily said, "I will not have it. Everything you offer me is like poison to me." "Go to sleep, Little Rose. We will talk about divorce later." 

He felt the urge to vomit while saying the damned D word. Her head was muddled up. She would come to senses after a good night's sleep. Or he would make love to her a few more times and she would realize why she could leave him.