He said it was a fake divorce, but I left.

On the night of my 50th birthday, after years of our marriage being little more than a formality, my husband, Michael, actually came to my bed.

I thought it was his birthday gift to me, but as soon as he was done, he said:

"Let's get a divorce. Just like last time, you can have all the assets."

Tears streaming down my face, I nodded in agreement.

The woman he'd been seeing five years ago was back, and she had a child with her.

The day we finalized the divorce, I handed him a paternity test report.

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This wasn't the first time Michael had asked for a divorce.