In the sixth year after marriage, my husband raised a little lover. I informed him to divorce quickly.

Six years into our marriage, Julian was openly seeing another woman.

He pressured me relentlessly for a divorce.

I flat-out refused to sign the papers, no matter what.

So, he stopped hiding it. He started bringing her everywhere, openly, shamelessly.

But one day, I called him, my voice urgent.

I told him to finalize the divorce, *fast*.

Because I was about to go on a mission, one I’d signed a waiver for, acknowledging the extreme risk.

Chances were, I wouldn't be coming back.

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I'd been obsessed with Julian since I was a kid.

We grew up in the same neighborhood.