NovelBookhad lunch plans with Melissa. Since she was busy, | drove to a restaurant near her law firm.
Melissa arrived in a suit, carrying a briefcase. She had been dating lately, had gotten softer, and looked rosy.
“Sorry. | kept you waiting again, she sa with a grin as she slid into her seat.
| propped my chin on my hand, studying her. Melissa looked puzzled. “Have things nased up between you and
your husband recently?”
| shook my head. “Nope, it's only getting worse.
“Are you really planning to get a divorce?” Melissa asked, surprised. “He's the CEO of a public company. Are you
sure you want to let that go?”
Melissa, as a lawyer, was always rational and smart, and she understood just how much I had gained from this
marriage. Logically, as long as Jared hadn't pushedaway, | shouldn't be thinking about divorce,
It was true. Many believed that if a woman didn’t work, she should cling tightly to her marriage.
In my previous life, | took that path but never made it work. | just ended up like a madwoman.
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“Yeah, I've decided. I'm going to get a divorce as soon as | can,” | said flatly
“By the way, | dug up sstuff for you. Take a look,” Melissa said, pulling out photos. “Two years ago, when
Jared's company got listed in Aurelia, Tracy was there with him. Their relationship is clearly more than business.”
| stared at the photos, feeling nothing, and gave her the phone back. “Thanks for digging this up, but it won't do
much.”
Melissa said bitterly, “Victoria, are you sure you’re giving up on your man and your fortune? if | were you, | would
never divorce. I'd be scheming every day on how to spend his money.”
Lused to think the same. However, what people chose depended a lot on their situation and values. | did blow
money carelessly, but just on small stuff, not like Tracy, who spent smartly, like investing
“I don’t even know how to spend money properly.” | joked bitterly. “I thought buying jewelry, clothes, and houses
would makehappy. My garage is. full of Cullinans, Bentleys, and Porsches, yet none of it bringsjoy.”
Melissa was speechless at my unintentional bragging She said, “Victoria, are you sure you don’t want this stuff?
If you divorce Jared, none of this will be yours. Even if you want to drive those cars later, you won't get the
chance.”
| nodded. “I've thought it through. What's the point of having it all if I'm not happy?”
“You honestly don’t know how lucky you are. I've dreamed of a life like yours.” Melissa sighed, rubbing her
forehead.
She madelaugh.
Melissa asked, “Aher your divorce, you'll be stuck living the stough life | have. Are you
okay with that?”
“Jared should givea portion of his money. My life won't be that bad,” | replied, full of confidence.
Melissa said with a wicked grin, “Fine, then you can take his money and find yourself a few young guys.”
“Sounds great,” | replied, grinning.
We had a pleasant meal, and Melissa toldthe and Zachary were doing well | also asked about Nathan. She
said he had been busy with sgovernment projects, and his career was really taking off
Melissa rested her chin in her hand and stared atblankly. “Victoria, | never thought a beautiful face could be
a kind of resource, but now, seeing you, | realize beauty is something rare.
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future, you don’t have to worry about that,”
I smiled and said, “Thanks. You're beautiful an well.”
“No, you're different hom other women. They all have a similar kind of beauty, but your delicate and elegant
kind is rare, Melissa s
| shook my head and said, “I hope that soon, you'll say beauty is the least impressive thing about me,”
Melissa couldn't help but laugh. “Alright, | get it. You're a career woman now, full of ambition.”
“is ambition such a bad thing?” | asked, raising an eyebrow.
Melissa shrugged. “Not at all. I've always been pretty ambitious myself
“Ambition is just a fancy word for having big goals,” I said, smiling
Suddenly, a message popped up on my phone. It was from Clyde. He said Tracy was pregnant and asked if the
child was Jared's
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