Part 3Seven Years as His Replacement: The Truth About My Wife's Love
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Seven years ago, Lily approached me, using the excuse of avoiding her family's pressure to marry, saying she wanted to live together as partners.
At that time, it was my third year of secretly loving Lily.
So I agreed without hesitation.
For seven years after marriage, we lived together respectfully, and later even developed feelings.
I held that piece of ice in my palm for seven years, watching as the fortress she had firmly built slowly crumbled.
To the extent that, later on, I even believed she had fallen in love with me.
Now it seems.
I was just deluding myself.
Without realizing it, I fell asleep curled up on the sofa.
When I woke up, it was to the sound of the door closing.
When Lily came in, the wall clock was just pointing to 3 AM.
Seeing me awake, she paused, then took off her coat and hung it in the closet. That coat looked a bit familiar.
In the afternoon, it had been on Zack's body.
Lily walked to the sofa, half-squatting to hold my hand, "Still angry?"
I didn't say anything, just pulled my hand away and pushed the prepared divorce agreement in front of her.
"This is the divorce agreement. Take a look."