---- Chapter 1 | begged my husband 304 times to come with me. Just once. To take my dad to the ocean for his final goodbye. But standing on the shore, my dad's body slowly going cold in the wheelchair beside me... My husband never showed. Instead, his darling Charlotte posted a photo. Them, lying in a field, watching clouds drift by. Caption: "Above the noise of the world, as long as | have you." | accidentally hit "like." Not even five seconds passed before he messaged me: "How many times do | have to tell you-stay out of Charlotte's life." ---- "If you can't control yourself, we're getting divorced." | lost count of how many times he's threatened me with divorce. I've stopped caring. "Fine. Let's do it." By the time | finished arranging my dad's funeral, it was nearly 2am. And even at this hour-Charlotte was still online. Another new post. She and Alexander at a ranch, stargazing around a bonfire with some locals. Alexander, who never even shows up in my social posts, had commented on hers: "As long as it makes you happy." ---- Our mutual friends flooded the comments with congratulations. They all knew | existed. But they acted like Alexander and Charlotte were soulmates. Technically, | was his wife. But only when Charlotte wasn't around. Like | was some backup girl who slipped through the cracks. Alexander would fly out twelve hours to be with her, even though he gets altitude sickness. But he couldn't drive twenty minutes with me to the beach. All my pleading-over a hundred times- meant less than one look from Charlotte. | was exhausted. When everything was over, | went to the hospital rooftop. Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!