Chapter 5 To be fair, Micah's family really did have it better than mine. Back when he was courting me, he once said something that truly moved me. "Kate, I know what your family's been through. Honestly, I'm not all that different. My dad passed away young, too, and it was just my mom raising me. I get, at least a little, how much you crave family. If you're willing to be with me, if we make it to the end, my home will be your home." That's why I was such a fool. The things that broke my heart about my own family ended up as nothing more than a joke to him and his mother. Micah and I got our marriage certificate just a few days before the church wedding. Now I'm divorcing him, and the company we built from scratch together is about to go public. I'm taking half the shares, and when the company starts turning a profit after the IPO, I want an even split. After working out the agreement with my lawyer, I sent Micah a copy. Not even ten minutes later, he called, furious. "Where are you right now? Come see me. Don't do any- thing rash." I laughed out loud. "I'm a widow, aren't I? Am I supposed to wait around in an empty house for you? What makes you think I'd just sit here waiting for you to come back?" Not long after I hung up, he showed up at my apartment door. "Kate, open up." He was still wearing a wrinkled suit, his hair a mess, looking worn out and haggard. When I opened the door but didn't let him in, he frowned and said, "I already heard about the wedding. I get that you're angry, and I'm not going to argue with you about the whole 'dead' thing.' But can you not be so impulsive? My mom's eyes are all swollen from crying because of you." So her eyes are swollen, not blind. What's the rush? I crossed my arms. "Say what you came to say. Don't bring up anything else." Realizing I wasn't letting him in, he had to explain himself right there in the hallway. "Michelle called today. She found out I was getting married and totally lost it-almost jumped from the 19th floor. Said 0.0% 12:25 Chapter 5 1288 Vouchers she wanted to see me one last time before she died, said if she died she'd pray for us in heaven. I pan- icked. That's a life on the line-how could I not try to talk her down?" I just shrugged. "Jumping in a wedding dress? She really is a hopeless romantic. "Besides, she sent me dozens of texts-full of life, looking like she's got plenty of energy left." Micah stared at me, stunned. "How can you say something like that? What's gotten into you? Would it make you happy if someone actually died at the wedding?" We're all adults here. Except for Michelle, who lives for drama, who really spends their days threaten- ing to end it all? Don't be childish. She's spent four or five years stalking me online, full of energy every single day, and now suddenly she wants to die just because I'm getting married? This was my last ounce of patience. "There was a time when I really did love you, because of the things you said, and because you treated me well. That's why I looked forward to marrying you, to being your wife. "Because of my family, I've always felt insecure. That's why, whether at school or running the compa- ny, I pushed myself to be perfect-so our future would be better. "But when you ran off on the day we were supposed to take our vows, I finally understood. I don't need to cling to your promises or your answers. I don't need to be ashamed of myself. I love myself. You're not sincere, and you don't deserve me. That's the truth. "Honestly, I should thank you. Good thing you ran. If we'd actually gotten married, it would've been a nightmare." He just stood there, frozen, wanting to argue but unable to get a word out. Finally, he lowered his head and mumbled, "I'm sorry." No one likes being strung along and hurt, especially not by the person who's supposed to be their hus- band. Micah wasted four years of my life. A simple "sorry" isn't enough. If apologizing could fix everything, why would the world be so full of conflict? I don't want his pathetic apology. 42.5 % 12:25 Chapter 5 288 Vouchers "You got my divorce agreement, so sign it. And stop bothering me. Whatever you do about Michelle is none of my business. "I don't want to keep dragging this out with you over something so pointless. So sign the papers and go show off your love with her. Whether you get married on a rooftop or in heaven, I won't have a word to say about it." "Don't do this, I'm not getting divorced." He reached out to grab me, but I shoved him off. "I loved you. Why would I have married you otherwise? I'm not getting divorced!" I stared him down, my face cold, and after a moment of silence, I said, "Sign it or don't, I don't care. I'll see you in court." With that, I slammed the door in his face, too disgusted to even look at him. 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