---- truly was. For someone like her, who held love to such high standards, that was unforgivable. So, Alice took matters into her own hands and had Yoel's four-year-old daughter taken away. She used the kid as leverage to force Yoel to sign the house back over to her. That shiny new Mercedes? She had Yoel sell it and wire the cash to her. Yoel was livid, losing all composure. In the middle of a cafe, he pointed at Alice and let loose a tirade of fury. "You're not hurting for cash; you're just driving me into the ground! And what's love got to do with it, anyway? Isn't it enough that I've been by your side?" "It matters! Love matters a lot." Alice's voice was thick with emotion, the words of a woman hopelessly in love. She was not one of those hopeless romantics. Her ---- problem was greed, and she always wanted more. She craved a man's undying devotion and love, all in. I gave her that love, unconditionally, when we were together. However, once she had it, the idea of being tied down by traditional marriage did not sit well with her. I could still recall the disgust I felt when I caught Alice and Yoel kissing in the car. I blew up at her. With an icy stare, Alice watched me lose it and said with a sneer, "I'm already your wife, isn't that enough for you? What successful woman doesn't have a few flings after marriage?" That was when it hit me: Alice wanted the security of marriage and the thrill of the chase. She longed to relive the innocence and romance of youth. So, when Yoel became a widower, she did not hide her affair with him, flaunting her money in his face. She thought she could do whatever she wanted because she believed my love for her was her trump ---- card. However, she was wrong. Love was not infinite. It could run out. When I asked Alice for a divorce, she was the one who panicked. Deep down, she knew the truth: no one would treat her as well as I did, and a stable marriage was worth more than fleeting affairs. She knew I loved her more than Yoel ever could. Thus, she came crawling back, begging me to stay. However, she never expected that I was done trying to fix things, and I just wanted out. When Alice had Yoel sign over the house and give her all the money from the car sale, I was not surprised. She had always been calculating, putting a price tag on everyone around her. Yoel was just a little extra excitement in her comfortable life. However, without the safety net of ---- marriage, he was just dead weight. Alice would not waste a second thought on someone like Yoel, who had nothing left to offer. Alice had always been true to one thing-her love for herself. Ihad almost convinced myself that the drama between Yoel and Alice was winding down. That was until Jack dropped the bomb three months later: Alice had snagged herself a new beau-a college senior. "Man, let's dish the dirt. Didn't we all think Alice was just ditching Yoel because he didn't worship her enough, and that's why she squeezed him for the house and the car?" Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!