Now, to her, I was nothing more than a stingy, blind fool.
Outside, they built a snowman together, laughing and playing in the snow, looking more like a family than I ever had.
Snowflakes drifted down, but I felt no cold.
That was when Alfie spotted me standing by the door. His body went rigid.
I acted like I hadn’t seen anything, just like always. I reached out, feeling along the wall, and slowly made my way back inside.
Just then, a message popped up on my phone. It was from my lawyer. The divorce papers were ready.
I printed two copies of it. One for him, one for me.
Not long after, Alfie barged into the room.
Before I could react, he was already demanding answers.
“What the hell is this?” His voice burned with anger.
“You hate the cold. Why would you suddenly go outside?” He took a step closer. “Did you do it just to make Shirley look bad?”
Clarissa's POV
“Are you happy now?” Alfie snapped. “She says she’s leaving! It’s freezing outside, and she’s just a young girl. Clarissa, you’ve really let me down.”
Then he grabbed my arm. “Let’s go. You’re going to apologize to her.”
I didn’t want to, but Alfie didn’t care. He dragged me out of the room.