It finally made sense. Why Sonia had been so eager to marry me after just one month of dating. I didn't just earn a six-figure salary. My family's properties had been bought out for two apartments on top of that.
She'd wanted a naive, well-off husband to bankroll her lover boy and put her mother's fury to rest.
A sharp ache flared in my chest. I turned, poured myself a glass of cold water, and drank it down to dull the sting.
Then I picked up my phone and called the company lawyer.
"Attorney Barnes, I need you to compile a full record of all my personal assets. And while you're at it, draft me a divorce agreement."
After I finished laying everything out, Sylvester Barnes was livid.
"People this shameless actually exist? Don't worry. I'll pull detailed spending records and evidence of the affair. She'll leave this marriage with nothing."
I replied with a single word: "Good."
Leaving with nothing was too easy on her. At the very least, her little love story deserved to see the light of day.
Another first of the month rolled around.
Sonia had gotten up early and changed into a new spring outfit, complete with a full face of flawless makeup.