"Hey, Tobias, I'm telling the truth. Don't misunderstand!"
"Enough, Peter. Tobias won't listen right now. Let him be."
...
In the following days, Kate ignored me.
She didn't speak to me proactively. Every time I brought up divorce, she only responded with rolled eyes and indifference.
Over the years of our marriage, we had cold wars a few times due to conflicts.
Under my mother's persuasion, I always chose to compromise, thinking of various ways to please Kate, and then we would reconcile.
This time, my mother is no longer around.
And I have no intention of going back to my old ways of being a pushover. I'm determined to divorce her.
One afternoon, while I was working, the female supervisor came over and asked me to help move some things in Peter's office.
Peter got promoted to general manager after his business trip. His new office happens to be next to Kate's.
The female supervisor was recruited by Peter and was a real sycophant, often giving me a hard time over trivial matters.
I refused, saying I had a back injury and couldn't do heavy lifting.
Her face immediately darkened. "Tobias, I'm ordering you, not asking you.
"A grown man can't even move a few things? Who are you fooling?