Travis then pulled me outside onto the deck and calmly announced that he loved Brianna and wanted a divorce. He explained that the house belonged to his parents so I would receive nothing, although he generously offered fifty thousand dollars as a settlement. I looked at the man I once loved and realized he truly believed I was worthless without him.
I answered quietly, “You can keep your money because I do not want a single cent.”
After packing my few belongings into a suitcase I walked out of that house without shedding a single tear. On the sidewalk I dialed the number of an old college acquaintance named Dominic Harper, a brilliant entrepreneur who had once helped fund my scholarship. When he answered I broke down and told him everything about my marriage and the humiliation I had just experienced.
Half an hour later a black luxury SUV stopped beside me. Dominic stepped out wearing a tailored suit and helped place my suitcase inside before driving me to a five star hotel downtown. After dinner he revealed something shocking by showing me a photograph. In the picture Brianna stood beside him smiling affectionately while holding his arm.