My Anniversary

Five minutes. I had to wait for five minutes.I set my phone alarm and purposely averted my gaze as I dropped the stick on the toilet sink and walked into the adjoining bedroom.I always hated this part, the waiting. It usually is the longest time of my life. Time would begin to crawl and move sluggishly instead of it's usual fast pace.Picking a towel from the sets neatly arranged by my bedside drawer, I started to clean and wipe off imaginary dust.After then I moved to my dresser and began to rearrange the items sitting on it.No, the drawer wasn't dusty neither did my room need any more arranging. But it was the only way I could take my mind off the strip in my wash room.What if it reads negative?Sweat beaded on my forehead at the thought of it.I pulled out my husband's shoes from the rack and started to arrange the pairs-My alarm dinged. I snapped upright at once.Shit, five minutes gone. My hands turned clammy as I rushed into the washroom.Eyes firmly shut, I reached f

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Dashed hope.

I took another glance at the white dress my brother got me as a birthday gift and my eyes got filled with tears.Sniffing, I wiped my face with the already soaked Kleenex. I haven't been able to stop myself from crying since the incident.I pressed an ice cube into my neck, cooling the burning sting from the hot pasta.After his outburst, Nathan had wordlessly walked past me and driven out of the house. It was almost midnight, and he was yet to be back.I jumped, clutching my chest as the shrill sound of my phone ringing cut through the silence.Ugh! It's high time I convert my ringing tone to a vibrating sound. I've been fidgety of late for no reason.I retrieved the phone, the corners of my lips tugging at the caller ID displayed on my screen."Hello, brother," I greeted softly."Ari, how are you?" My brother's deep baritone voice came from the other side of the phone."I...I'm fine, I saw your text this morning," I replied, trying to sound as cheerful I could."Ariella? Is somethin

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Old friend.

Nathan wasn't going to change, I sadly concluded.Maybe it was time I started to consider a divorce.One moment he acts like I'm a ghost — non-existent. The second, he tries to kill me and the next he is apologizing while asking for a favour and the cycle continues like that.Since there were no children, maybe it was best I leave.Ever since Nathan left for work, I had been soliloquizing as I went through my laptop, scanning for vacancies and putting in applications where necessary, only stopping to sort out his inventory documents. No matter how I tried, I couldn't get over all he said.I was about to close my system when I remembered the Xzan link I had forwarded from Nathan early that morning.Not wasting time, I clicked the link and started the application process.It was a long process. I had to start by confirming that I was not a robot to putting my personal documents for review.When I passed that stage, I submitted my CV and attached past work experience as requested.And th

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His family

I was still in the kitchen busy with another batch of meal preparation when Jennifer strolled in. Dressed in a black knee-length gown that hugged her slender frame, she sashayed in my direction."Meeting you exactly where I left you," Jennifer looked at me with disdain. "How ironic. Don't you get tired of being in the kitchen?"I arranged freshly baked sausage rolls on a tray and walked past her to the dining room. She was standing where I left her when I returned."Still where I left you?" I threw her words back at her.She threw her head back and laughed. "Nice one. Didn't know you had a sense of humor. But really, don't you get tired of being a full housewife? There's a life out there, y'know.""I haven't always been a stay at home....""Oh come on," Jennifer waved. "That's stale news. As an engineer, you shouldn't.."I turned to her. "Why don't you just say you want to wave your new degree in my face."For a moment, she stilled, seemingly at lack of words. Then she chuckled. "Didn

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I want a divorce.

The next morning, I took up Nathan's breakfast to his study, where he was busy proofreading documents and putting his signatures on them.He brought his laptop closer, making space for me to drop his meal."Nathan," I called softly, "I need to discuss something with you.""I'm listening," he said, without lifting his head from his documents."I want a divorce," I blurted."Then get it. How much do you need?""Nathan?!""I'm listening," he said, looking at me. "Take what you need from the account.""I'm not buying anything.""Then, what?""I want a divorce."I knew when my words sank in.His eyes widened, his gaze unmoving. He opened his mouth, closed it and opened it again."You're joking.""I'm not," I said firmly. "I want out of this marriage.Nathan threw back his head and laughed. "Stop already, Ariella. We both know you can't survive without me. Where would you even live? Heck, can you even afford a lawyer?"I swallowed, he wasn't lying. "That's why I'm asking that we solve this

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บททั้งหมดของ 30 Days to leave my CEO husband : บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 5

My Anniversary

Dashed hope.

Old friend.

His family

I want a divorce.