Married to a Cheater, Reborn After Divorce

Lilith slapped me and mockingly said, "Look at yourself in the mirror. You're old, dull, and fat. I've put up with sleeping next to you for 30 years, feeling sick every day. I haven't even made a fuss, but you think you can talk about divorce?"

The pain was like a dagger to the heart. My eyes welled up before I could stop them.

"Alright. Let's both step back and move on. When Hayden moves in, I expect you to get along."

Lilith softened her tone, though she was still impatient as she tried to calm me.

"Hayden's coming back to Valoria soon. His health isn't good. He needs a place to retire. You're good at taking care of people, so you can be his caretaker."

She ordered me to pack and leave the master bedroom for Hayden, telling me to move to the basement.

"Out of sight, out of mind," she muttered. "Once Hayden's here, you're useless. Better if you just die soon, or else…"

Her words froze me, making my blood run cold.

Lilith wasn't always like this.

She used to stay up all night by my hospital bed when I had gastrointestinal bleeding.

When I worked late, the house lights stayed on. Lilith would appear at the door, half-asleep, and throw herself into my arms.

Those tiny moments of happiness now felt like the sharpest pain.

"Let's get a divorce," I said.

I closed my eyes. When I opened them again, nothing remained but cold indifference.

"Love whoever you want. I don't care anymore. This disgusting marriage should have ended long ago."

Lilith's lips turned pale. She clearly didn't expect me to say that.

"Dad, you've lost it!"

Maisy couldn't hold back anymore. She swung her arm at me.

"How could you abandon your wife and daughter?"

As the slap descended, Lilith made a purely symbolic gesture to intervene.

"Enough, Sean. I get that you're upset."

She softened her expression, grabbed her phone, and then wired me 200 dollars.

"Go buy that suit you've been eyeing. Be nice to yourself for once."

After 30 years together, she knew my tastes and remembered every little detail.

But words without action were Lilith's usual game.

She always told me that I didn't deserve it, so she never gave me gifts. This was the first time she sent money.

The living room fell silent.

Thinking she'd calmed me down, Lilith tore up the divorce agreement and went back to her room.

Maisy shot me a glare, slammed the door, and left.

Fireworks lit up the sky. The New Year had arrived.

But I felt no joy. I felt like I was soaked in ice water, the pain numbing me.

I called my lawyer friend, Reuben Webb. A brief conversation was all it took to end it all.

"I want a divorce. Yes, she cheated. Before and after our marriage."

After I hung up, Lilith was still in the bathroom, applying skincare in front of the mirror.

Through the steam, I noticed that though we were the same age, Lilith looked so much younger.

She loved going to spas and spending money on skincare. Her skin was soft and smooth, without a wrinkle.

We only had one child. Once, she got pregnant by accident, and she was furious.

To keep her figure, she had an abortion and demanded that I get a vasectomy the next day.

Time flew, leaving no trace on her. She still held onto the hopeful heart of a teenager longing for love.

Meanwhile, I had aged. My hair had turned white, and illness had made me fat.

Time spared no one. She drained my vitality to keep her youth.

Then, it hit me. I'd actually met Hayden before.

In the evening paper featuring the top ten outstanding youth, his interview held the top spot. Dressed in a pristine suit, he had an impressive presence.