The Divorce She Demanded

ob..." Mark's words echoed,

y department head role in my hometown, had to be

whispers. This time, my defiant "I'm taking the job" was met with accusations of selfishness and indifference from him, and feigned sweetness from her. O

wrenching realization: he had chosen them, fully expecting

n. From my hospital bed, I vowed to reclaim my life, refusing his eventual, posth