Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

The soft wind of the night continued to whip my hair to and fro while I stood outside with my suitcase next to me. I was already out of that house, finally. Not quite far ahead into the streets, I noticed the headlights flashing brightly in my direction, and a faint smile quirked up my lips because I recognized who it was in an instant.

The flamboyant red sports car pulled over right in front of where I stood, and an even more flamboyant woman was in the driver's seat twiddling her fingers at me as she wound down the windows.

It was Grace.

Grace was not only my best friend, she was also my business partner. We've been inseparable since our college days. And because we both shared a passion for fashion, we both decided to turn our dreams into reality by co-founding Luxe Vogue, a fashion-forward online shopping website that quickly became a favorite among young trendsetters.

Grace had a keen eye for design, so she was in charge of designing stunning clothing collections, while I focused on designing jewelry at our equally jointly-owned studio, Atelier. Atelier was a high-end fashion studio catering to elite clientele. Our business acumen and creative vision catapulted us into the world of high-ranking millionaires.

I knew right when I saw that grin on her lips that she was going to tease me next. Playful banters for us were as natural as breathing. I stepped into the passenger's seat of Grace's car, sighing and immediately clicking my seatbelt in.

"Finally willing to leave that bastard and return to work?" Grace quipped with a mischievous grin.

"I really don't understand why you would waste three years of your life to be a housewife, taking care of an asshole who doesn't love you at all."

I rolled my eyes, "Because I was blind, but now I can see. Heard of that song?"

Grace chuckled, starting the car. "Well, I'm glad your eyes are wide open now. We've got a whole lot to run, we can't have you distracted by some guy who doesn't appreciate you."

"You know, Sydney, I have to say this again, that whole 'married'...with that guy? I hated it on you!" She glanced briefly at the gate of Mark's house. "Gosh, I've been dying to say that."

I chuckled, resting my elbow tiredly on the car door, "Oh please. From the onset, Grace had always hated my marriage to Mark. She had tried, in her way, to convey her disapproval, both indirectly and directly. There were times when she would come open about it, and other times, it was more subtle, like the way she would hesitate before congratulating me on another anniversary or the way she would change the subject whenever I brought up something related to my marriage. I was glad we could finally freely talk and make jests about it.

"I mean, what was with all those frumpy dresses and sensible shoes? Eww!"

"Grace!" I laughed again.

"Mr. Wrong really had an influence on your wardrobe? I've never seen you in so much beige in my life. And the day I saw you wearing flats with a cocktail dress, trust me, I nearly died."

I burst out laughing again, shaking my head, "Oh, come on. You know I was just trying to fit into the whole 'perfect wife' image. Never again."

back

she'd said earlier were funny, so

thought I looked pretty good in

her upper lip, "Maybe to a

what hurt even more was the public humiliation I faced when others witnessed it too. The incident had reached my parents' ears and led to further embarrassment. I think that's when my wardrobe began to change. I'd been trying to please everyone, especially Mark

"Goodness. I missed

as she did, the engine roared to life before dashing out into the road and merging into

where are we

airport, of course. I've got

you were going to come over to my place at least for the night or something," Grace

"Just want to get away

on the car door while the other stayed

Grace said, "A company is interested in buying the website. And I kid you not,

We'll talk about that when I return," I said, glancing at Grace. Grace nodded understandingly. "Totally get

Mark and the suffocating routine I had fallen into. I knew my parents were going to be mad; they always were when I tried to

pulled into the airport. As the car came to a stop, I unclicked my seatbelt and reached for my handbag, eagerly taking out

now, where are you?" I spoke first. "Alright, alright," I added as the receiver responded

curiously. "Who was

gave me a suspicious look, but didn't

car, carrying a briefcase. Immediately recognizing him, I told Grace, "Wait here," before

I had called earlier to

an envelope containing the papers. While he did, I glanced back at the car and saw Grace

them one after the other,

The man asked. I

the pages, "Here, here," flipping through them,

my signature. Finally handing the papers back to him along with the

will send yours too,"