I Want a Divorce by Nadia Gordon

Chapter 1

‘Your husband has cheated on you.‘

When Abigail Quinn received the text message from her best friend, she had

just taken an ovulation injection and was resting on the bench of the

outpatient clinic, trying to suppress the piercing pain in her abdomen. Her

hair was dark and her skin as fair as snow, but there was no trace of blood on

her face now. Even so, that didn’t overshadow her stunning looks and

passersby kept turning their heads to look at her.

Then, she inhaled deeply and tapped with a trembling finger, and opened the

picture on her cell phone to take a look. It was a picture of Sean Graham

holding a woman in a pink haute couture dress while walking out of a hotel.

The man’s usually cold and stoic face looked tender as he lowered his head

at the woman in the picture.

Abigail knew who that woman was, Sean’s first love, Joan Palmer.

After a while, she snapped back to her senses, searched for Sean’s number,

62%

Chapter 1 Let’s Divorce

and called him. She waited for a long time for the busy dial tone to end and

the man’s aloof voice finally echoed from the other end of the call. “What’s

the problem?”

2/8

“Are you coming home tonight?” Actually, she wanted to ask if he even

wanted to return home.

Alas, it was clear that her call itself had already caused Sean to feel annoyed.

Thus, after a few seconds of silence, he said impatiently, “Is there an

important issue we need to discuss?”

Tears immediately welled up in her eyes, his indifferent voice stabbing her

heart like a knife, but she expertly masked her sadness. “Did you forget what

day it is today?”

They had been married in secret for three years, and except for that monthly

coitus, they rarely met with each other. Today was their wedding anniversary,

the day when he should return home. When they were in bed last month, he

promised her that he would spend the day with her.

12:05 Sun, 24 Sept 0

Chapter 1 Let’s Divorce

7

he only cut her off and grumbled in annoyance, “I’ll be

later. Don’t worry.”

62%

3/8

time hanging up. Abigail’s heart sank to the pits

tone. Then,

deep breaths. Finally, she called

come and pick

footsteps echoed from the

appeared cool and eye–catching as

hair dyed in blue with streaks of silver flipped along

she briskly

Luna, the astonished looks that greeted her

her bushy brows as she went straight to Abigail. When she

face was so pale that she could rival

sorry but couldn’t stop herself from reprimanding her in

life of his dreams with Joan.

ovulation injection?”

Sept

62%

Chapter 1 Let’s Divorce

without a word. Her marriage with Sean was

4/8

was his grandfather, Colby, who forced them

refuse the marriage when it was proposed to her

knew that she had held a torch

only after

named Joan Palmer, and Colby

Graham Family. That was why he

her give up.

to acknowledge Abigail as

public for the

didn’t care about that and thought that she would one day

one day he would be able

want to spend his

Joan had returned, Abigail realized just how silly she

a shower and stared at the

12:06 Sun, 24 Septe

Chapter 1 Let’s Divorce

a bitter heart. One more

Whether it’s for myself or for Sean, this will be the last

5/8

pair of big, cold palms carrying a little trace

held Abigail by the waist. The man’s hot breath was right next

and she felt her body burning from the warmth. She

instinctively. Before she could

swiftly pinned them down. Then,

above her legs

groggy from slumber, she quickly realized

arms around his neck before raising

her

eyes swept over her clothes, and his breath raised a couple

called me back just for

a second, but she put on a

came

12:06 Sun, 24 Sept

Chapter 1 Let’s Divorce

were together, she was always the one taking the

ovulation injections, supplements, and even sexual positions;

conceive, she was

6/8

was reminded that everything she was doing was only for

of having a baby, he lost all interest