When Left

I once believed I was the happiest woman in the world. My husband was not only incredibly handsome and wealthy, but also gentle and caring. For three years after our marriage, he treated me like a princess. But everything changed the day I saw my usually composed and reserved husband corner his so-called “sister” against the wall, furiously demanding, “You chose to marry another man back then. What right do you have to ask anything of me?!” It was then that I realized how passionately he could love someone—enough to drive him to madness. Understanding my place, I quietly divorced him and vanished from his life. Everyone said Christopher Valence had lost his mind, desperate to replace his seemingly insignificant ex-wife. No one knew that when he saw Hope Royston on another man’s arm, it felt like a hole had been torn through his heart, making him wish he could kill his past self. “Hope, please come back to me.” With bloodshot eyes, Christopher knelt on the ground, begging humbly. Hope finally realized that all the rumors were true. He really had gone mad.