Divorce Him? I’ll Make Them Regret First

On their fifth wedding anniversary, Juliet Graves led a group of people to wreck the bar run by Margot Pierce, Felix Frost's mistress. Word of the chaos reached Felix in no time, and he rushed over in a great hurry. Gone were his usual soft words and gentle coaxing towards her. Instead, he pulled out a brand-new divorce papers without hesitation. He said in a calm, unyielding tone, "Sign this, Juliet. Margot will turn thirty-three next week, and I promised to marry her before she hits that age. You've ruined her place so many times already. You've surely let all your anger out by now." Juliet tore the document into shreds right on the spot, her eyes blazing with unbridled fury as she spat out harsh words. "Not a chance in hell. If I'm doomed to live in misery, none of you will get to live a peaceful life either," she retorted. Ten whole years Felix had spent courting Juliet with all his heart, yet within just five years of marriage, he had been cheating on her with Margot, a woman five years his senior, for three full years straight. The ridiculous root cause of this betrayal was nothing more than a simple lemonade the woman had made for him once. Juliet could never wrap her head around the truth. 'How have I lost my husband to a mere bar hostess, all because of a plain drink?' Felix pressed his fingertips hard against his aching brows, his gaze sweeping over the thoroughly messed-up interior of the bar. Every inch of his tone was steeped in overwhelming exhaustion. "Can you just stop throwing these childish tantrums, Juliet?" "Am I throwing a fit? I'm merely teaching that homewrecker a well-deserved lesson everyone else has long wanted to give her," she retorted. "Apologize to her right now." The commanding edge in Felix's voice only stoked the flames of rage burning fiercely inside Juliet. She grabbed a glass wine bottle sitting nearby and swung it hard, smashing it straight against Felix's head. "I'd rather die than apologize! You splurged our marital joint assets to fund this woman's business, and now you dare demand I apologize to her? Mark my words. No matter what she does, I will destroy everything she owns every single time I lay eyes on her!" Juliet shouted. Felix staggered back a little from the blow, yet his instinctive move to shield Margot behind himself never wavered in the slightest. Heart aching deeply for him, Margot stepped forward quickly to steady his swaying figure, then faced Juliet head-on without a trace of timidity. "Ms. Graves, Felix only opened this shop to give me a stable foothold in New York. Direct all your grievances and anger straight at me if you must." Her words only fueled Juliet's rage further. Without a second thought, she raised her hand and landed a crisp slap across Margot's cheek. Margot's head snapped sharply to one side from the force of the hit, yet she gritted her teeth tightly and held back every sound of pain. Witnessing this scene, Felix shoved Juliet away roughly and pulled the wronged woman firmly into his protective embrace. A dull throbbing pain spread across Juliet's chest the instant she saw the sight, and a self-deprecating laugh escaped her lips. She thought, 'How fickle could sincere affection turn out to be? Only three short years have passed, yet everything has changed completely.' Three years prior, Felix had failed his official commercial airline captain assessment. He had drowned his sorrows in alcohol at a local bar, and that was where he first crossed paths with Margot. It was not until he finally secured his captain qualification that he gathered the courage to confess everything to Juliet. He had said, "Back when I was stuck at the lowest point of my life, it was Margot's lemonade that pulled me out of despair and gave me the strength to carry on. I truly believe she is the one who suits me far better." Juliet could barely believe such cold words had come straight from Felix's mouth. Anger made her fingertips tremble uncontrollably, and she stared intently at his face, desperate to spot even the tiniest hint of lies in his expression. However, not a single flaw could be found. Every line on his face held unshakable sincerity, and his eyes carried a resolve she had never seen before. "Throughout all these years, only Margot has stayed by my side quietly to comfort me in my darkest hours. She is the one who helped me rediscover my own self-worth." Every word Felix said felt like another twist of the knife in Juliet's chest. Juliet thought, 'Was that simple drink and silent company really enough to outweigh everything I have done for him?' Time and again, after each failed assessment, Juliet had swallowed all her pride to reach out to her own estranged family members. She had spared no effort to connect him with top-tier professional coaches and influential industry contacts to pave his way for career advancement. 'What about our more than a decade of shared feelings and deep affections? Does all of that count for nothing at all?' she wondered. "I'm completely worn out, Juliet. Let's end this marriage for good," he said. Felix held Margot tightly in his arms, and not a trace of the former tenderness that once belonged solely to Juliet lingered in his eyes, leaving only icy indifference behind. Fresh blood still trickled steadily down his cheek from the wound on his head, yet he cared nothing for his own injury, bent solely on forcing Juliet to sign the divorce papers. He added, "If you refuse to put your signature down, do not blame me for having you taken into police custody. Charges of public disturbance and intentional bodily harm are more than enough to land you behind bars for quite a while." Having uttered the ruthless warning, Felix turned on his heel and headed towards the hospital with Margot held close in his arms. Still refusing to agree to the divorce, Juliet was soon taken away by arriving police officers. ***** A full week passed before her close friend Naomi Nelson posted bail and got her released from detention. "Let go of this relationship, Juliet. What real happiness have you gained all these years? Don't ruin your own bright future just for this man. You fought tooth and nail to break free from the chains of marital b*****e once before, so why trap yourself in the same predicament all over again now?" Naomi said softly with sincere concern shining in her eyes. Naomi's words struck a chord deep within Juliet's heart. She had barely escaped one suffocating cage, only to lock herself inside another of her own making. Indeed, Juliet had managed to make their lives miserable, yet she herself was trapped in endless torment all the same. Juliet finally came to accept the inevitable truth that a divorce between her and Felix was bound to happen sooner or later. This separation was not merely a choice made because of Felix's betrayal, but also a proper closure owed to the brave and fearless younger version of herself from years ago. Still, she would never allow Felix and Margot to walk hand in hand towards their desired happy life so easily before she truly let go completely.