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My wife, Claire Bennett, and I had been married for eight years, and we'd never had a single argument. Then, out of nowhere, she asked for a divorce. She said people were spreading rumors about our family, and we could remarry when things blow over. I didn't say anything. I just signed the papers. As Claire walked out with her suitcase, she turned back and smiled at me. "Wait for me." The moment the door closed, my smile disappeared. I opened the drawer and pulled out a thick file of evidence. It included her first love's medical records, her hospital visits every Wednesday, and the details of the 327 thousand dollars she'd secretly transferred. There were also screenshots of Claire's chat with her first love's mother. Claire said: [Don't worry, Mrs. Stone. I'll go back and divorce my husband. I'll be there for your son in his final days.] I closed the file and picked up my phone to make a call to my lawyer, Edison Parker. "Edison, push the divorce agreement through as fast as possible. And about getting my assets back, just follow my previous instructions." Guess what a man who spent eight years playing the perfect husband did first once he finally took the mask off.