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At the company's annual gala, I had just picked up a shrimp when the lazy Susan on the dining table spun suddenly. It was Daisy Wallace, the secretary of my husband, Todd Ferguson, who had spun it. She smiled with feigned innocence. "Sorry, Ashlyn, I wanted to eat this." I looked at Todd, waiting for him to say something. Instead, he frowned and said to me, "Daisy's new to the company and doesn't know any better. Cut her some slack." All my colleagues at the table stared at me, their eyes filled with amusement as if they were watching a funny show. I smiled. Then, in front of everyone, I took off the diamond ring he had given me for our first anniversary and threw it directly in his face. I said, "Let's get a divorce. I don't want this ring, and I don't want you, anymore."