My Claim, His Fall

Synopsis

"Sign it. You can do nothing anyway." Howard Carter shoved the divorce papers toward me. His tone was dripping with pity. The woman next to him covered her mouth, and her eyes crinkled with laughter. I glanced at the agreement. It was said that the house, the car, and the company shares would all be his, while I got nothing. "Fine," I said, picking up the pen. Howard paused, surprised. "Aren't you going to fight for anything?" I smiled and signed my name. "No." He stared at me with a flicker of confusion in his eyes. That confusion didn't last. Soon, it changed into complacency. He had no idea that what I wanted was never about what was on the papers.