Once, I Believed We Had Forever

Synopsis

He divorced me. After seven years of marriage, our relationship seemed unbreakable. Nathan and I rarely even argued. Until the clerk told me, "Your husband got married again. And it's not to you." Diana POV Our Samoyed destroyed our marriage certificate. I went to the county records office for a replacement, only to be told coldly that I could not obtain one. "Divorced?" When did Nathan and I get divorced? We had been married for seven stable years. He was a partner at a top law firm, and I was the perfect wife supporting him from behind. How could we possibly be divorced? It was absurd. I argued my case, insisting there must be a mistake in the system. The clerk sighed with a hint of pity, drawing me aside and lowering her voice. "Ms. Diana, our records are definitive. They show your marriage was dissolved. Your ex-husband has since remarried. The name listed as his spouse...is no longer yours." The words hit me like a physical blow. For a moment, I questioned my own hearing. "It appears you were divorced without your knowledge. What does your ex-husband do, to have that kind of...reach?" Nathan was a famous top lawyer, invincible in this country's legal world. Countless wealthy people wanted to hire him for cases. Even having money didn't guarantee you could engage his services. He was a VIP to billionaires. Just then, my phone in my pocket suddenly vibrated a few times. The message was from Juliet,