Shattered Dream

Synopsis

I was the perfect wife, handpicked and trained by the powerful Carter family for their heir. After five years of marriage, Jonathan Carter and I had unexpectedly become inseparable, and we even had an adorable baby. But on the day of our daughter's one-month celebration, Jonathan walked out in front of everyone because The One That Got Away had come back. The guests whispered behind my back, and the looks they gave me were full of pity. "Back then, everyone knew how crazy Jonathan was about Claire Bennett. Ms. Bennett loved white roses, so he had them planted all over half the city." "Exactly. On Claire's birthday that year, Jonathan even turned down a contract worth tens of millions just to throw her a party himself. Who wasn't jealous?" "Looks like even after getting married and having a child, he still can't forget the one he really wanted." My heart clenched, and the polite smile on my face froze. That night, with trembling hands, I handed him the divorce papers. He glanced at them once and calmly tossed them into the trash. "Isabelle Grant, how old are you? Why are you acting like some dramatic teenage girl?" "The Carter family needs you. Our child needs you. Besides, without the Carters, you're nothing." That was when I finally understood. He only needed me to play the part of the perfect wife. He never needed me. So those five years of love had all been one big performance. Fine. The contract between me and the Carter family only had three days left anyway.