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I came back from a business trip without telling him, hoping to surprise him. The door was unlocked. I pushed it open and froze in place. On the living room couch, a woman had her foot stretched out while my husband knelt on the floor, polishing her shoes, one careful stroke at a time. I gripped my phone, took a deep breath, and was just about to say something. Then I heard him speak, and his voice was soft. "Sweetheart, these are the ones that look best on you." The woman laughed. "You're such a charmer." He kept his head down and dropped his voice even lower. "I already finalized the paperwork behind her back. You're my wife now." I didn't move, didn't cry, and didn't make a scene. I turned around, walked out, opened my phone, and listed the house for 100 million dollars. It sold that same day. The next day, he found my closet empty. On the seventh day, he stormed into the realtor's office and found out that the house he thought was their marital home already had a new owner. He stood at the door, pale as a ghost, and called me, his voice trembling. I answered and said just one thing.