A Deal with Betrayal

I waited close to three hours for the rain to stop. When it finally did, I drove home at the speed of a snail.

By the time I reached home, it was close to 3:00 am.

Aaron was fast asleep in the living room, hugging a huge plush toy Rachel gave him last year.

I finally lost my temper and shook him awake.

Aaron woke up and instantly started shouting at me.

"What the hell? Why did you wake me up so late at night?"

I took a deep breath and stared at his handsome face. Still, I decided to speak my thoughts with determination.

"Aaron, let's get a divorce."

He still looked sleepy before I spoke, but now, he stared at me with wide eyes and in disbelief, as if he'd just thought of something. He continued staring at me with some sort of guilt in his eyes.

"You found out, didn't you, Katrina? Fine. I'll cut all ties with her."

He hurriedly went to grab his phone and started tapping on some buttons, blacklisting Rachel's number. Then, he carefully looked up at me.

"Kat, I've already blacklisted her. Can we please not get a divorce?"

I stared back at him. Then, while he let his guard down, I suddenly hugged him and tried to be intimate with him.

Aaron immediately jumped backward like he'd been electrocuted and pushed me off. He then glared at me as if I was a horrible witch trying to force myself on him.

I looked at him and chuckled.

"Aaron Tomlinson, how could you still say no to the divorce when you're acting like this with me?"

It was only then that he realized he'd pushed me off very roughly just now. He then looked at me with a helpless expression.

"Kat, I'm sorry for treating you coldly for the past three years. Wait for me for a while."

He then fetched the first-aid box and brought out a bottle of pills. When I saw what it was, I immediately slapped it to the ground.

"Aaron Tomlinson! Did you think I would want you to take these kinds of pills before getting intimate with me?

"It's fine if you don't love me anymore. Just admit it and we can go our separate ways on a good note."

Aaron's hand trembled. His gaze then turned dark.

"Must you divorce me?"

I nodded without a doubt.

From the start of our marriage, I knew that someone as smart and handsome as Aaron would have many women pursuing him. I used to have faith in our relationship and thought that he would never divorce me.

I even once thought that as long as he still loved me, I could forgive him if he slept with someone else.

However, I didn't think that he would also stop loving me.

I couldn't take it anymore. I couldn't bear it anymore.

Aaron walked into the study and fetched a stack of documents before throwing it on the table before me.

"Kat, you know that you attract a lot of attention every time you go out drinking with the clients. I've always been afraid that they would one day steal you away.

"That's why I had a backup plan. If you divorce me, you'll be the one paying the price."

I flipped open the pages and looked at Aaron. It seemed that I had never quite understood him after all.

I thought that he was only good at creative things. I never thought that he would lay a trap for me in the partnership contract that we signed.

If we got divorced, then I would be left penniless and wouldn't get a single dime from the company.

Back when I signed the contract, I was so focused on pursuing him that I didn't carefully review the details.

All I knew was that Aaron would now be forever tied to me. He would put me in charge of all his projects, and I would make them come true for him. I was going to make him unable to leave me.

Aaron had given me 55% of the company's shares, and that made me lower my guard even more. I thought that he didn't love money as much as I did. It was also because I thought he was this naïve that I fell in love with him even more.

But in the end, Aaron only knew how to handle the creative side of things.

On the other hand, I loved money, so I could bring our business to the highest value possible. Then, I would sell off all of my shares.

When that time came, someone else would be in charge of the company, and he would no longer be able to create as he pleased. They also probably wouldn't be able to sell his creations, fetching high praises and prices from our industry of work.

I used to love him and wanted him to stay by my side forever. That was the only reason why I kept looking out for him.

But since he no longer loved me and even betrayed me, I had no reason to continue helping him with his dreams.

Still, I had to calm him down. I couldn't let him know that I was planning to sell off all my shares.

So, I looked at him emotionlessly and said, "Fine, we won't divorce."

Aaron grinned gleefully in satisfaction.

"Isn't that great? I'm sorry I can't give you the love you want, Katrina, but I can still give you the money that you want."