Alvara

Mother's words felt like a blow to my chest. A reminder that I wasn't the victim but rather the cause of my failed marriage. 

“You're right, Mother“ I admit. “I married Williams despite you and father's disapproval so I had to make the marriage work like you said“

“And I tried to do that“ I added, “Until the plagiarism issue with my company happened and I caught him in bed with my best friend. If the tables had turned, you can deceive yourself and stay in that marriage so as to avoid embarrassment but I couldn't“

“It wasn't easy—walking away from Williams. Just as it wasn't easy marrying him...