Before Our Divorce I Discovered My Husband Had Loved Me All Along Chapter 02

Before Our Divorce I Discovered My Husband Had Loved Me All Along Chapter 02

He was clockwork—up every morning to work out.

Not today. He stared at his phone for a long time, typing replies, and didn’t roll out of bed until eight.

“Ethan,” I called. “Are you going to homecoming?”

We didn’t have much to talk about. Even though I slept beside him every night, I only found out about it from the group chat last night.

He turned, hesitated a beat, then said, “Yeah. You?”

I shook my head. High school wasn’t a memory I wanted to revisit. People went back to relive glory days, hug teachers, reconnect with friends. I only had shame.

He said nothing—probably relieved I wasn’t coming.

The chat hit triple-digit notifications again. The rich bad boy and the sweet, untouchable queen—always good for gossip.

Avery finally surfaced, [Just woke up. See you all next week.]

Instant replies, [My queen appears! Can’t wait!]

[So you saw everything we said last night? Thought you had muted this.]

[Feels like getting caught by the OTP themselves…]

She sent a waving cat emoji. [It’s fine. It was… entertaining to read.]

No one pried.

[But seriously—will Ethan actually show? The guy’s got a private jet on speed dial. A ribbon-cutting’s beneath him.]

[Who’d have guessed the guy who skipped class to light up the field for Avery and threw hands with half the district would turn into this?]

[Anyone got his number? Is this even real?]

Just as they speculated, Avery typed, [Don’t worry. He just texted back—he’s coming.]