My husband suggested an open marriage. I agreed, and even found him a stunningly gorgeous partner.

My husband proposed an open marriage, and I agreed.

A plan began to brew in my mind.

Just as I'd anticipated, his mistress got pregnant and pressured him to divorce me.

I didn’t cry, didn’t make a scene.

I simply smiled and signed the divorce papers.

But who would have thought that soon after, his business would take a sudden hit, his company would go bankrupt, and he’d fall gravely ill.

As for me? I was just starting to reach the peak of my life.

"Clara, listen, I have a friend—"

David had just returned from a business trip, and he was unusually eager to talk to me.