Chapter 1

My wife, Chloe, had a "one that got away."

During my chemotherapy cycle, I was standing in the hospital lobby, opening my mobile banking app to pay my deductible.

That was when I realized my savings account, which was supposed to have over $150,000, had a balance of exactly $0.25.

My hands shook as I called Chloe. I couldn't believe my eyes.

"Chloe, where did all the money in the account go?"

Her background was incredibly noisy. I could hear the thumping bass of a rock band playing somewhere.

"I let Julian borrow it for his art exhibition," Chloe said casually. "Once he gets famous, I'll make sure he pays you back."

Before I could even reply, the line went dead.

My thumb accidentally swiped over to Julian's Instagram, and his latest post popped up:

“Shoutout to my bestie, Chloe, for the financial backing. Finally putting on my solo art exhibition! ”

A cold, dead silence washed over my heart. The last lingering spark of love I had for Chloe vanished into thin air.

But by the time my heart had completely turned to stone, Chloe came crawling back, crying and begging me to love her again.