For ten years I was his wife in every way, except for one thing – our official marriage. When I asked him for a signature, he just laughed, “It’s just a piece of paper.” The next morning, his smile disappeared.

He looked at me.

And for the first time, he couldn’t find an answer.

But the most interesting part was at the bottom of the list.

There was one line there that Michael apparently didn’t expect.

And when he read it, he paled.

Because he realized: I had been preparing for this for a lot longer than he thought.

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“Because marriage is just an insignificant piece of paper. It doesn’t change anything. If you need a legal deal to feel safe, that’s your problem, not mine.”

The woman at the next table turned around and looked towards us.

I felt my cheeks burning.

But I didn’t cry.

I didn’t raise my voice.

I just smiled and said,