My ex abandoned me and our son for a wealthy man—ten years later, she invited me to her wedding, so I hired an actress to pose as my wife.

wants us at her wedding.”

He didn’t ask if she missed him.

He stared at me.

“Why?”

“Because she wants to look good in front of people,” I said.

He looked back down at his worksheet.

“That’s dumb.”

“Yeah,” I said. “It is.”

I thought hard work could fix anything.

He didn’t ask if she missed him.

He had stopped asking that years ago.

Monica and I got married right continue reading …