Jennifer uncovered an email inviting her husband, Oliver, to a New Year’s party with a plus-one—his wife. But when she asked him about it, he denied it, and his response felt off. On New Year’s Eve, Jennifer decided to attend the party uninvited, only to find Oliver with another woman, his “real wife.”
The next day, Jennifer received a call that Oliver had been in a car accident. At the hospital, she learned his insurance had lapsed. In Oliver’s room, he begged her to sign papers for surgery, but she refused, confronting him about the affair. She walked away, realizing it was time to stop cleaning up his mess.
In the following weeks, Oliver’s career crumbled, and his affair became known. But Jennifer felt no sympathy—only freedom. She pursued her own interests, from pottery to hiking, as she stepped into her new life.