Chapter 3

After that, I had the cab driver take me to a law firm. At the law firm, I explained the situation to a lawyer, Michael Rowen, and had him draft a divorce agreement. I wanted Harold to come out of this empty-handed. Michael finished drafting the agreement within minutes. While printing out the agreement, I made a special request to have the cover page labeled as a copyright transfer agreement instead. Once that was done, I returned to the amusement park with the divorce papers. I decided to find an opportunity to trick Harold into signing it. My phone rang upon arriving at the amusement park. There was a message from Harold that read, "Darling, it took me a while to find your gift. I'll be right back." What a joke! It took him two hours to find a gift? He was lying through his teeth! Soon, Harold rushed over. He pulled me into an embrace with a guilty look on his face. "I'm so sorry, darling. I'm late." He kept calling me "darling" affectionately, but the red lipstick stain on his collar and the unmistakable smell of Sierra's perfume lingering on him made me want to throw up. I just knew this was Sierra's way of taunting me. But for the sake of my scheme, I pretended not to notice. Harold apologized profusely as he took me on all sorts of rides. He accompanied me enthusiastically on the merry-go-round and flying chair ride. We even tried the flying pirate ship and went bungee jumping. He was always afraid of heights, yet he would do all this just to please me. Back then, I would have been genuinely touched by his actions. But now, it just felt revolting to know how cunning he was. Well, he truly outdid himself! He would actually go to such lengths just for the copyrights! After we had gone to all the attractions, Harold came behind me and covered my eyes. "Darling, here comes the surprise I prepared for you!" he whispered excitedly. I heard a loud bang as he said that. The instant he removed his hands, I saw fireworks lit up the sky with a myriad of colors that formed the words "Love you forever, S". Harold turned to gaze at me tenderly. "A firework show just for you. Do you like it?" I knew that these fireworks weren't for me either. After all, Sierra and I both had "S" in our names. The gifts he got me always had my name written clearly, but now he was using an abbreviation. Clearly, he had a guilty conscience! What else could this be? That "S" probably stood for Sierra, not Susie! Just then, a member of staff nearby chimed in, "My, aren't you lucky, Mrs. Jackson! Not only did Mr. Atkins customize these fireworks, but he even bought the entire amusement park to celebrate your anniversary!" The crowd around us couldn't help but feel jealous and start cheering for the two of us. They even started chanting for us to kiss. Harold let out a soft chuckle and leaned in to kiss me, but I turned away. Harold was stunned. He looked hurt. "Why did you turn away, darling? Are you still mad about what Sierra did earlier? I'll fire her right away if it's bothering you!" He paused for a moment before speaking up again. "Well… maybe not right away. Sierra is a valuable asset for the company. After all, her designs are bringing in profit since there aren't any copyright issues." I couldn't help but want to laugh. So Harold was blaming me for not giving up the copyrights to the company? He was treating Sierra well simply because he had to? If it were back then, I might have been guilt-tripped into thinking I was at fault. But now? I just grunted flatly in response. Seeing that his pitiful act wasn't getting through, Harold had to play to my emotions. He got down on one knee and held my hand gently before planting a kiss on the back of my hand. "Don't worry, darling. I swear to love you with all my heart. If I ever let you down, may lightning strike me where I stand!" The crowd cheered and marvelled at how an amazing husband he was. It was such a touching declaration. However, the scratches and red marks beneath his shirt only made him look more pathetic. I pulled my hand away with a mocking chuckle. "Yeah, I believe you." As if I'd believe his lies!