Chapter 5 I want a divorce

Autumn could barely move, but she heard the shaky voice of Felicity making a call on speaker and she could recognize that nagging spoilt voice over the phone.

It was Iris.

Autumn has many regrets all of a sudden she regrets ever meeting Ivan, she regrets ever marrying him and she regrets encouraging Iris bad behavior that eventually led to this. If she could go back she would make sure to undo everything even if it was three years back.

Instantly Autumn numbness disappears, she gasps as her surroundings were still blur but she wasn't in the same position at the floor. She was at a party, not any party she was at her and Ivan's nine year anniversary party.

Her eyes lingered at the huge banner, confusion washes over her as she tries to figure out if this was just her life flashing before her eyes. If it was, why this memory. This was the first time Ivan had propose a divorce and also the time Ivan introduced Iris as his mistress.

She remembers it exactly, Ivan makes a toast and then hands her divorce papers in front of everyone. Back then she was a fool and refused even though Ivan had disrespected her in front of family and friends she still wanted to work on their marriage so instead she opted for an open marriage.

She finally realizes her hand raised a wine glass absentmindedly high in the air. Everyone who did the same took a sip the moment the toast was done. Her heart skipped as the same events played right in front of her, him calling onto Iris as she smiled and walked up to him with her glass.

"I'll also like to introduce the love of my life Iris, who's stood by me despite everything I've been through." Ivan bellows and as expected everyone was talking, solidifying the rumors that he's been having an affair.

This was when she would walk up to Ivan and confront him, he would in turn humiliate her and ask her for a divorce.

Autumn simply turns her back and walks away in the crowd of people. If this her life flashing before her eyes she would rather not watch this play out the second time, but then she pauses. This was a glimpse of her life, it would all soon end and she would finally move on to the after life. Not once has she ever reacted because she loved Ivan. Rage builds up in her as she turns her focus to the couple who ruined her life. This was just a memory, so if she was going to die, she was going to die with a memory of her standing up to herself.

She walks up to the couple, her expression de void of emotion.

"What's is it?" He asked in his usual baked cold expression.

Ivan was expecting her to do the usual and cry and beg her but this time he was prepared for her, he was going to divorce her in front of everyone. Just as he was about to break to her the news of divorce she slapped him.

The crowd watched in gasps, especially Ivan and Iris. Ivan could not believe it was Autumn standing right in front of him, she looked like Autumn but something felt different.

"Twelve years, twelve fucking years and this was the anniversary gift I got. Well here's mine.." She flings the liquid of champagne at the both of them. Iris screamed while Ivan simply jerked trying to figure out where this part of Autumn came from. And they've been together for nine years not twelve, he was sure she must have had a hand in drugs.

But for the first time, Autumn was thrilled she wished she never cried when Ivan did this in her past life and she now waited for everything to fade to black or whatever happens when your life flash before your eyes.

30 secs passed, a minute pass and then two minutes of complete silence envelope the room.

Autumn was confused, did it take this long to die?

She turns her back at Ivan but he grabbed on to her wrists pulling her towards him frame.

He presses his lips against her earlobe and whispers; "If you truly meant what you said take off your ring." He mocked her faintly. Autumn wore her ring religiously, she has never taken it off since the day they were bounded in holy matrimony, she even wore it when she was killed.

infuriated about her death, Autumn pushed him off her and immediately took off the ring, tossing it at him.

Ivan's eyes widened, a chill went down his spine, it felt as if the world was about to end, his wife valued her wedding ring as much as she valued her vows. She never took them off, they were important to her as oxygen.

"I want a divorce." Autumn requested and that alone earned an audible gasps from the entire room.