by gillian flynn

“Happy divorce to me. New life, new me.” That was the caption I posted on Instagram with a champagne emoji and my brightest smile. I thought it was just another post—another way of telling the world I was finally free. What I didn’t expect was for him to notice. Three years of silence. Three years of pretending I didn’t exist. And suddenly, my phone buzzed with his name. When did you get a divorce? Are you married to someone I’m not aware of? Another message followed, faster this time, angrier. Is this because my uncle is out of prison? Come back here right now, and I’ll forget everything. I stared at the screen. My heart didn’t race. My hands didn’t shake. Not this time. Instead, I smiled—pressed, block. And whispered to myself, I’m done. Just a week ago, I found out... --- For three years, Audrey Anderson played the role of the perfect wife—silent, loyal, and invisible. Her marriage to Jeremy Gillian was nothing more than a contract, a cage built on her own demands and Jeremy’s indifference. She gave up her family, her freedom, and even her pride, only to watch her husband flaunt his mistress, Adel, in front of her eyes. But the night Jeremy sneered that she was “just a side character,” something inside Audrey shattered. No longer willing to beg for scraps of affection, she chose to walk away. Divorce, resignation, even losing everything—she was ready to pay the price for her freedom. Yet, just when she thought her story was over, Simon Gillian—the man she once loved and the family’s long-lost heir—returned. His presence reignites old wounds, buried feelings, and a spark of defiance Audrey never knew she still carried. Torn between betrayal and rebirth, Audrey must decide: will she remain the forgotten Mrs. Gillian, or rise to become the heroine of her own story?