Nicole and Mike’s marriage had been full of fights and power battles all the time. So when Mike finally asked for a split, Nicole didn’t fight him. She gladly gave up the house, the car, and all of their savings instead. Mike was thrilled because he thought he had won the biggest prize possible.
Mike didn’t know that Nicole had been making plans to run away for months. She and her mother, Barbara, had been working behind the scenes to get back in charge of their lives. Barbara was ready to give them back the house she helped them buy.
Nicole felt like she could breathe easier as she packed her things and left the house. She was ready to start a new life now that Mike wasn’t holding her.
Mike did win, but only for a short time. The next morning, Barbara showed up at his house out of the blue to tell him that she was moving in. Mike was very angry, but Barbara didn’t care.
Mike learnt over time that Nicole and her mother had been smarter than him. It wasn’t just the house, the car, and all their savings that mattered. Nicole had been very good to him, and now she was proud of her sudden freedom.
Nicole knew she had made the right choice as she sipped her coffee in her new flat and laughed at Mike’s bad luck. She could finally live her life the way she wanted to, and she was going to make the most of it.
That phone call from Mike was the cherry on top. Even though Nicole knew Mike was going on and on, she just smiled and let him talk. It didn’t matter what else she knew—she had won.
After the call was over, Nicole sighed and leaned back in her chair. She was ready to start a new life now that she was free.
