Chapter 10 After dealing with my sister and mom , I went back home to deal with Mark's cheating ass . The second he saw my face , he dropped to his knees and started slapping himself hard . " I'm so sorry , Rebecca . She came onto me , I swear . I know I fucked up - I was thinking with my dick . She messed with my head . " " I still love you . I love our family . Please , can you forgive me ? I swear it'll never happen again ." I grabbed his chin , smiling down at him . Then I slapped him across the face so hard my hand hurt . " Don't bullshit me . Garbage men like you don't get to talk about love . " " She was my fucking sister . How could you even touch her ? " " Mark , don't push me . If you don't want me to completely ruin your life , just shut up and sign these divorce papers . " " And don't forget - I've still got copies of that video I gave the cops . " I leaned in and whispered the truth in his ear . One word from me and his face went totally dead white . The color drained from his lips like someone had just sucked the life out of him . He stumbled back and fell onto the couch looking like he'd seen a ghost . " Rebecca , we were so happy before . We busted our asses to build this family . Why are you being so cold about this ? " I almost laughed in his face but held it in . " Why ? Shouldn't you be asking yourself that ? I thought we had the perfect family too . Who knew our so - called perfect home would get trashed by a pig like you ? " " Just sign the damn papers . Every second I have to look at your face makes me want to puke . " Mark stared at me , pen shaking in his hand . Finally , his face crumpled as he scribbled his signature . Our daughter would stay with me , and we'd split our stuff fifty - fifty . Real life isn't like the movies - you can't always leave cheaters with nothing , Getting my daughter and half our stuff was the best I could get , and I was fine with that . A month later , we made the divorce official . I didn't lie to our daughter about the divorce . Since she was only 5 , I just told her the basics , figuring I'd tell her the whole story when she got older . 24.8 % Chapter 10 The same day we finalized everything , I booked tickets to get the hell out of this city . Before leaving , I dropped by to see my younger sister . She wasn't her usual bitchy self - just kept her head down and nervously called me " Sis . " I smiled at her and said , " When Mom gets out , you better take care of her . After all , you're the only daughter she's got left now . " My sister froze . " Sis , what's that supposed to mean ? " " Exactly what it sounds like , " I shot back . Then I grabbed a cab and headed straight to the airport with my daughter . I knew that after our divorce , Mark would probably find some other woman , marry her , and have more kids . I couldn't change that - that's just how it goes .. All I could do was take my kid and walk toward our own future - to live in peace and never look back . Chapter 1 Chapter 1