My Husband Forced Me to Be a Surrogate for His Boss to Get Promotion — but His True Motive Turned Out to Be Even Worse

I was exhausted all the time.

But I couldn’t let Ethan see me broken.

My mom watched him during my shifts. When I’d collapse on the couch at midnight, she’d cover me with a blanket.

“You’re doing so well, sweetheart. I’m so proud of you.”

Slowly, I started rebuilding.

After 18 months, I landed an administrative assistant job at a small marketing firm. It wasn’t much, but it had benefits and normal hours.

For the first time since everything fell apart, I could breathe.

Three years after Doug left, I saw a job posting. Administrative Coordinator for a major competitor of Monica’s firm.

It paid $60K a year.

The interview was with a man named Daniel, the operations director.

“Your resume is interesting. You’ve got this gap here, then you’re working two jobs. What happened?”

I could’ve lied.

But I was tired of hiding.

“I made a really bad decision to help my ex-husband’s career. It cost me everything. But I’m here now, and I work harder than anyone you’ll interview because I know what it’s like to have nothing.”

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