I’m Not Your Second Choice

"Terrance Burgess slapped me in front of the entire company, all because I accidentally knocked over his assistant's vase.My five-year-old son, Claude Burgess, stood off to the side, clapping like it was something worth cheering for.Afterward, the assistant walked up to me while holding the bouquet the father and son had given her, showing it off right in my face."So what if you're the wife? The one who isn't loved is the real outsider."I looked at her calmly. "Then you'd better watch yourself. If he can have you on the side, he can just as easily find someone else after you."I used to think I had a happy, complete family.Until Terrance's assistant came along and made me realize it had all been in my head. The love from that father and son had already moved on to someone else.That was the moment something in me went completely still. I called a number I hadn't contacted in years."Dad, I want to come home and take over the family business.""