{"id":122008,"date":"2025-04-12T18:41:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T11:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/?p=122008"},"modified":"2025-04-12T18:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T11:41:23","slug":"a-husband-after-spending-17-years-in-marriage-with-inna-decided-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendstitch.com\/a-husband-after-spending-17-years-in-marriage-with-inna-decided-to\/","title":{"rendered":"A husband, after spending 17 years in marriage with Inna, decided to…"},"content":{"rendered":"

A husband, after spending 17 years in marriage with Inna, decided to leave her for a young student, but he did not expect that his wife would give him a farewell\n

Inna stood by the window, watching as raindrops distributed the glass, forming whimsical patterns. Seventeen years \u2013 is that a lot or a little? She remembered every day of their marriage, every anniversary, every gifts. And now everything becomes collapsed.\n

\u201cWe need to talk,\u201d Alexey said.\n

\u201cI\u2019m leaving, Inna. To Natasha.\u201d\n

Silence. Only the ticking of the old wall clock, once gifted by his mother, broke the calmness of the room.\n

\u201cTo the student from your faculty?\u201d Her voice sounded surprisingly calm.\n

\u201cYes. Understand, my feelings have changed. I want new emotions, fresh impressions. You\u2019re a smart woman, you should understand.\u201d
\nInna smiled.\n

\u201cAre you sure?\u201d she asked.\n

\u201cAbsolutely,\u201d Alexey said. \u201cI\u2019ve already packed my things.\u201d\n

Then she approached the cupboard and recovered that special bottle they had kept for a special occasion.\n

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\u201cWell, I suppose this is a rather special moment,\u201d she began to open the bottle. \u201cYou know, I propose we have a farewell dinner. Invite your friends, your relatives. After all, seventeen years is no joke.\u201d\n

Alexey surprisingly said:\n

\u201cYou\u2026 you want to throw a party for our divorce?\u201d\n

\u201cWhy not?\u201d Inna smiled. \u201cLet\u2019s send our life together off in style. After all, I really am a smart woman, remember?\u201d\n

She began to send messages to relatives and friends.\n

\u201cTomorrow at seven in the evening. I\u2019ll prepare your favorite dishes. Consider it my farewell gift.\u201d\n

Alexey stood there, not knowing what to say. He had predicted tears, nervousness, reproaches \u2013 anything but this calm acceptance.\n

\u201cAnd yes, tell Natasha that she\u2019s invited too. I want to meet the girl who managed to do what I couldn\u2019t all these years \u2013 ignite a new spark in you.\u201d\n

The next day began awfully early for Inna.
\nShe carefully called banks, met with a lawyer, and prepared documents. Every action was prapared.\n

By the evening, their spacious apartment was full of the aromas of exquisite dishes. Inna set the table, organizing the finest dinnerware \u2013 a wedding gift from her mother-in-law.\n

\u201cEverything must be perfect,\u201d she muttered.\n

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\nHis mother, Vera Pavlovna, awkwardly grasped her daughter-in-law:\n

\u201cInnochka, maybe there\u2019s still a chance to change everything?\u201d\n

\u201cNo, Mama. Sometimes you have to make the right choice and let go.\u201d\n

Gradually, their friends started arriving.\n

\u201cCome in, have a seat,\u201d Inna directed them to the head of the table. \u201cTonight, you are the main characters of the evening.\u201d\n

Once everyone was seated, Inna stood up, holding a glass:\n

\u201cDear friends! Today is a special day. We are gathered here to celebrate the end of one story and the beginning of another.\u201d\n

She turned to Alexey:\n

\u201cLesha, I want to thank you for seventeen years together. For all the ups and downs, for the joys and sorrows we shared. You taught me many things. For example, that love can be very different.\u201d\n

An awkwardwhisper ran through the room. Natasha played with a napkin, avoiding eye contact.
\n\u201cAnd you also taught me to be attentive to details,\u201d Inna continued. \u201cEspecially financial ones.\u201d\n

She began laying out documents:\n

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\n\u201cHere\u2019s the loan for your car, taken out on our joint account. Here are the tax arrears for your company. And this \u2013 particularly interesting \u2013 are the receipts from restaurants and jewelry stores over the past year. I suppose you were trying to impress Natasha?\u201d\n

Alexey became pallid. Natasha abruptly lifted her head.\n

\u201cBut the most important thing,\u201d Inna said as she retrieved the final document, \u201cis our prenuptial agreement. Remember, you signed it without reading? There\u2019s an interesting clause about dividing property in case of infidelity.\u201d\n

The silence in the room became booming.
\n\u201cThe house is in my name,\u201d Inna continued. \u201cI\u2019ve already blocked the accounts. And the divorce petition was filed last night.\u201d\n

She turned to Natasha:\n

\u201cDear, are you sure you\u2019re ready to tie your life to someone who has neither a home nor savings, but instead has considerable debts?\u201d\n

\u201cExcuse me, I need to leave,\u201d Natasha said softly.\n

Vera Pavlovna refused:\n

\u201cLesha, how could you? We raised you differently.\u201d\n

\u201cMama, you don\u2019t understand\u2026\u201d Alexey began, but was disturbed by his father:\n

\u201cNo, son, you don\u2019t understand. Seventeen years is no joke. And what did you destr0y it all for? For an af:fair with a student?\u201d\n

The friends at the table remained soundless, avoiding each other\u2019s gaze. Only Mikhail, Alexey\u2019s best friend since school, quietly said loud:\n

\u201cLesha, you really screwed up.\u201d\n

Inna continued standing, holding her glass.\n

\u201cYou know what\u2019s the most interesting? All these years I believed that our love was unique. That we were like those old couples from beautiful stories who stayed together until the end. I turned a blind eye to your work delays, your strange phone calls, your new ties and shirts.\u201d\n

She took a sip:\n

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\n\u201cAnd then I started spotting the receipts. Jewelry store, restaurant \u2018White Swan\u2019, spa salon\u2026 Funny, isn\u2019t it? You were taking her to the same places where you once took me.\u201d\n

Natasha returned but did not sit at the table. She stood in the doorway, clutching her purse:\n

\u201cAlexey Nikolaevich, I think we need to talk. Alone.\u201d\n

\u201cOf course, dear,\u201d he got up, but Inna stopped him with a gesture:\n

\u201cWait. I\u2019m not finished yet. Remember our first apartment? That one-bedroom on the outskirts? We were so happy there. You said we needed nothing but each other.\u201d\n

She smiled:\n

\u201cAnd now look at you. Expensive suits, a fancy car, a young mistress\u2026 Only, here\u2019s the catch \u2013 all of it was built on lies and debts.\u201d\n

Natasha\u2019s voice trembled, \u201cyou said we were divorced. That we lived separately. That you were going to buy us an apartment.\u201d\n

\u201cNatashenka, I\u2019ll explain everything.\u201d\n

A ringing silence tumbled the room.
\nWithout saying a word, Natasha turned and ran out of the apartment. T\n

\u201cInna,\u201d Alexey clutched his head, \u201cwhy are you doing this?\u201d\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d she laughed.\u201cHow did you expect it to be? For me to cry, beg you to stay? To roll around at your feet?\u201d\n

She scanned the room:\n

\u201cYou know what\u2019s the most amusing? I truly loved him. Every wrinkle, every gray hair. Even his snoring at night seemed endearing to me. I was ready to grow old with him, to raise grandchildren.\u201d\n

\u201cDear,\u201d Vera Pavlovna whispered, \u201cmaybe it\u2019s not worth it.\u201d\n

\u201cNo, Mama, it is,\u201d Inna raised her voice for the first time that evening. \u201cLet everyone know. Let them know how your son took out loans for gifts for his mistresses. How he used our shared money. How he lied to me, to you, to everyone!\u201d\n

She published another document:\n

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\n\u201cAnd this is especially interesting. Remember, Lesha, three months ago you asked me to sign some papers? You said it was for the tax office? It turned out to be a guarantee for a loan. You mortgaged my car, can you believe it?\u201d\n

\u201cSon,\u201d Alexey\u2019s father said heavily as he rose, \u201cwe\u2019ll probably leave too. Call when\u2026 when you come to your senses.\u201d\n

Vera Pavlovna grasped Inna:\n

\u201cForgive us, dear. We never thought he\u2026\u201d\n

\u201cDon\u2019t apologize, Mama. You have nothing to do with this.\u201d\n

Alexey sat there. His expensive suit now seemed like a silly masquerade costume.
\n\u201cYou know, I could have done a month ago when I found out everything. I could have bought your car, torn up your suits, had a meltdown at your workplace.\u201d Inna said.\n

\u201cBut I decided to do it differently,\u201d she said.\n

\u201cI\u2019m flying out tomorrow. The Maldives, can you imagine? I\u2019ve always dreamed of visiting there, but you always said it was a waste of money.\u201d\n

She put the keys on the table:\n

\u201cThe apartment must be bought by the end of the week. I\u2019m selling it. And yes, don\u2019t even try to withdraw money from the accounts.\u201d\n

Alexey looked at her with a sad expression:\n

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\n\u201cWhat am I supposed to do now?\u201d\n

\u201cThat\u2019s no longer my problem,\u201d she said\n

\u201cYou know what\u2019s the funniest part? I\u2019m truly grateful to you. You made me wake up, shake off the dust. I suddenly realized that life doesn\u2019t end with you.\u201d\n

She walked to the door and turned around one last time:\n

\u201cGoodbye, Lesha. I hope it was worth it.\u201d\n

The door closed quietly. Alexey was left alone in the hollow apartment. Inna began a new trip which marked a first step of her new life.\n

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