𝐄𝐱 𝐖𝐢𝐟𝐞'𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞

1. Three Years After Divorce

And though the road is long
I look up to the sky
And in the dark I found,
I lost hope that I won't fly
And I sing along, I sing along
And I sing along

"Sorry, but we don't hire women over 30 here." The restaurant manager told Tahera Tabassum impatiently as he shooed her away.

       As Tahera walked away listlessly, she overheard the manager mumble under his breath, "Who would want to patronize my business if I have an old and ugly waitress?"

        Tahera frowned slightly. She had half a mind to turn around and tell the manager she was only 25!

       However, she stopped herself when she saw her reflection in the window beside her.

       Her face had lost its youthfulness and the twinkle that once decorated her eyes had long since dimmed.

Emaciated frame, dry hair, wrinkled face and outdated apparel had added at least 10 years to her appearance.

She realized she has grown into an old woman in the past few years... Even though she was really only 25!

Tahera smiled bitterly as hardships from the last few years swamped her mind. As she dragged her tired body away from the spot, she noticed a car pull up behind her.

The arrival of an expensive Maybach wasn't lost on the restaurant manager.

"CEO Rahman, welcome, welcome!" the manager said obsequiously.
Tahera abruptly stopped in her tracks.

"Taahir , can you accompany me to go clothes shopping after this? Today's the new arrival date for the Chanel counter." Rosa Khan said demurely as they descended from the car. Her hands were proprietarily wrapped around Taahir's arm.

Taahir glanced at her and answered with a succinct "No!"

The one syllable froze Tahera to the ground! Before she could stop herself, her head slowly turned... And her eyes fell on Taahir's handsome face!

It had to be him...

Tahera couldn't have predicted this was how they were going to meet after their divorce 3 years ago.

She was so haggard, so down on her lucks. He was still his collected self, high above the ranks of commoners.

Rosa beside him was also as elegant and dignified as she was 3 years ago. The two of them did eventually end up together. Then again, with her out of the picture, was it really any surprise?

"Tahera ?" Taahir said when he saw her. Disbelief was plainly written in his eyes.

Rosa's expression changed slightly and gasped, "Oh my god, is that really you, Tahera? What happened to you?"

Tahera snapped out of her daze. She quickly turned her head away, muttering, "You got the wrong person!"

Hastily, she turned to escape. There was no way she was going to face the two of them today. No woman would be willing to face her rich ex-husband and her gorgeous ex-love rival in such an abject state.

Especially not after the two of them had gotten together! The winner-and-loser comparison was simply too obvious.

Taahir caught up to the escaping Tahera , yelling, "Tahera, stop right there!"

The moment his hand grabbed her arm, she screamed as if pricked by pins, "Let me go! I'm not her! I'm really not!"

She was completely focused on her struggles to get away from Taahir that she didn't notice a car was speeding down the road. Finally, she struggled free and raced across the road.