Shirley’s life falls apart when she sees her husband, Brody, with another woman at work. After he threatens to divorce her and take everything, Shirley finds herself homeless and heartbroken. But then, someone enters her life and changes everything.
Shirley watched in disbelief as her husband, Brody, openly flirted with his secretary, Lila, in their office. Her hands trembled, dropping the spoons in her hand to the floor, yet they seemed not to notice her at all.
“Brody, what’s going on here?” Shirley confronted them, her voice cutting through the silence of the office.
Brody feigned innocence, “What’s your problem, Shirley? We’re just discussing work.”
“This is how you discuss work?” Shirley’s voice was laced with anger. “By putting your hands up her skirt? In front of everyone?”
“Don’t make a scene,” Brody warned, but Shirley was resolute.
“We need to talk. In private. Now!” she demanded.
Brody’s anger flared. “You don’t get to order me around. I’m filing for divorce today. I’ll take the house.”
“You can’t take my house. It was my parents’. You have no right!”
Brody smirked. “Don’t forget you’re married to a lawyer. Just watch me. I’ll move Lila in, and we’ll celebrate on every surface in every single room.”
Shocked and hurt, Shirley could barely respond as Brody pushed his wedding ring into the cake she had brought to share with him.
“Maybe you can pawn this for a dog house,” he sneered, leaving with Lila.
Shirley was left in a daze, surrounded by whispers of pity. Later, alone in a cheap hotel room, she couldn’t help but cry as she thought about her and Brody’s relationship.