He Valued My Life At Zero

In the high-stakes world of Manhattan real estate, Robert was famous for his absolute, chilling rationality.

He had no use for human emotion. To everyone who knew him, he operated with the cold, silent precision of a complex machine.

We had been married for three years, and in all that time, every single gift he gave me was meticulously calculated to match the exact economic value I had brought to his life.

Until the day of the multi-car pileup.

We were on the highway when the crash happened, leaving me and his lead research partner trapped in the wreckage of our respective cars.