When Shirley discovers her husband Brody with a different woman at work, her life completely collapses. Shirley ends up distraught and homeless when he threatens to divorce her and steal everything. However, everything changes when someone new enters her life. Shirley was shocked to see her husband Brody making overt advances toward Lila, his secretary, in their workplace. They did not seem to notice her at all as her hands trembled and she dropped the spoons in her hands on the ground. “Brody, what is happening here?” With a voice that broke through the office’s quiet, Shirley faced them.
Playing the innocent, Brody asked, “What is your problem, Shirley? We are merely talking about work. “Is this how you talk about work?” Shirley said with a tone of rage. “By reaching up her skirt with your hands? before everyone else? Brody said, ‘Do not make a scene,’ but Shirley was not going to back down. We must speak. privately. Now!” She insisted. Brody became enraged. “You have no right to dictate to me. Today I am going to file for divorce. I will accept the residence.
“My house is not yours to take. It belonged to my parents. You are not entitled! Brody grinned. “Remember that you are married to an attorney. Simply keep an eye on me. We will rejoice on every surface in every room after I move Lila in. Shirley was so shocked and upset that she was hardly able to react when Brody shoved his wedding band into the cake she had bought for them to share. He scoffed, “Maybe you can pawn this for a dog house,” and he and Lila walked away. With whispers of sympathy all around, Shirley was left in a trance. Later, while she was by herself in a budget hotel room, she was overcome with tears when she remembered her relationship with Brody.
How could this stranger be the man she had sworn to spend her life with? Was she truly able to let go? Did she have anything to do with Brody turning to Lila? She was so overcome with emotion that she pounded a pillow in an attempt to release some of the grief and rage she was feeling when someone knocked on her door. She opened the door, expecting to see a staff member, but was taken aback to see a strange man. “I was informed… He stumbled, “I thought I heard a call for aid.”
You did not hear correctly. She said, her voice brittle, “Go away unless you can help me keep my house from the husband who is divorcing me.” Her sharpness surprised the man, and he raised his eyebrows. He then gave her a full body examination before saying, “I can not help with that. But now that he is divorcing you, I understand why. He turned on his heel and left after that. Shirley followed him to his room, furious and not going to accept his remark. She stopped his door from shutting and screamed, “What did you say to me?” “I was worried about the noise,” the man attempted to clarify. “It is obvious what you meant,” she shot back. “Just because I am not flawless does not mean you have the right to judge me.”
