Malověrnosti – Svobodová Blanka (2019)

So finally, Casanova with the fat wallet noticed me. Hooray! I was glad to succumb to the initial shock that I – a modern single woman – had encountered the fate of Cinderella. The task of picking peas from the ashes – an ant-like job for the most resilient – seems to have succeeded! At first, I provided him with comfort, a soothing background, made the beds, and sprinkled them with rose petals. Pure romance! But Mr. Perfect reflected everything simple away from himself, as if he were a ping-pong table. Too late, I was already in it, because great infatuation is nothing inexplicable, which is why it is not explained, it has no reasons, it simply is. I didn't realize that a man who has everything will want something more. A lot. Assurance of indispensability. The dream millionaire turned out to be an ordinary, deceitful liar. The honeyed liar had his mouth glued shut with sweet words and shook visions of fulfilled five-year plans and radiant ten-year plans from his pockets. My telltale sign should have been that disobedient men have many admirers, even more lovers, and several ex-wives – simply put, a man who smells of money has one significant attraction extra. If the captured woman is not frightened away by the liar's disobedience right at the start and doesn't take to her heels, a story emerges that even the best storyteller couldn't invent...