Ex-husband Leaves Woman Penniless, Years Later She Tips Him $1 – Story of the Day

A woman is left penniless by her conniving ex-husband, then years later, she sees him working as a parking valet at a restaurant.

But Brad had changed. While Jenny had dedicated herself to their children and their home, Brad had dedicated himself to making money, a lot of money.

He always said, “Jenny, we’re partners, 50/50, and don’t you forget it! I couldn’t be such a success without you.” Jenny believed him, and she also believed he’d be honest with her, just as she was with him.

It’s hard to pinpoint when exactly Jenny realized her marriage was over. Maybe it was when Brad forgot her birthday twice in a row, and it no longer hurt.

Do what you do best the best you can.

A few days later, Jenny said, “Are you happy, Brad?”

He looked up from his laptop and frowned. “Of course! Why wouldn’t I be?”

“Because,” Jenny said calmly. “You don’t love me anymore.”

Brad pressed his hands to his forehead and closed his eyes. “Oh, Jen…” he whispered. “Please, babe, can we talk about this in two weeks’ time? I have a huge deal…I want to be able to give us my full attention.”

“Please, babe,” Brad said with tears in his eyes. “Please don’t give up on us. Just give me a little time, okay?”

So Jenny did, and did she get a surprise! Two weeks later, Brad breezed in. “The deal went through!” he cried.

“Can we talk tonight,” Jenny asked. “About us.”

Brad sat down on the sofa and crossed his legs nonchalantly. “We can talk now!” he said. “So… do you want a divorce or not?”

“A divorce?” Jenny gasped. “I thought you… You told me not to give up on us!”

“I see,” Jenny said. “In that case, I will contact a lawyer and file the motion…”

“I already did,” Brad said smiling. “And I also filed for bankruptcy. You’re not getting a CENT of my hard-earned money.”

“But you always said we were equal partners,” Jenny gasped. “50/50, you said.”

“Forget it,” Brad said. “That’s just one of those things I said. It didn’t mean anything.”

“Like ‘I love you,'” said Jenny bitterly.

“Exactly!” Brad said.

Fortunately for Jenny, her three children were all grown up and out of the house. She had only herself to worry about, so she found a tiny apartment and went looking for work.

Unfortunately, Jenny had no qualifications and no experience. She had married Brad straight out of high school with her eldest already on the way. She had been the best mom, but now that was worth nothing.

After a day of pounding the pavements, Jenny sat on her second-hand couch and cried. The last woman who had interviewed her had been kind. “Find something you do better than anyone else,” she advised.

The next day, she woke up at 4:00 and got to baking. At 7:00, she was at the door of the fashionable café across the street with two pies in hand.

“If you don’t sell the pies,” Jenny said. “I’ll pay you. What have you got to lose?”

By 11:00, the café owner was calling Jenny, asking for two more pies for the afternoon crowd. Then the customers started ordering whole pies to take home instead of just buying a slice.

With the owner of the first café as her partner, Jenny started a factory and launched her own brand: Aunt Gigi’s Pies. It was a roaring success, and three years later, Jenny was on her way to being a very wealthy woman.

And it wasn’t just her professional life that was blossoming. She’d just started dating again — a handsome French food critic who adored her and loved chocolate pie.

Jenny had a date with her charming French boyfriend at one of the city’s most exclusive restaurants so she dressed up to the nines. She looked fabulous! She hopped into her brand new little red convertible and headed downtown.

She stopped at the restaurant door, stepped out of her car, and prepared to hand over the car keys to the valet. Then she looked at the man again and gasped. “BRAD?”

“Jenny,” he said with a weak smile. “You look great!”

Jenny looked him over and replied, “You don’t! What happened to you?”

Brad shrugged. “After we divorced,” he said, “everything went wrong. I made some bad investments…I lost everything, Jenny.”

“Oh, you poor thing!” Jenny cried, and reached into her purse. “Here you go, for old time’s sake!” And with a sweet smile, she pressed a bill into her ex-husband’s hand.

“You take care of my car, now!” she said breezily and walked into the restaurant where a handsome man and a wonderful evening were waiting.

What can we learn from this story?

• Do what you do best the best you can and you’ll have success. Jenny discovered that her chocolate pies were a hit and ended up with a famous dessert brand.
• What goes around comes around. Brad cheated Jenny of her part of the family assets and ended up broke and alone, while she made her fortune.

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