To Catch A Wife

By S.A. Valdes

An arbitrary and jealous old billionaire. A simple girl, full of cunning.

Francisco, an old billionaire and the embodiment of comic arrogance, relishes other men's broken marriages. He laughs at husbands cheated by their wives. He's eager to hear his friends' misadventures in love. He knows the world and all the tricks women play. In a word, he's a know-it-all.

He's also polite and generous, and in the end, he falls hopelessly in love with his bride, who has no love for him.

(a short story ~ 7,000 words)

• Language: English
• Publisher: SAV Books
• Release date: Aug 15, 2016
• ISBN: 9781536569865

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To Catch a Wife

S.A. Valdes

a short story

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Copyright©2016 by S.A. Valdes

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the author.

Table of Contents

To Catch a Wife

Note

ONE

About The Author

Letter to Reader

Note

This short story is a re-imagining of The School for Wives by Moliere.

ONE

Francisco said, I plan to marry her in three days.

Christopher said, You’re making a mistake.

They were old friends sitting at a round table drinking gin in Francisco’s library in his big house. The curtains were drawn over the huge floor-to-ceiling window to keep out the sun. In Miami, to keep out the sun is a daily necessity.

A mistake?

Do you want me to tell you the truth? To take a wife is a rash step for you, no matter how you look at it.

Francisco smiled. I think I understand where you’re coming from. Your wife was unfaithful to you, so you think that I’ll meet with a similar misfortune.

That’s not it. When I tell you that you shouldn’t marry, it’s on account of this: you’ve poked fun over the years at a hundred husbands. Your greatest pleasure is to poke fun at unhappy husbands that have unfaithful wives, so—

—Exactly. Is there another city like Miami? Wives and girlfriends run wild. Cheating on their husbands or boyfriends, and the men stand by and take it. It’s a party town, that’s the bottom line.

Christopher’s eyes narrowed. It’s time for your comeuppance.

My what? What did you say?

"You laughed at other husbands, and now