He Gave My Visa to His Assistant, I Married a Billionaire

After we got married, Alistair got recruited by ETH Zurich with a three-hundred-thousand-franc package. I gave up everything to move from the States to Switzerland with him. Three years later, I still didn't have so much as a residence permit. But his research assistant, the one who came over with us, already had her B permit through his sponsorship.Until the day I decided to handle things myself. I'd been teaching myself German on the side, slowly, so he wouldn't have to deal with the paperwork on top of everything else. "Ma'am, our records don't show you as Professor Vance's spouse. You may want to check with your husband." I couldn't move. I was never his wife. Not in any way that counted. So there was no spousal permit. No family reunification. None of it was real. I packed everything without a word and booked the next flight home. Some goodbyes were never meant to be said out loud.