Crossing the line with my ex, I immediately received divorce papers from my wife

In the moment I crossed the line with my ex, I thought of my wife, but my lust clouded my mind. The next day when I came home, my wife cried until her eyes were swollen and she filed for divorce.

I am 31 years old, living in Saigon, with a stable job and a good income. Before, I knew someone who was also my first love, love from high school, then went to university and after two years of graduation, we broke up. After graduating, my ex-lover returned to her hometown to work, and met someone else while we were still in love. After a while, she got married, I was miserable, then I thought about myself, I had just graduated, my income was not stable so I could not be her support, I could only wish her happiness. I buried myself in work to forget my ex, after two years, I met another girl, who is now my wife. She is very pretty, extremely lovely, with a strong personality, although she had just graduated but had a stable job with a good income. It took me more than a year of pursuing her before she agreed to love me. After three years of dating, we got married. Being by my wife's side is like being a child, always cheerful and happy. Since childhood, you have been spoiled so you are not good at housework, sometimes your cooking is salty, sometimes bland, sometimes you act out of character but for me that is not a problem. Your personality and morality make me love you more.

I loved and pampered her to the fullest, considering her as the treasure of my life. She was also very popular with my family and relatives, especially my mother because she often confided in and cared for her, so she loved her like a daughter. In general, my life was quite peaceful and happy. Everything went smoothly until one day, my ex called me, crying and saying that she was in Saigon, her husband betrayed her to be with a new lover. She said she wanted to come here to start over but had no one close to her, so she only knew how to come to me. At first, I was a bit surprised, then agreed to meet her to help because I loved her and after all, she was someone I had been close to for a long time.

The more I see my ex, the less time I have to spend with my wife. My wife is sometimes childish but has a very sensitive personality, I have to be very careful not to let my wife find out about me and my ex. One day, my ex drank too much and called me for help, what happened happened, we went too far, at that moment I felt so despicable, thinking about my wife and knowing that I had done something wrong to her, but my lust clouded my reason. After doing something wrong to my wife, I quickly went home and left my ex alone that night.

The next morning when I got home, I saw that my wife was very different, I had a feeling of unease, I looked at my wife, her eyes were red and swollen from crying so much, I knew for sure that my wife knew what happened but I still tried to hope that it wasn't true. At that time I was really scared but it seemed like everything was too late. She gave me the divorce papers that were fully prepared (my wife works in the legal field so she knows these procedures very well). She spoke but didn't look at me, told me to sign the papers, or not to sign, she would unilaterally divorce. I felt like I was collapsing, my wife was extremely cold, I couldn't say a word because I didn't know how to face her.

That same day, she moved to her own apartment, called both families to inform them and ask for permission to hold a family meeting. At that moment, I was truly regretful. Looking at the cold room, there was nothing of my wife's, no trace of her. I was in so much pain, hating myself for hurting her, hating myself for throwing away our family's happiness. My wife is very clear about love affairs, I know she will definitely not forgive. I know my wife is so strong because when she loves, she loves me very much and trusts me. Once she is hurt, she will not forgive. What should I do to save this marriage? Please give me advice.

According to VNE