Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Stroud interpreted Simone 's sudden disappearance and the fact that she had left behind her wedding ring , however , as an indication of a desire for a divorce and a separation resulted in their marriage .
Simplified: However , Stroud thought that Simone 's sudden disappearance ( and the fact that she had left behind her wedding ring ) meant that she wanted a divorce .