Chapter 37

Chapter 57

The room fell silent the second I spoke. Everyone turned to stare at me like I’d lost my mind. And maybe I had.

What kind of wife claps for her husband singing a love song with another woman? A smart one–because I had a plan. Jared told me not to bring up divorce again, so I’d just nudge things along another way.

Tracy was running out of time. She wanted my place badly. If she turned up the pressure on Jared, he’d give it a deep thought and cave eventually. And when he did, he’d come to me with that polite, detached tone and ask for a divorce–just

like last time.

In my previous life, he’d offered me the villa, 8% of his company shares, and some prime commercial properties. The only thing he wouldn’t compromise on was our daughter’s custody. On paper, it was more than enough to set me up for life.

him. I truly believed holding onto that marriage meant security—that as long as I had him and his wealth, I’d

wasn’t sudden disasters that wore me

its warmth. I withdrew from friends, unable to bear their sympathetic glances. Avoided family gatherings, terrified

me back. My applause must have pissed him off because he snatched his blazer

a slow sip of my coffee, and gave the room a breezy wave. “Enjoy

soon?” Tracy rushed to the door, her face

got to go back and check on my daughter.” Then he disappeared into the elevator, leaving me to trail behind

always been good at keeping her mask in place–cool, collected, untouchable. But for just a second, when our eyes met, I saw it: raw resentment. The kind that burns slow

your temper. Let him see the

make a scene, she

slid shut, sealing us in silence. Then, out

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