Chapter 1

Christiana’s POV

The door to the lawyer’s office closed behind me with a soft click. I had barely taken a step inside when the man behind the desk looked up from his papers, his expression serious and firm.

“Mrs. Davis, please take a seat. Your husband will join us shortly, but there are matters we need to discuss first,” he said, gesturing to a chair in front of his imposing mahogany desk.

Curiosity ate at me as I settled into the chair. What could possibly be so urgent that Alex had summoned me here, to a lawyer’s office of all places? I watched the lawyer intently, waiting for him to continue.

He adjusted his glasses and cleared his throat. “Mrs. Davis, your husband, Alex, has proposed a divorce.

My breath caught in my throat, and I stared at him, stunned. “Good heavens, a divorce?” I managed to say, my voice was shaky.

The lawyer nodded, his face was of professional detachment. “I know this comes as a surprise to you, but that’s what Alex

wants.”

I could feel my heart pounding in my chest, each beat was of shock and disbelief that coursed through me. Divorce? Alex and I had our problems, sure, but I never imagined it would come to this.

The lawyer continued, detailing Alex’s grievances like he was reading from a script. “He has cited several reasons for this decision. Firstly, he feels there is a disconnection in your communication. He also mentioned disagreements on financial matters and the future direction of your lives together.”

Alex and I had our spats, but were they really enough to end our

finally,” the lawyer said, looking up to meet my eyes, “he mentioned the issue of children. You have been unable to conceive after

daggers, each one driving deeper into my heart. That Alex could sit here and tell this

as I clasped them in my lap. I felt utterly betrayed, hurt beyond measure. The man I loved, the man I thought I knew, had laid bare our most private struggles and used them as reasons

sink in. I struggled to compose myself, to fight back the tears that threatened to spill over. I couldn’t believe it had come to this–my own husband, my Alex, seeking to end our life

I had envisioned, the love I thought was unbreakable, was crumbling before my eyes. How could he

opened with a quiet creak, and Alex stepped inside. My heart skipped a

my voice trembling. “That’s

and unclenched his

words hit me like a sledgehammer, and I struggled to remain standing, my heart aching with a pain I had never

didn’t flinch. “Yes. You and I drifted apart several months ago, although we did get intimate but I was never satisfied. So,

me. My chest felt like it was about to explode from the overwhelming agony. I had

you do this to me?” I demanded, my voice breaking. “I loved you, Alex. I sacrificed everything

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want to leave

me because once a man

my life to, stood before me as a stranger. The future I

of loss and betrayal. This was not how it was supposed to be. The love that had once bound us now

feel the

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