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.”

racing, struggling to process his words. Alex and I had our spats,

conceive after two years of marriage. Alex

my heart. That Alex could sit here and tell this man such intimate, painful

the man I thought I knew, had laid bare our most private struggles and

threatened to spill over. I couldn’t believe it had come to

to speak, my mind racing with a thousand thoughts and emotions. The future I had envisioned, the love I thought was unbreakable, was crumbling before my eyes. How could he

to the lawyer’s office opened with a quiet creak, and Alex stepped inside. My heart skipped a beat,

my voice trembling. “That’s what you

tone devoid of any remorse. He clenched and unclenched his jaw

never known. “There are rumors, I began, swallowing hard, “that you’re

flinch. “Yes. You and I drifted apart several months ago, although we did get intimate but I was never satisfied. So,

was as if he had punched me in the face. The rumors I had dismissed as baseless were true. Alex had cheated on me. My chest felt like it was about to explode from the overwhelming agony. I had defended him, convinced he would never

do this to me?” I demanded, my voice breaking.

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you want to leave

remained cold, almost indifferent. “Don’t even think about begging me because once a man has made up his. mind, nothing else can

thought I knew, the man I had devoted my life to, stood before me as a

betrayal. This was not how it was supposed to be. The love that had once bound

feel the walls closing in, the air growing heavy

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