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.”

process his words. Alex and I had our spats,

meet my eyes, “he mentioned the issue of children. You have been unable to conceive after two years of marriage. Alex is a man of considerable wealth, a billionaire, and

lawyer’s words felt like daggers, each one driving deeper into my heart. That Alex could sit here and tell this man

measure. The man I loved, the man I thought I

that threatened to spill over. I couldn’t believe it had come to this–my own husband, my Alex, seeking

mind racing with a thousand thoughts and emotions. The future I had envisioned, the love I thought

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

I said, my voice trembling. “That’s what you

clenched and unclenched his jaw before continuing, “I can’t do

a pain I had never known. “There are rumors, I began, swallowing hard,

didn’t flinch. “Yes. You and I drifted apart several months ago, although we did get intimate but I was never satisfied. So, 1 started seeing Bianca, and we’ve been together for six months. I must say she makes me feel

were true. Alex had cheated on me. My chest felt like it was about to explode from the overwhelming

I demanded, my voice breaking. “I loved you, Alex. I sacrificed everything to be

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Chapter 1

you want to

expression remained cold, almost indifferent. “Don’t even think about begging me because once a man

man I had devoted my life

was supposed to be. The love that had once bound us now lay in ruins. Destroyed by his desire for a divorce to part

silently, his eyes flicking between us. I could feel the walls closing in, the

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