Chapter 80

I missed my wife. Getting on that plane had been the hardest thing I’d had to do as of late but I had to leave her to work. The time away in Paris had been good for us. I loved every single second of it. We were much closer than we had been in a long long time.

I wasn’t overly worried about the Prince Charming wannabe, I trusted my wife and if she wasn’t worried then I had no reason to be worried either.

She had my name, not his and I was the one who she was coming home to, not him. I should have had all the confidence in the world but I was still so damn annoyed at that man. He looked so smug in that hotel lobby.

“Hello, Earth to brother-in-law.” Corinna waved her hand in front of my face. “Are you even listening to me?”

“Sorry, what?”

She gave me a pensive look and huffed. “You’re meant to be a support here but you’re busy spacing out when I need you to

focus.”

“I am focused.” Why did I decide to accompany her? I could barely tolerate her as it was and now I was here, in Angela’s

office.

Truthfully she could have gone by herself but my wife made me go with her for ‘moral support. The woman was fine. She was tough as nails and didn’t need hand-holding

I had my suspicions that my wife had her reservations because she didn’t like Angela.

“I just want this whole mess behind me and I don’t want your sleazy brother to get even a cent of my money.”

“We all want the same thing here.” I sighed, digging into my pocket and looking at my wife’s messages.

She was on set right now and I knew she would only wrap up much later. I hated that we had to be far apart but it was only two weeks then she would be back in my arms again.

“How much longer will your friend be?”

The

way she said friend made me believe that she didn’t like her-I was sure that my wife was to blame for that one. “She should be here any-oh there she is.”

smile on her face. She was still rocking her blonde hair but this time she had it styled in loose waves similar to the way my wife wore hers. Hmm, I guess that was

with two kisses on the cheek. She then turned her attention to Corinna who

and down. I gave her a pointed look

her

needed

would always take Adie’s side but this was about her right now and right now we needed Angela.

officially meet

a solid shake. “Thank you for finding the time to

Ronald on the gist of your case and he is one of the best divorce lawyers in the state so I have all the confidence

gave her a tight-lipped

us down the hallway to where all

Paris?” Angela asked over her shoulder. “I hear it’s

“It was great.”

Corinna piped up. “My sister had to physically put him on the plane

with me and given me

course, Corinas smiled. True love. What a wonderful and grand

made for

slight edge in my sister-in-law’s voice that I wasn’t too

I was reading into

at an office door. Angela knocked on the door and a muffled

and saw a man in his early to mid-fifties sitting behind a desk. He wore an expensive Brioni suit and a limited edition Van Dore watch.

of style. I liked him already.

stood from his desk and greeted

I’m Ronald,” he said as we

and excused herself, leaving us to discuss my

going to take down my brother. I was over

her when I had put the

but I could see that she

loved my brother and that was no fault to her. She was fooled the same way that my wife had

okay to be sad over this. Divorce is hard even in the best of times.”

looked over at me with a sad smile on her face. “You’re being nice to me.”

Making fun of you just isn’t

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