Chapter 17

The divorce signing came three months later.

Everything had exploded in those months. The stock transfers, Sarah defecting to our competitor, the bigamy scandal breaking, Claire being destroyed on social media, Nathan losing control of his company, the divorce battle…

Dad orchestrated it all while I found peace studying with an artist in the mountains.

When Dad said it was over, I couldn’t believe my scholarly father had managed it.

His expression turned complex. “Nathan let it happen. Some of it… he orchestrated himself.”

At the courthouse, Nathan limped in on a cane.

The contrast between us was stark my time away had brought back my color, my life. He looked hollow,

diminished.

staring at his damaged leg.

signed everything without protest, his eyes never

to know: “Why give

see you,” he said

“What?”

anymore. The divorce, the company – I’d lose it all just to see you again. We’ve never been apart this long. I was

my leg should be healed. You won’t

me broken.”

to my car, I could feel

appeared in the

victim act replaced by

destroyed everything,”

studied her

to yourself. You were the

hell! I loved him first! You’re the one

face twisted with rage.

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