Against All Odds “Mr. Smith, my savior “

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Tears well up in my eyes as I realize that he is not going to believe me with the photo of that mysterious man out there. "Look, Linda you need to come to terms with what you have done." Ivy says. Shocked, my head whips around and I stare at my best friend , who had promised to talk to James on my behalf less than some minutes ago. "Ivy ? I thought you were at my side. Wow , we’ve been closer than sisters !" "I’m on the side of the truth." Ivy holds up her phone to show me the screen with the headlines, as if mocking me. "What about what happened at the hotel ? It’s being broadcast everywhere and now your stock is tanking. You don’t want it to affect Memorata Enterprise , the company we all built together. I think it is the best option at this point ." "You want me to divorce James ? How is that going to save the company ?" "It worked out just fine for Martins Spencer. Better than if he’d stayed married to his wife." She says. Then, she pulls a stack of papers from that folder on her car and hands them to me. "What is that ?" "Everything you need to end your marriage. Just sign where indicated, and you can put all of this behind you and get on with your life." I stare at the woman who’s been my best friend dumbfounded. "Stop smearing me with baseless accusations. Never sign unknown original documents, CEO rule number one." This all seems like a well-planned conspiracy, I can’t let this unfold the way they planned. But, I love James so much. "Please, James you need to believe me. Nothing happened in that hotel room last night. I thought you set up a surprise for me." "That’s the problem. I don’t believe you." My hands shake as I look over the divorce papers , but the words are blurry through my tears. "I need to have my lawyer look them over first." "No, you don’t. Just sign them damn." "I may be a fool, but I’m not that much of a fool. My lawyer will look at them and I’ll get back to you." I pull out my phone to call my lawyer as James drives off with Ivy, leaving me stranded. But before I can even do that, my phone vibrates with an incoming call. The caller ID is a local hospital. -Hello ? -Is it Linda ? -Yes ! -I’m afraid your grandmother has been admitted. She’s unresponsive. The doctors are working on her now. You should come now. I rush into the hospital and am met by Rosy, a long time family friend who once worked for my parents. "Rosy , what happened ?" "She was watching the news. And your livestream came on… She started shaking, and then she just went limp. The doctor thinks she might have had a stroke." Just then , a woman in scrubs