The Divorce That Saved Us

nd scrolling through something on her tablet. She didn't look up when I entered. The silence in

tone of voice she' d used in the hospital, one of ingrained contempt and exhaustion. She was speakin

e housekeeper placed a plate o

divorce,

hia' s fingers froze on her tablet. For the first time, she lifted her head

d you ju

," I repeated, meeting he

w strategy, Ethan? Another game to get my attention? I have to admit, it's mo

but they didn't. They just solidified my resolve.

t out. You can have the house, the money, everything. I don't

of weakness, of desperation. When she found none, her own expression harde

e low and dangerous. "You made a deal five years ago. You will

came back into the room.

e icy mask melted away, replaced by

n casual an expensive-looking polo shirt and chinos. He kissed Sophia on

he said, handing her a box. He glanced at me, his smile not quite rea

ond paste. The housekeeper had just told me they were Liam' s favori

red it to him. "Have one,

kfast table. I pushed my own plate of food away, the sight of it suddenly making me sick. I was the leftover, the unwanted guest in my own sham of