I Signed the Divorce, He Lost Everything

imate control system that seemed to scrub the oxygen out of the atmosphere along with the dust.

ed like a gunshot in the silence. He looked tired. There were shadows under his eyes that no amount of expensive skincar

a hardcover book, her posture perfect, her spine straight. She didn't look up

s hand. He tossed it onto the polished mahogany surface. It slid across

he simply marked her page with a silk ribbon and closed th

nd perhaps most disturbingly for Nathaniel, no curiosity. It w

was rough, gravelly from a day of board meetings

at him. She blin

," sh

ected tears. He had expected her to throw herself at his feet, to remind him of her vows, to beg for

twisting the knife he thought was alrea

movements were fluid, precise. She wound the stri

said, her voice steady.

s, she had played the role of the doting wife, always waiting for him, always smiling, always trying to ple

tossing it onto a chair. "It's a binding separation agreement. It outlines the asset freeze an

eyes scanned the pages, not reading every word, but huntin

he nightstand. She tapped the nib against the paper, a rh

Tap

cap is too lo

dulous laugh. "Of course. It alw

the corner of her mouth quirked upward. It

h. I cooked for you. I attended your boring galas. I t

and through his dark hair. "You're finally showing you

didn't defend her honor. She

penthouse,

"This apartment? It's wor

e currently liquid," she continued, ignoring his outrage. "A

r enough money to fund a small country. In his

ked for nothing, he would be suspicious. If she asked for everythin

. He wanted to go to the hospital and hold Julia's hand. He didn't car

is phone and di

property transfer. Agree to the shares. Double the monthly payou

ring on the other end, protesti

l addendum," Nathaniel

g, the pen still poised in her hand.

He forwarded the digital documen

ripping with disgust. "This freezes our assets an

igned her name, Victoria Vane Sterling, with a flourish. The dig

ghtgown that skimmed her body, but Nathaniel didn't look at her

within the h

touch him. She didn't smell like the floral perfume she usually wore. She

low ache in his chest. It wasn't regret, he told