s drew together as if he could not believe wh

spoke each word with clarity. "I said divo

n kept his eyes on her. The warmth that once lived in her eyes had disappeared, and only a stea

his cigarette as though he needed something solid to steady himself, then curved

ce again, and the weight of them made it hard to breathe. "I

e ground and crushed it beneath his shoe. "Millie, have you forgotten how thi

refused to let her voice shake. "I rem

ting. Photos surfaced of him appearing in public with

rgan, stepped forward to confront Darren. During the confrontat

ved he would build an outstanding career in medicine. Because of that injury,

respected households in their circle, the Morgans demanded that the Evans family take responsibili

n forming a strong alliance with the Evans family. She knew that by marrying Darren, she had forfeited any claim again

t to such lengths to secure this marriage, you should live with it," he said. "

of their marriage had been nothing more than a performance. The emotional dis

ever considered what this is doing to Zoey?" Millie asked.

ween them. Instead, they came from a place of deep exhaustion. She no

aze on her. "When your family cornered me into this marriag

ee cold detachment in him. What burned there wa

eve she had destroyed his future with Zoey? But he had

heart already belonged to someone else, perhaps she wo

en a drawer, and retrieved a neatly prepared divorce agreement. It had bee

sudden decision. If I am bringing up divorce,

nd. "Put your name on it. We can end this without conflic

ed around the document. "Were you even listening to wh

Your grandmother has already given her approval. Sh

ion, there was still one person whose authority he could not ignore. In his

y we married. If this ends in divorce, you walk away with nothing. You are aware of the state of Morgan Group. It is no longer

y in his words almost sounded like co

. There was no care behind his w

ver happens to Morgan Group does not require your

he picked up a pen and signed his name in the space marked for

illed his voice. "Still, I am certain you will not follow through wit