ren abandoned the conversation a

he ache inside her had not disappeared, yet beneath that pain was a strange sense

y faded down the mountain road. Only then did something cross Millie

istant, guided the car away from the v

ted from the speakers, filling the silence inside the vehicle. In the back se

y. "Sir, Mr. Wall just called. He confir

yes, Darren responded

e out his expression clearly, the atmosphere inside the car had turned noticeably colder ever since

ther word. The silence stretched on until the sudd

, he spoke carefully. "Sir,

He offered no reply, yet the shif

th tension. Unable to gauge Darren's reacti

en that we still need to submit the divorce documents tomorrow. If he would rather a

Brice's mind, and disbelief

ack seat again, only to feel the atmos

o other choice, Brice responded caref

.

to remain at the villa until morning. When the next day arrived, she intentionally wai

he had gradually placed there over the past three years. All the decorations and small details she had chosen with ca

already disappeared because she had used the

ovided by the Evans family, she h

rthouse, only Brice was wai

cticed politeness, "Mrs. Evans, Mr. Evan

discomfort, his explanation did not get far. Before he could c

ence left for j

e window and passed every prepared document to t

complete. They were instructed to return after a thirty-day waiting period to make it

d her suitcase behind her and entered the smal

er replacing the bedding with clean sheets, she lay down briefly to ease her

placed her toiletries in the bathroom, set a stuffed toy caref

bell echoed throug

he handle, Millie ca

young man wearing a coat stoo

ub

nd it pressed so tightly against her che

easy and familiar motion, he lifted his hand and gently messed up her hair. "Y

e could no longer force them back. She stepped closer and held onto him tig

have finally made the right choice," Ruben said

e slowly lifted her head. "B

with confidence, yet deep down sh

ld you long ago," Ruben replied firmly. "Morgan