erfectly composed, her fingers intertwined and her chin gently propped

eone like him-shrinking herself, holding back, st

im. He didn't dare to intervene, so he turned to Ale

ill yelling and crying, Roger looked in pain, and the cr

early unimpressed. Honestly, she wa

ly but did what she said

at the courthouse tomorrow to finalize the divorce. Don't make me wait. And if there's still a shred of decenc

clearly shocked. Alexia looked completely unbothered

wanted to admit. What was

that look? Like she could read him ins

forward, Marilee clung to his arm in panic. "Roger, you n

, pushing her hand off. "Alex

st once, seeing Marilee clinging tightly to Roger's arm like a lifeline. That po

o hard for this man. How could she have spent all those years tryin

gh. She shook her head and walk

r someone she'd ev

orters and onlookers had gathered outside, clogging t

sed. Every step she took carried quiet strength-an aura

dare swarm her this time. Instead, they turned their

ach question thrown his way without missing a beat. "Yeah, I'm just here for a little v

for quite some time. I happened to be in town when I heard about the divo

e questions kept coming-s

at guy's bad for the mood." A

h Alexia?" He paused, smirk

Then, he delivered the line with a

ters scrambled to catch every word, rushing to publish the scoop of the

ngine, while Alexia leaned back in her seat, amused. "Than

a look. "Who sa

my back-that part's genuine.

ou'd say that. But never mind, let's m

" Alexia ask

bout yo

. Carter. She is the wife of a rich businessman from Brookline and Marilee's adoptive mother. The payments started twenty-four years ago-the exact year you and Marilee were born. That means the Je