more like a museum than a home. I was sitting on a plush white sofa, trying to ignore the knot of dr

fifth time that hour. "So talented. Ethan and Li

ip tightening on the mug of tea

ry. She didn' t bother with greetings. She marched

she co

spectacle. The headline was a gut punch. My best friend' s marriag

s. Always have been." She went back to her flowers, completely obli

their money, all of it. We' ll charter a private jet. We can hire an entire football team of handsome

ected part, felt a flicker of excitement. I hesitated, my mind a whirlwind of confu

know, Em,"

n the coffee table. It was a press release from Thorn

nounces Olivia Hayes as the New

I' d seen from him in months. The knot in my stomach tightened into a block of ice. He hadn' t told me. This major busines

shed. It was replaced

ange in my face.

. She read it, and a slow, wick

she said. "I

my voice surprisingly steady.

ootball team? I' m in. But I' ll find my own. They' ll be

hem. They hung in the air, a shocking te

before she burst into laughter. "

ng my lawyer right now. We need the best divorce a

st-a birthday gift from Ethan. It was beautiful, expensive, and completely impersonal. It felt like

ara

ce was deep and fam

om to the foyer. He must have just walked in. His suit jac

o the room, his ey

is voice dangerously quiet. "Something