st arrived at Phoebe's pl

g for the dismissal of the project leader who had wron

th Oasis Studio were now rallying in supp

y hadn't touched Li

er message to the anonymous contact. "Find out

. "You're making a comeback and cash without

ou're in on the next

ng down! When I'm back, you o

ed back a simple "okay" b

er when her phone buzzed again-a notification

it was the card A

't resist

igned the divorce papers, and was

business keeping his car

to Phoebe's house, while some of her items remained at Alan's place. She planned t

it she had found at Phoebe's, Kaitlin hai

doorbell, which was promp

Oh! Mrs

aken aback at th

e; however, today she donned a striking red dress, exu

in an even tone

everie, responded, "He just w

ascended the stairs

suitcase, Alan was already

ght of the small suitcase she carried. He sat ther

this once, but it won't happen again. Go fix me an omelet, and I'l

imperious stance an

? That he had frozen her account so

But tell me, have you signed the d

shot up, vis

or mercy? And yet, she dar

yes, and he balled his fists,

k on the woman standing at the bottom of

ormally, she was docile and eager to please,

oud, thorny rose-fiery and full of life, strik

at name but caught h

was not A

a frosty tone. "Kaitlin, cut out the nonsense! Wh

arriage and divorce are both within my

over, don't you despise me? Surely, divorci

ed, and the veins on his

the mere mention of divorc

er, so why the resi

owing words st

It's absurd. You mourn your late fiancée while entangling yourself wi

to me that way!" Alan explode

her wrist, and slammed her against the

ou just divo

, stripped of any former warmth. "The courthouse isn't f

stare piercing as if trying to

chingly, the air in the din

ed the altercation and slipped o

ke through, bitter and mocking. "You think ending a marriage is tha

y empty-handed, and you won't have to provide f

r wrist faltered

y-ha

e he had given her. Could she

ell. You're playing a game, thinking you'll still be able to return to me post-divorce. I

her smile enchanting, b

owever, turned his fac

ve or die, it no longer concerns you.