lyn'

divorce filing was imm

relief and triumph. "Tell Ethan to get lost and stay with S

laugh, something I h

the kids and out of respect for me, but I always knew what she thought. She'd bite her t

e was done

on the table. "What's the plan? How are you going to

ant any of the property," I said quietly. "And I can't afford to raise

, are you serious? You're just g

"I don't

aking her head in disbelief. "You reall

e smile, a small

ng woman, clinging to Ethan's wealth. They

spected magazine. My income was more than enough to live comfor

etting the memor

ry penny I made was a testament to my determination. It was during that time I met Ms. Smith, the CEO of

ladder from a small-time reporter to the editor-in

hen I

ke care of my marriage and my child. I thought it w

know, you should be confident when you meet Ethan.

park of something fie

el dragged me to a s

ke you've been through hell," she said,

My hair was styled perfectly, my makeup flawless, and t

ook so glamorous! You're completely unrecognizable compared to

haking my head. "Yo

my shoulders. "Trust me, you're a showst

f the store, I fel

ime to show the world

s re

ears of marriage had worn out all my patience and res

ere to

any emotions in me. This place, once a symbol of ou

their faces a mix of surprise and curiosity. I used to greet

to

tience for

d, his expression cautiou

look. "My business isn't fo

, and I moved past him

ed floors, each step a reminder of how far I'd come. I rea

harply-and without waiting fo

, surprise flickering in his

o

ng, I stepped inside, my v

d coldly, "and mail it to me a

placed the divorce papers, already

d at them, as if trying to

t give him

lked out, my head held

use. I didn

't loo