AVA’S POV
“Well, what are you waiting for?” Margaret Voss’s voice cracked through the silence like a whip. Her eyes narrowed on me, her lips curling into the kind of smirk that made my skin crawl. “Sign the papers and stop wasting everyone’s time.”
I stared down at the divorce documents spread across the table, my chest tightening until it was hard to breathe. My hand shook as I clutched the pen, but I couldn’t bring myself to move it. “Divorce Agreement”. The word blurred on the page. My throat ached.
“I won’t sign.” My voice shook, but it came out steadier than I expected.
Her smirk vanished, replaced with a sneer. “Ungrateful little—”
“I-If Adrian wants me gone…” I swallowed hard, my voice unsteady but firm, “…then let him tell me himself.”
I should have known better than to defy
