This was the first time Catherine had stood face to face with Michael and seriously told him that they should get divorced.
It wasn't another argument over the phone, nor was it another endless battle of sending divorce agreements back and forth while they remained stuck on whether he would sign.
She was calm, serious, and completely certain when she brought up the divorce.
"I'm not trying to get a reaction out of you. This is a decision I've made after thinking about it carefully. I hope you can take it as seriously as I do. We were married, after all. I don't want things to end in a way that leaves both of us with nothing but resentment."
Catherine was far too composed. Her voice was far too steady. That unnatural calmness made a strange panic slowly rise in Michael's chest, a feelin
