The next day, I realized I had left my work laptop at the old apartment.
When I returned, I stopped in the entryway after hearing Carmela speaking to Andrea in the living room.
"Evelyn isn't coming back. Maybe divorce is for the best. Sophia is softer than she is, and Sophia's parents are both dead. She inherited several estates and a private winery on Valedoro Isle, plus connections to several smuggling routes. If you stay with her, those estates and smuggling networks will eventually become yours. That's the advantage of marrying a single heiress. You understand?"
Andrea sounded exhausted.
"If Evelyn insists on divorce, then I guess that's the only choice."
I smiled bitterly.
Whatever remained of my heart finally went cold.
I had my attorney negotiate the divorce terms.
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