The day I was finally able to stand up, Brian followed Chloe through the door. And trailing behind him, as always, was Melissa. The moment Brian saw me, his eyes widened with raw emotion. "Ashley, I've been searching for you for so long. I'm so happy you can stand again now." He opened his arms, moving in to embrace me. I stepped cleanly aside, positioning myself behind Wyatt, and spoke without any emotion. "Have some self-respect, Mr. Jenkins, please. We're already divorced." Before Brian could even process my words, Melissa rushed in front of me, shrieking that I was the one who broke her relationship. "Ashley, stay away from my husband! Stop trying to seduce other women's men every damn day!" She flung a stack of photos into the air, scattering them across the floor. Every single

