Kelly
The threat made me laugh. Not a nervous laugh but a full, unrestrained one that burst out of me, sharp and humorless. It echoed in the hallway, cutting through the heavy air that had settled around us like fog.
They would ask Bryan to divorce me? Was that supposed to scare me? Was that actually supposed to hurt? It was almost comical.
I lifted my chin and said, clear and calmly, “Please go on right ahead. The sooner you get it done, the better.”
Their reactions were priceless. Theodore’s mouth fell open, Miranda’s eyes widened like she’d seen a ghost, and even Darren—always smug, always self-satisfied—blinked in shock. They stared at me as if I’d just spoken in tongues.
Once upon a time, I’d have begged Bryan to stay. Once upon a time, I’d loved him so much that the idea of losi
