The decision had been made. Olivia sat in the soft, muted light of her penthouse, the glow of the city outside casting long shadows across the floor. The divorce papers lay in front of her, still crisp and pristine, a symbol of everything she had lost—and everything she was about to gain.
Her fingers traced the edge of the paper, the weight of the pen in her hand suddenly feeling much heavier than it had before. She had always been a woman of patience, of grace. Even through the ups and downs of her marriage, she had held on to the belief that love was something worth fighting for. But Ethan had taken that belief and crushed it beneath his feet, replacing it with betrayal, with disregard. The promises he had made—the vows he had sworn—meant nothing to him now. And so, she would release hi
