CARTER'S POV
Grace signed the papers on a Thursday and by Friday afternoon I'd convinced myself everything was back to normal. The divorce was finalized, the settlement was paid, and she'd disappeared completely—deactivated all her social media, changed her phone number, left no forwarding address except with her lawyer. It was exactly what I'd wanted. Clean break, no drama, no pregnant ex-wife showing up with demands I wasn't equipped to handle.
I threw myself into work like nothing had happened. Meetings with investors, calls with portfolio companies, the usual routine of managing other people's money and pretending the last month hadn't blown up my entire life. My assistant kept reporters away, David handled the legal fallout, and I perfected the art of walking through my building's l
