"That's all in the past—Wendy seduced me! I know now that nothing about her was real. Not her body, not her face, not even who she was. She was rotten to the core. And I know the truth about that day—she threw the baby on the floor herself to frame you. And the clothes you were burning—they weren't her baby's. They were ours..."
Cedric choked through his tears, but Joy found every word laughable.
"So you're here today because you've finally seen her true colors, and suddenly you remember how good I was to you?"
She could hardly believe Cedric had sunk this low.
"No—I truly know I was wrong. That's why I came. Honey—"
"I'll say this one last time. We are divorced. Stop calling me that."
Joy's patience finally shattered. "Cedric, I gave you chances. You threw every single one away. Hav
