The Unwanted Bride Takes Back Her Crown

her empty Manhattan apartment. She didn't turn on the lights. She walked straight

Her expression was completely blank. She typed in her cr

director's portal and pulled

addendum, explicitly stating her voluntary forfeiture of all unvested stock options. She demanded immediate processing from the

e hit the enter key. The resignation was s

p speakers. A second later, her cell phone lit up

ainst the wood for ten full seconds. Then, she reach

voice exploded from the speaker, thick wi

self," Annabella s

ou didn't have to storm out of the park like a vi

logic, and she felt absolutely nothing. The panic and the pai

errupted, cutting off his rant. "

thing heavily echoed through the speaker. He clearly

with arrogance. "If you walk away from the firm, you

ella said, her eyes scanning the da

ce spiked in volume. "Yo

ted through the phone from the background.

right here, Donie. Just breathe," he said softly, th

seamless switch from vicious bo

, his voice cold again. "Take a few days to cool off. Don't do anyt

. He ended the call. The dial to

creen. She felt a profound sense o

k-in closet. She grabbed a giant black suitc

designer bag, every piece of jewelry he had given her for an anniversary-she

d photo of them from their trip to Paris. She dropped it straight

is toothbrush, his cologne, and his shaving c

ightly red, but her posture was rigid. She turned on

el, picked up her phone, and

e deed is solely in my name, and I want it gone by the end of the week. Ca

e apartment she had lived in for five years

bed the zipper, and pulled it shut. S