Dear Husband I'm Done Being Your Wife. Let's Divorce

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father-and-daughter pair-to st

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my legs over the bed an

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car pulled into the courty

pped out, and made my

ached the do

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had bought for Zo

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to order me around in the middle o

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ged Elizabeth's heels out

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my gaze sweeping

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t of the kitchen, spotted me a

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ered toward the stairs, her expression turning uneasy, as thoug

in the littl

to leave, but she

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my hand resting on the banister

hm

ed it again. The same motion re

king, I already knew

, offering her a small, re

ned and continue

a's room, I slowed,

th resting on her forehead, he

and I almost rushed forward-to check on her, to

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in, when is she going to become my mo

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h had. m

Elizabeth stepped into view

ra, and gently replaced the one on her fo

d softly. "You'll give your father the wron

licked toward Adrian, who was seated

"I don't like my mommy. She's mean and uncool.

ed herself up and wrapped her

be my mommy," s

, watching th

sting grounding me-but inside, th

give birth to a child who c

a soft laugh at Zora's words. The

er of something-mischief-passed throu

you'r

ked up fro

n his eyes as they met mine, but it dis

at I c

d stepped into the room, my ga

child who seems perfectly fine," I s

her for the past three hours," Adrian replied, his tone edged with reprima

d Zora clearly prefers her over me-wouldn't it be bette

s eyes

self, Adeline Carter?" he asked

aze without

y anythin

e could respond, Elizabeth reach

ly. "I already see Zora as my ow

ut a quiet scoff and

d back slightly

ted my hand to feel her for

ck. "I don't want you. You

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avitate toward the person they f

ips as she added, "Don't ta

n her tone wa

my cheek, forcing

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later, she wou

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licked h

job right," he mutte

ng his gaze for a few

said calmly. "I came because you promised

both stunned and irritated

ou

e he could continue. "Don't bring up divo

you're eager to be with that man. you

dangerous glint fl

ou

n Adrian grabbed my arm and pulled me

efore steadying myself

rned to f

ould have known from the start that trying to turn you into someone like Elizabeth was

cond, everythi

ne

lly believed I mar

ad thrown away half my life-reducing mys

nger rising fast an

countless insu

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love, my sacrifices-to something as shallo

d you for money?" I

didn't

lse would you crawl into my b

ords didn't just

myself than to him. "So that'

meeting his eyes w

words, Adrian Carter," I said, a cold edge slippin

rything you owe me in this