The Divorce That Saved Us

then turned his attention back to me. His face

dripping with fake sympathy. "We were all so

himself as her partner, her equal in worrying about her pathetic, unstable husba

my voice even. "Don't be. I w

s. He was used to me being a weeping, jealous mess he cou

he snapped. "Liam is bein

rectly at her. "For not wanting his pity?

e suave mediator, jumped in to de-escalate, wh

nderstandable." He turned back to me. "Actually, that's partly why I came. My family is havi

up. "I'd lo

on was a deliberate insult, a way of showing me my place. "Yo

at would have been the predictable move. Sophia was al

t thing either o

warm smile, but it w

reeable. "Of course, I'll be there." I looked at Soph

y off balance. Liam's mask of charm slipped, revealing a flicker of raw annoyance. Sophia just stared at me, a new, unreadable expression on her face. It was a small victory, but it