The Divorce That Freed Me

study. It was the room where all major family decisions were made, a chamber of dark wood an

any desk. Richard stood beside her, his a

explained the situation. While the timing was... unfortunate, the decision

ly calm. "You want me to stand beside my husba

Richard interjected. "Leo is my h

d in a simple white dress, her eyes red-rimmed as if she had bee

d, her voice trembling. "I never wanted to disrupt things. If..

meless victim, the gentle soul caught in a diff

stand." He glared at me. "My mother is right. Our family has traditions for situations like this.

over again. They weren' t just asking me to tolerate this;

son alongside your bastard and pretend we are one big, ha

r tongue. That boy carries Thorne blood. Yo

This is my final word, Ava. You will accept them, or you will find that your p

h' s icy stare. I was completely and utterly alone. My choice was to live in this nightmare, or