Divorce Papers and New Beginnings

eaming under the soft lights of the living room. Everything was perfect, a

face beaming. "Everything looks wonderful, Ethan.

flicking toward the front door. "I just wish Av

et her be late. It gives us more time with Chloe and the baby without any...

chair. "Ava' s a brilliant doctor, we' ve always been proud of that, bu

g it clear I was an o

his parents' pressure. "I know, but she' s still my wife. She' s been through a lot. The

grandchild they so desperately wanted. The reason Chloe was now sitting

d be grateful. Chloe is giving her the one thing she can't have. It's a win-win. Onc

round. I'll talk to her. Once she holds the baby, she' ll understand. We can still be a family." H

g late. I wasn't stuck in traffic, and I wasn'

t scent of paper and ink filling the air. Th

iller?" my lawyer as

al in my hand. "I'm sure." My signature was

my phone, a new burner phone I' d bought tha

e second ring. "Doctors Wit

name is Dr. Ava Miller. I'm calling to

t for, Chloe was cooing at the baby, a small bundle wr

is face. It was a smile I hadn't seen directed at me in over a year.

my medical texts and personal documents, shipping them to a secure storage unit. The rest-the f

n a war-torn country, where my skills as a surgeon were desperately needed. T