edroom. He was wearing a diffe

er asking who had

rogant authority. As he got closer, a faint, unfam

rned with disgust. S

the official notice of transfer. As of Monday, Celestia will be taking over all responsibilities for the biomedical division," he state

ha f

and Roman families have formed a strategic partnership. To show my sincerity, I'm handing the

ussion. It was a

ails digging into her palms. A wave of

how much blood and sweat I poured into that division? I led that team through countless sleepless night

ve, this was him taking her severed heart and stomping it into the dirt

s yielding her life's work. The only thing l

red-rimmed eyes turning dangero

a di

ntence. Brody interrupted her,

ndescension. "You've been distracted by work, and you haven't been taking proper care of Zoe. That's why she isn't get

y own

aughable, hypocritical thing she had ever heard. He was clearing t

time to calm down and reflect," Brody s

osing the heavy oak door behind her. She leaned against it, the cool wood a comfort against her back

laptop was still open from the night be

"Divorce Agreement

an to fly acros

ysical custody of our

ll marital assets, with specific focus on the Carlisle

e to be signed over to Alisha Ha

ame with swift,

he signed agreement right on the nightstand,

her daughter, waiting for Brody to come o

m the hallway. He was on the phone. His tone was incr

n the stairs, followed by the sound of the fr

edroom. The divorce agreement sat on

't even

face. For a second, she wanted to call him and s

e handled face-to-face. If he didn't s

and resolute. It didn't matter when he saw it.