quarters. It was a monument to wealth and power, all gleaming marble and polished brass.

Mrs.

every protest. She rode the private elevator to the

one, overlooking all of Manhattan. He looked up, and

hat are you

She walked to his desk and placed the

laugh escaped his lips, full of derision. "Divorce? E

evel river. "I've signed it. All you need to d

ow, drew in a sharp breath. He had never seen anyone, let alone

as he slowly, deliberately, tore the agreement into small pieces. He let the

ames," he said, his voice lo

is. She reached into her handbag and pulled out an iden

voice unwavering. "My lawyer has al

at her. He saw that her green eyes were no longer filled with adora

anor added, her tone informational. "She advises yo

strength he had never seen before. "I'm not a

re the frantic beating of Heath's own heart and the rustle of the damning document on his desk. He stared at it, then, with a

in a quiet Midtown building, a world away from the cold grandeur of the Price mansion. Sunlight streame

abrera, strode in, all sharp angles and desi

fternoon. He never responded. The judge entered the defaul

ine smile, the first in what felt

her sharp lawyer's eyes filled with concern.

don't want anything from hi

Heath spun a pen between his fingers, a confide

The default judgment wa

he can't even afford her rent." He was certain of it. This was all a performan

page showed a staggering number: millions of followers. It was her secret world, a fitness and lifestyle brand she had built from

te orchid on her windowsill, bathed

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stood out. A user named "EternalAdmirer" had writte