\u201cIf you want the children, take them. They\u2019re only stopping me from starting over.\u201dAdrian Castillo said those words less than five minutes after we signed the divorce papers, as if Noah and Lily were old furniture he no longer wanted instead of our children. I sat across from the polished walnut desk in the attorney\u2019s office, watching the man I had loved for ten years answer his phone with a smile he had not given me in ages.\u201cBaby, it\u2019s done,\u201d he said. \u201cYes, I can still make the appointment. Today we finally get to meet the future heir.\u201dThe heir. Not \u201cmy child.\u201d Not \u201cour baby.\u201d Just heir, as if the Castillo family were royalty instead of a poisonous group of people using money to feel important. His sister, Vanessa, smirked beside him.\u201cWell, at least something good finally came out of all this mess.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I said nothing. I had already cried too many nights over Chloe\u2019s messages, Adrian\u2019s lies, and his mother\u2019s advice that a smart wife knew when to stay quiet. But that morning, I did not feel destroyed. I felt released.Adrian signed the final document without reading it. Hidden inside was his agreement granting me primary custody and permission to travel abroad with the children. He was too eager to celebrate his mistress\u2019s pregnancy to check what he had just signed.\u201cSo we\u2019re done?\u201d he asked, glancing at his watch. \u201cMy family is waiting at the clinic.\u201dAttorney Bennett cleared his throat.Mr. Castillo, you should review some of the financial terms\u2014\u201d\u201cLater,\u201d Adrian cut in. \u201cI\u2019m not wasting energy arguing over condos or accounts. She can keep whatever she wants. I already have a new life waiting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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