He divorced me and signed away our sick child… hours before I won the biggest contract of my life.

She simply exhaled—as if a chapter had finally closed.

Aftermath
Later, Lauren found Avery, eyes red, voice trembling. “He told me you were unstable… that you trapped him… I believed him. I’m sorry.”

Avery’s tone stayed steady. “He says that about every woman who doesn’t make him the center. You don’t have to be the next one.”

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