Eight months after the divorce, my phone buzzed with his name. “Come to my wedding,” he said, smug as ever. “She’s pregnant—unlike you.” I froze, fingers tightening around the hospital sheet.

looked like? Look around you, Julian. Your new bride is facing a federal indictment, your company accounts are frozen, and your reputation in this city is entirely dead.”

I took a deep, steady breath, feeling the last remnants of the old pain evaporate into the cold air of the church. I felt light. I felt entirely free.

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