Chapter 16
\nAfter a while, James\u2019s hoarse voice asked, \u201cWhy\u2026 are there men\u2019s voices where you are?\u201d
\nI chuckled. \u201cWhat\u2019s it to you?\u201d
\n\u201cIt is! Of course it is!\u201d<\/p>\n
In all our years, it was the first time I\u2019d heard James so unraveled.
\nHe growled low and angry, \u201cWe\u2019re not divorced! I didn\u2019t sign! I don\u2019t want to lose you!\u201d
\n\u201cWhy aren\u2019t you checking on me anymore? Why aren\u2019t you jealous?\u201d
\n\u201cLuna, come back. I miss you. So, so much.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cToo late,\u201d I cut off his outpouring, my voice soft. \u201cI don\u2019t love you anymore.\u201d
\nMuffled sobs came through the phone.
\nI ignored them, hung up, and contacted my lawyer.<\/p>\n
Since leaving that suffocating relationship, my mind had become frighteningly clear.
\nIf an amicable divorce wasn\u2019t possible, then legal proceedings it was.
\nNo matter what, I wouldn\u2019t entangle myself with James any longer.
\nAfter the dinner, I hadn\u2019t drunk a drop, but Henry was completely wasted.
\nColleagues teased me into taking Henry home.<\/p>\n
One female colleague even winked at me, curiosity written all over her face: \u201cWho was on the phone earlier? Another suitor? Then Henry didn\u2019t drink all that for nothing!\u201d
\nPrev<\/p>\n
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