Chapter 7 - The Woman Who Had Nothing Left to Prove
Three months later, the divorce became final in every practical sense.
The court had already dissolved the marriage.
Now the remaining financial disputes were settled.
Evan received a portion of assets acquired during the marriage.
But he lost his position.
He lost access to company funds.
He lost the lifestyle he had built around my family's fortune.
Barbara's consultancy was dissolved.
The $740,000 was recovered.
Kelsey's apartment was surrendered.
The jewelry was returned.
The fake vendors were exposed.
And Whitmore Freight survived.
One afternoon, I received a letter from Evan.
I almost threw it away.
Instead, I opened it.
He wrote about regret.
About mistakes.
About how he had been blinded by ambition.
He claimed he had loved me.
Maybe he had.
But love without loyalty wasn't enough.
I wrote one sentence back.
I hope you become a better man for the child you are about to raise.
Nothing more.
I didn't hate him.
I didn't want him back.
May you like
I simply didn't care anymore.
That was freedom.
