"You want to divorce me… because of Victoria?"
I shook my head.
"It's not because of her. It's because of you. Because you don't trust me, you don't respect me, and… because you’re a fool."
"How have I not respected you?" he shot back, his voice rising with the anger of someone who’s just been called out.
"The moment you started giving away my life's work like it was nothing, respect was dead."
Alexander's face grew even darker.
"That's all small stuff! We can talk about it, we can fix it!"
"It might be small stuff to you, but to me, it was my soul. It was my bottom line."
I pointed to the papers on the table.
"I've thought this through. Just sign it."
Alexander slammed his hand on the table, his face a mask of fury and disbelief.
"I'm not signing! We still have feelings for each other. We have a daughter!"
"I'll raise our daughter," I cut in. "You can see her whenever you want."
"Evelyn, are you really going to be this heartless?"
Watching him rage, I wasn't made of stone. My heart di
