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8: FACING THE FALL OUT.

Author: Glittering gold
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-02 19:46:01
NATE’S POV

“Why did you divorce your wife, Nathan?”

Marcus’s voice cut through the silence of my office, sharp and direct.

I leaned back in my chair, rubbing my temples, debating whether I should tell him the truth or bury it even deeper.

“Why, Nate?” he hissed.

“Because…”

The word sat heavy on my tongue, my voice trailing off.

“Because what?” he pressed.

“I didn’t think she’d go through with it.”

The lie escaped before I could stop it.

“I thought Elara would stay. I thought she’d fight for me—for us. But she didn’t.” That sounded absurd even to my ears

Marcus laughed bitterly. “You’ve got to be kidding me. You seriously believed that, after everything you did, she’d stick around? Man, I always thought I was the delusional one in this family, but you’ve clearly taken the crown.”

My fists clenched against the desk as the memory of that night crashed into me — the fundraiser, the cruel words I threw at her like knives, the look in her eyes before she walked away. I had to pu
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Helen Mubanga
stupid man, emotionally destroying some one for a rest?
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Dawn Armstrong
This is the most unrealistic reason for a divorce ever! The author seriously couldn't come up with anything better? Really, I can't bring myself to continue reading this garbage. It's insulting.
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banoonshah
That is stupid ego to divorce a wife just for a test…. This man really ... has an manly ego complex
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