Adrian didn’t speak for three full seconds after hearing her voice.Clara.The woman he once thought was the love of his life.The woman he had built fantasies around while his wife slept in the same bed beside him.“What do you want?” he repeated, colder this time.She laughed softly, the sound smooth and unsettling.“That’s not how you greet someone you once couldn’t breathe without.”His jaw tightened.“That was a long time ago.”“Was it?” she mused. “Because I heard you’re suddenly desperate to keep your ex-wife.”The word ex felt like acid.“It’s none of your business.”“Oh, but it is,” she replied calmly. “You divorced her for me, Adrian.”He felt a flicker of irritation.“I divorced her because the marriage was broken.”“Because you loved me.”Silence.The truth sat between them like something rotting.“I was confused,” he said flatly.“Don’t rewrite history to make yourself feel noble.”Her tone shifted—less playful now, sharper.“You told me she was convenient. That she didn’
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