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I didn’t leave my room for the rest of the day.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Dave standing beneath the shower, fully dressed, asking me not to give up on us.I hated that part of me still wanted to believe him. There was a knock on the door.“Rhea, we have less than thirty minutes,” Dave said.I let out a sigh.Unfortunately, the shareholders’ dinner wasn’t going to cancel itself just because my life had fallen apart.I dragged myself to the closet and stared at the dresses hanging inside.Every dress looked like a costume.For one reckless second, I considered calling Beatrice and inventing some emergency that required a stylist.Instead, my gaze landed on the emerald-green gown tucked at the end of the rack.It was floor-length, fitted through the waist, with an open backI slipped it off the hanger and held it against myself.Better.Lifting my arm to zip the dress pulled at the bruises across my ribs. I sucked in a quiet breath and kept going.Makeup didn’t take long. Found

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Twenty minutes passed in complete silence.The only sounds in the car were the low hum of the engine and the steady swish of the windshield wipers pushing fresh snow aside.Dave adjusted the rear-view mirror.A few seconds later, he straightened his tie with one hand before returning it to the steering wheel.Then he adjusted the heater.I watched the whole performance from the corner of my eye.The only time Dave fussed this much was when something was bothering him.Normally, I would’ve asked what was wrong.Tonight, I couldn’t bring myself to care.“I’d really appreciate it if we made it to the dinner in one piece,” I said, not sparing him a glance. He cleared his throat. “Rhea…”“If this is about last night,” I said, “save it.”“I’m not trying to argue.”“Good, because there’s no point. Tomorrow morning, Phil will bring the divorce papers. All you have to do is sign them. After that… we’re done.”He glanced at me, then back at the road. “I’m not signing them.”I turned to look

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