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Chapter 11

“Messages like these show that he was deliberately inserting himself into your marriage. But they don’t necessarily prove that he was intentionally trying to break it up.”“I’m not trying to hold him legally responsible for any of this.”Daniel took back his phone.“I just want to establish the pattern. He’s been interfering in our marriage for months, and Mia has consistently refused to set any boundaries.”Chloe studied him for a few seconds.“Have you talked to another attorney?”“No. But I’ve read up on divorce cases.”“What else have you been reading?”“Publishing contracts. Property division. Related-party transactions.”Daniel placed the documents for the Quinn Corporation investment in front of her.Chloe picked them up and flipped to the signature page.For the first time, her expression noticeably changed.“Your signature is on this agreement.”“I didn’t sign it.”“This isn’t your signature?”“No.”Chloe compared the signature on the agreement with the one Dan
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Chapter 12

Daniel picked up the pen and read through the agreement one more time.Before he signed, Chloe spoke.“Are you sure you want to go through with this?”The tip of his pen paused above the signature line.“What do you mean?”“There is still room to negotiate. If any part of you is hoping this will scare Mia into changing, this is the time to stop. Divorce will not necessarily make your life easier, especially in the short term.”“I’m not trying to make her realize she was wrong.”Daniel signed his name.“I just want the marriage to end.”Chloe looked at his signature and finally stopped testing his resolve.She had seen countless clients come into her office angry, heartbroken, or desperate for someone to tell them they had been wronged.She had also seen plenty of them change their minds as soon as the paperwork became real.Daniel was different.He hadn’t spent the consultation listing every way Mia had hurt him, and he hadn’t asked Chloe to help him punish her.He had br
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Chapter 13

“Daniel, you can’t just walk away like this.”Mia hurried down the steps and moved in front of him.The financial district was busy at that hour. Behind them, the glass entrance to AJ Law Firm towered over the sidewalk, and several passing office workers slowed down to glance their way.Mia noticed.She lowered her voice, but reached for Daniel anyway.Her grip tightened around his wrist.“Come home with me first.”Daniel looked down at her hand.“Let go.”“Why can’t we talk about this at home? Do you really have to stand out here and make a scene?”“I’m not the one making a scene.”“Daniel.”Mia’s expression hardened.She wore a long dark coat, her hair tied back simply behind her head. The same cool, controlled look she wore when questioning suspects had settled over her face.Even now, with her own husband, she was speaking to him like someone she expected to obey.“You signed the engagement letter, and you met with the lawyer. Satisfied now?”“This has nothing to do
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Chapter 14

Daniel was tired of it.“Detective Carter,” he said as he stepped around her, “stop wasting both our time.”Mia caught his sleeve.“Come home with me.”“I’m not going back.”“Then where are you going?”“A hotel. A friend’s place. Wherever I go, it’s none of your business.”“You’re my husband!”Her voice rose sharply, drawing several glances from people nearby.Daniel stopped and looked back at her.“Not for much longer.”Mia’s breath caught.Then her lips tightened.Before Daniel could walk away again, she opened the passenger door and stepped in front of him.“Get in.”Daniel’s expression cooled.“What are you doing?”“We’re going home to talk.”“I already told you I’m not going back.”Mia didn’t move.People were passing them on the sidewalk, and Daniel had no interest in getting into a public struggle with a police detective outside his lawyer’s office.After a moment, he got into the passenger seat.Mia immediately walked around to the driver’s side and got in
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Chapter 15

“I can’t.”“Do you really have to push this marriage past the point of no return?”“We passed that point a long time ago.”“That’s what you think.”Daniel unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car.Mia followed him inside.The living room looked exactly as it had when they left that morning. A couple of cups were still sitting on the coffee table. Several case files lay scattered beside the couch, and two dirty bowls had been left in the kitchen sink.In the past, the first thing Daniel would have done after coming home was clean everything up.Today, he didn’t touch a thing.Mia noticed him glance toward the sink, and her voice softened slightly.“I’ll clean it up when I get back tonight.”“You don’t need to tell me.”“Daniel.”She stepped in front of him and blocked his way upstairs.“I know I haven’t been paying enough attention to you lately, but work really has been busy. And Zion’s situation is complicated. I can’t just ignore him.”“You don’t have to explain
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Chapter 16

Daniel finally found the bottle.He twisted the cap off with his teeth, shook out two pills, and slipped them under his tongue. Then he leaned back against the wall and forced himself to breathe slowly.The pain in his chest didn’t ease right away.He stared down at the water on the tile floor as his vision blurred for a moment.All he could hear was the sound of his own uneven breathing.When Mia had leaned toward him earlier, there had been nothing intimate about it.All he could think about was the watch on Zion’s wrist and the sight of Mia leaving with him the night before.He couldn’t do it anymore.Not even a kiss.It took more than ten minutes for the pain to finally begin to fade.Daniel braced himself against the sink and slowly stood up.He splashed cold water over his face, then looked at himself in the mirror.He was pale.There were dark shadows beneath his eyes, and a small patch of his shirt collar was damp with cold sweat.Daniel stared at his reflection f
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Chapter 17

“I’m not feeling well.”“Does Mia know?”“Yes.”“Did she bring you?”“No.”Rina let out a quiet scoff.She had known Daniel for years.Back in college, he had been one of the most promising writers in the literature department. Then he gave up writing for Mia and spent the next several years devoting himself to their home.Rina had always thought it was a shame.There was nothing wrong with making sacrifices for someone you loved.But there had to be a limit.Daniel had given up almost everything.“You really know how to make things hard on yourself,” Rina said, taking a sip of her coffee. “She leaves you alone on your anniversary, and now you’re at the ER by yourself. While Mia was busy taking care of Zion, did she ever stop to think that you might need someone too?”Daniel didn’t respond.He entered his information at the check-in kiosk and selected chest pain as the reason for his visit.Rina watched his expressionless face, and her tone softened slightly.“You’re re
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Chapter 18

“Come in.”Daniel opened the door and stepped into the exam room.A young woman in a white coat sat behind the desk, reviewing test results on the computer. Her badge read “Gwen Smith, MD”.She looked up when he entered.“Mr. Jasper?”“That’s me.”“Have a seat.”Gwen gestured toward the chair across from her.“What brought you in tonight?”“I’ve been having tightness in my chest. Sometimes it hurts. Earlier today, the pain got pretty bad.”“How long did it last?”“About ten minutes.”“Any dizziness, shortness of breath, or sweating?”Daniel hesitated.“Yes.”Gwen’s expression grew more serious.She checked his blood pressure and heart rate, then ordered an EKG, blood work, and an echocardiogram.While Daniel waited outside the testing area, messages from Rina kept appearing on his phone.“Let me know what the tests show.“Don’t try to tough this out.“I had them flag your case so you wouldn’t be stuck waiting all night.”Daniel read the messages but didn’t reply.
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Chapter 19

Gwen didn’t overstate the situation, but her meaning was clear.“You’re still young. You can’t keep treating your body like it has no limits.”Daniel looked down at his hands.He was only twenty-seven.He had just made it through the most chaotic years of his life, and he had believed that once the divorce was over, he could finally start over.He could return to writing, work on screenplays, and move somewhere no one knew him.Given enough time, he thought he could slowly reclaim the five years he had lost.But the words on the test results had thrown all of those plans into uncertainty.He was quiet for a long time before asking, “Do I need to notify anyone if I’m admitted?”“It would be a good idea.”“I can sign everything myself.”“That’s fine. But we still need an emergency contact in case something happens and we can’t reach you.”Daniel took out his phone and scrolled through his contacts.Mia’s name was near the top.He stared at it for two seconds, then kept scro
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Chapter 20

Zion kept his head down, his face still pale as he murmured something Daniel couldn’t hear.Mia leaned closer to listen.The coldness in her expression softened, and so did her voice.“Go home and get some rest. I’ll stay with you tonight.”Daniel remained where he was.Only a short stretch of hallway separated them, but several nurses pushed a supply cart between them, briefly blocking the view.Mia never saw him.Zion did.He lifted his head, and their eyes met for a moment.Zion looked startled at first.Then his gaze dropped to the document folder in Daniel’s hand before shifting to Rina beside him.His face seemed to grow even paler.He lightly tugged on Mia’s sleeve.Mia followed his gaze and turned around.By then, Daniel had already started walking toward the inpatient elevators.“Daniel!”Mia’s voice came from behind him.He kept walking.“Daniel, wait.”Her footsteps quickly caught up with him, and a moment later, she stepped in front of him.She looked at
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