April Fools “Surprise” Husband Divorcing Me For His “Pure” Girl novel Chapter 30

Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Day one after lockdown.

The city came roaring back to life.

Cars everywhere-bumper to bumper, horns blaring, nobody remembering how to merge.

grabbed a bike-share and pedaled to the institute. Rode past flower shops yanking up their metal shutters, boba places already brewing, hole-in-the-wall estaurants with smoke pouring out their vents.

Ve’d survived.

My phone buzzed.

yan.

Emma, listen-I’m flying back day after tomorrow. Let’s just… talk. Figure this out.”

Okay.”

And hey, about the lawyer stuff? Can we not? It’s messy. We’re still married. We don’t need strangers picking through our business.”

Wasn’t messy when you left with her?”

didn’t leave-it was complicated-”

Ryan.” I cut him off. “When you land, go to 118 State Street. Fourteenth floor. Harrison’s office. I’ll be there.”

A lawyer’s office? You’re actually doing this?”

You did this. I’m just finishing it.”

lick.

ive minutes later, Diana.

Emma! Ryan’s coming home! Please, can’t you just-meet him halfway? Give him a chance to fix this?”

Diana, I gave him three years of chances.”

Why do you have to be so difficult-”

Did he tell you he forged my signature on a loan?”

ause. Long one.

What are you talking about?”

Second mortgage. This apartment. Six hundred grand. My name. Except I never signed a damn thing.” I let that sit. “That’s fraud. Diana. Criminal fraud.

lothing.

hen her voice came back, barely a whisper.

Emma… what are you planning to do?”

Whatever I’m supposed to do.”

fung up.

Chapter 9

worked late that night. Data analysis until my eyes burned.

Around eleven, I checked my email.

me new message from Auckland.

ade Monroe.

ubject: About Ryan.

ty stomach flipped.

licked it anyway.

hort. Direct.

Hi Emma. I’m Jade. You deserve to know some things. Ryan told me you’d been divorced for two years. Said that property was his before the marriage. Said the int account was all his money and you weren’t working. I’m not making excuses-1 fucked up too. But I got played. If you want my bank records and our essage history for court, I’ll send them.”

read it once.

ead it again.

yped back:

send everything. Transfers, screenshots, the property contract. My lawyer’s email is below.”

o how could you. No why him. No were you in love.

1st business.

ecause Ryan?

e’d lied to everyone.

is wife. His mom. His girlfriend.

nd now the girlfriend was handing me the receipts.

ame over.

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