Divorce papers arrived at 2:14 p.m., and by 3:00 she had destroyed everything i built. i thought i was the villain until i discovered the baby was never mine.

to see.”

A cold sensation spread through my chest.

“What are you talking about?”

Before Thomas could continue, breaking news notifications lit up my phone.

Three messages.
Seven missed calls.
And one headline from a Chicago business journal that drained every drop of color from my face.

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