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.

For a moment, neither of us spoke.

The woman I had betrayed.

The woman carrying my child.

The woman who had just torn apart my life.

She seemed strangely calm.

“You came.”

A bitter laugh escaped me.

“You burned everything down.”

“No.”

Her eyes remained fixed on mine.

“You did.”

The words landed harder than any accusation.

I sat across from her.

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