Chapter 9 Mercer Group suddenly moved against them, cutting off every partnership it had with Prescott Group and Ethan’s company. Ethan’s company had long depended heavily on Prescott Group. Its financing collapsed overnight, forcing it to file for bankruptcy. Tessa fared even worse. An anonymous email containing evidence that she

Chapter 8 Early the next morning, the County Clerk and Recorder’s Office was still closed. Grant stood beside a stone column in the farthest corner. He hadn’t slept all night, and dark circles shadowed his eyes. At 8:50 a.m., a black Maybach eased to the curb. The door opened, and

Chapter 7 “Claire.. “Grant’s voice shook uncontrollably. “Even if you blame me for being late today.-even if you’re angry with me-you can’t make a joke out of our marriage!” Even now, he still believed this was nothing more than a performance. Claire said nothing. She simply stood there, so calm

Chapter 6 Grant let out a humorless laugh, trying to piece together a version of the truth he could accept. “I’ve had the upper hand over Julian on project after project these past few years. He’s doing this just to humiliate me!” “He knew I was getting married today, so

Chapter 5 Selena had been sitting on the bed sulking after Grant pushed her away. When she saw him suddenly go rigid, she stood up in confusion. “Grant, what is it? What happened?” She walked to his side and followed his gaze to the screen. In the video, the officiant

Chapter 4 The video’s unmistakably explicit audio began playing from Tessa’s phone. “Grant, don’t. They’re still right outside…” It was Serena’s breathy, overtly seductive voice. “Let them wait.” Grant’s voice was hoarse, and bursts of cheering erupted in the background of the video. The groomsmen exploded into knowing laughter. “Holy

Chapter 3 She turned back to me and took my hand. “Claire, please don’t be angry with Grant.” “He pulled several all-nighters getting ready for this wedding. He was so frantic on the road just now that his eyes were red-rimmed.” “No one wanted something like this to happen. Go

Chapter 2 The bridal limo slowed to a stop at the red-carpet entrance of the Four Seasons Hotel Denver. The chauffeur opened the door for me, and a wall of press cameras and telephoto lenses immediately swung in my direction. Grant had certainly given me a wedding that had all

Chapter 1 On the day of the divorce hearing, the judge went through the usual questions. “You’ve only been married for three years. Are you certain your marriage has broken down beyond repair?” I forced a bitter smile. I took off my wedding ring and placed it on the table.