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The divorce papers hit my face, and the corner of the sheet left a faint scratch on my cheek. "Just sign it," Adrian's agent snapped, her face clouded with impatience. I instinctively placed a hand over my abdomen, where a life, not even two weeks old, was growing. "Where is Adrian?" I asked quietly. The agent scoffed and shoved her phone screen in my face. It read: [Top Star Adrian Jackson Spotted Late Night with Rising Actress Mandy Shaw—Rumors of Good News?] The photo showed Mandy holding a bag full of baby items. "See that? Adrian's too busy shopping for baby stuff with Mandy. The Jackson family already sees her as their new member," she said. With a tight grip, I picked up the pen and signed my name, each stroke feeling like the final severing of any bond left between Adrian and me. Five years later, at the gates of the kindergarten, Adrian appeared out of nowhere, surrounded by a crowd. He walked up to me with our son in his arms and said, "Sophie, well played."