Chapter 3

That afternoon, Jonathan's assistant returned the car and the watch.

When Ethan Cole handed me the keys, he looked as though he wanted to say something. In the end, he settled for, "Claire asked about them several times. Jonathan told her it was a standard asset transfer."

I didn't ask for details.

If Jonathan wanted to call "walking away with nothing" a "standard asset transfer," that was his problem.

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The first weekend after the divorce, I took Mia and Grace to an amusement park.

Mia insisted that Grace ride the carousel with her. Grace called it childish, then rushed…