Chapter 5

That evening, Alex showed up again with the couple. They brought the contract and a bank card.

We sat at the dining table, the very same one where David had proposed to me.

I held the baby in one arm and a pen in the other. I signed my name on the contract: [Amelia‌ Evans].

As I finished signing, I felt something inside me shatter completely.

Then, a wave of relief I'd never felt before washed over me.

Goodbye, David.

Goodbye to the love I thought was real.

The day after I signed the contract, the down payment hit my…