Chapter 5

At 2:15 PM, Freddy sent over the official PDF of the divorce agreement.

I printed a copy and forwarded it to Emily.

The message was marked as read almost instantly.

There was no reply.

No rush on my end.

At 3:30, my phone rang with an unknown number.

I hesitated for a second before picking up. "Mason? It's Aidan."

His voice sounded younger than I expected, and there was an anxious edge to it, one he probably didn't even notice himself.

I said, "Yeah."

"Well I guess I owe you an explanation."

"No need."

"It's really not what you think!…