Chapter 4

The next morning at nine, I waited for Claire outside the registry office. I waited for three full hours.

She finally showed up clinging to Adrian's arm. Her lipstick was completely smeared.

"Claire just couldn't bear to let me go. She insisted I come with her," Adrian said, smiling like he'd won the lottery.

I wasn't in the mood to argue.

When I walked out of the office and saw them glued to each other, my chest still gave a dull ache.

Five years of marriage. I had just buried it with my own two hands.

"Ethan, as you requested,…