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I wore stunning makeup and a sexy deep-V dress the day I divorced billionaire Richard Sterling. He looked at me with disgust. "Dressed like that? Already on the prowl?" I touched the ruby at my throat and smiled. "Yes. And you even know him." He scoffed."Delusional. You're forty and divorced. Who'd want you? Beg, and I might take you back." Offended? Please. Just last night at my bachelorette, seven guys asked for my digits. A handsome one even proposed on the spot. Richard didn't head for the courthouse right away. He drove in the opposite direction. Catching my questioning look, his voice was ice. "Valerie will be there today. Once we're done, I'm marrying her. She's waited twenty years. No more waiting." So that was it. Our entire marriage-a hollow, convenient arrangement. A performance that had run its course. When we arrived outside Valerie Hayes's house, I got out to buy a bottle of water. When I came back, she was in my seat. "Scarlett, I always ride up front with Richard. You understand, don't you?" Why would I? We were here to get a divorce anyway. I simply climbed into the back seat. Just then, Valerie turned her head, her eyes fixed on my wrist. "What a beautiful bracelet!" "Scarlett, give Valerie the bracelet," Richard ordered, his hands on the steering wheel, not even glancing back. This bracelet was a birthday gift from Richard three years ago. My fiancé wouldn't want me wearing another man's jewelry, so I slipped it off and held it out to Valerie. "I have plenty of jewelry at home. If you like it, I'll send all of it to you." Seeing this, Richard nodded, satisfied. "Scarlett, as long