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When Victoria Vance asked for a divorce for the 108th time, I opened my eyes to find I had been given a second chance at life. Her exhausted voice echoed in my ears: "We're done, Adrian. Dragging this out won't do anyone any good." In my past life, I clung to my status as Victoria's legal spouse. It wasn't until she and Eli had a child that I completely lost control. After a public confrontation, she had me locked in a psychiatric ER, claiming I was "a danger to myself or others." I was trapped there. Before I died, she finally came to see me one last time. "If I knew you'd end up like this, I never would've married you." So in this life, what could possibly be more important than staying alive? "Drop the obsession with saving this marriage, and everything is negotiable. The property, the house, the equity. Eli has a heart condition." Victoria pinched the bridge of her nose. "If we can't agree today, we'll talk next time, and the time after that, until you're willing—" "There won't be a 109th time," I cut her off. "I'll sign."