Chapter 4

Finally, it was just the two of us left in the room.

"Xavier, I'm serious about divorce. This isn't a joke," I said, looking him straight in the eye.

His eyes were bloodshot with emotion.

"I know you're mad, but can you just give me one more chance? I swear I—" he pleaded.

"No," I cut him off, my voice cold and final.

Xavier was breathing heavily, looking at me with resentment.

"Leah, your dad had an affair with all those women behind your mom's back, and she still lived with him for another ten years. You're nothing like her.…