details.”
Silence.
“You filed for divorce?”
“Three days ago.”
Ryan had believed dinner was his opening move.
He had no idea I had already begun.
“Claire, listen to me—”
“Call your attorney, Ryan.”
I ended the call.
My hands shook afterward.
That didn’t mean I regretted anything.
Part 5 — The Story Ryan Had Prepared
Two days later, Ryan filed documents describing me as emotionally unstable during pregnancy, irrational about money, jealous, suspicious, unemployed, dependent, and prone to overreaction.
He claimed I had suddenly removed our children from the family home
