Chapter 133

Chloe’s POV

The words were steady. There was no anger in them. Just clarity.

“You want me to end it completely,” he said.

“Yes.”

“And if I do?”

“Then maybe,” I answered, “we can begin again.”

He stepped back slightly, absorbing my condition.

“You don’t trust me,” he said.

“I trust what I see,” I replied. “And what I see is that legally, she is still your wife.”

He nodded once.

“I’ve already spoken to my attorney,” he said quietly. “The divorce is being processed.”

I did not react.

“I wanted to wait until the sentencing,” he continued. “But if this is what you need…”

“It is,” I said.

He looked toward the nursery, where Jessica slept peacefully.

“She deserves legitimacy,” I added. “She deserves to grow up knowing her mother was never hidden.”

His gaze softened at that.

“She will,” he said firmly.

“And I won’t allow myself to fall into you again until you fix it.”

Si