Chapter 10

Watching the car speed away, the weight on my chest seemed to lift all at once. Maybe it was the relief of finally getting away from that toxic group of people, and it felt like the best birthday gift I could have ever received.

As expected, Ruby gave birth prematurely to a son. Thankfully, the baby was healthy and had not been affected too much by everything.

Ashton, too, finally agreed to sign the divorce papers. As I stepped out of the courthouse, he called out to me, his face filled with frustration.

“Clara, were you already cheating on me with Will? Is that why you’re so determined to force me into this divorce?”

I told him that although I had known about the new neighbor who had moved in, it was not until the day I went to the hospital with signs of a miscarriage that I had actually spoken to Will.

I stood tall and firm, confident in my truth. Even if the king himself had asked, my answer would have remained the same.

“And you, Ashton? Can you really say that your relation