Adrian returned two days later. At 8:17 that morning, I heard his key turn in the lock. By then, the divorce agreement was already on the dining…

The doorbell rang a second time. Downstairs, I heard Mother Lu complain. —Who comes to someone else’s house this late? A servant hurried to open the door….

For several seconds, Ethan didn’t move. His fingers slowly tightened around the jade ring. —Another name? His voice was dangerously quiet. I looked straight at him. —Marcus…

By the time Ethan discovered the posters, my plane was already leaving the runway. I knew because the moment I turned my phone back on, it nearly…

Adrian learned about the sixty million dollars before his plane left the ground. I learned because my mother called me while I was sitting in the back…

Clara placed the divorce agreement across my hospital blanket. I read every page. Adrian was keeping the penthouse, the cars, his company shares, and every account connected…

My father didn’t sit down. He placed his briefcase on the dining table and looked first at Margaret, then at Daniel. —Where is the sale contract? Margaret…

Olivia didn’t call me until forty minutes after I left the Summit Club. By then, I was sitting in the back of a taxi with Ethan’s messages…

Adrian found the divorce agreement at 11:17 that night. I knew because he called me at 11:18. Then again at 11:19. By midnight, there were twenty-six missed…