Chapter 13 - THE DIVORCE HE COULD NOT STOP
The divorce proceedings continued.
Vincent did not contest the separation.
Our attorneys negotiated the division of marital property.
My separate assets remained protected.
The investigation into Moretti Holdings continued independently.
Sophia was eventually charged in connection with financial misconduct.
Several other employees faced scrutiny.
Vincent was not charged based on the evidence available at that stage, though the company continued reviewing his oversight failures.
When the divorce was finalized, I sat in Nathan's office.
The documents lay before me.
He looked at me.
“Are you ready?”
I stared at the signature line.
For a moment, I remembered the wedding.
The promises.
The hopes.
Then I signed.
Claire Bennett.
Not Moretti.
Just me.
Nathan smiled gently.
“Congratulations.”
I looked down.
And began crying.
May you like
Not because I regretted leaving.
Because I had finally stopped waiting for someone else to choose me.
