Chapter 5

Chapter 5:

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Liam shot Cathryn a glare, his voice flat. “Get inside. Let’s proceed with the divorce.”

Just yesterday, right after Bettina passed away, Richard hadn’t wasted a second. He’d grabbed the death certificate, handed it to the lawyers, and drained every account before Cathryn could even react.

With not a dime left under Cathryn’s name, Liam dreaded the idea of her clinging to him out of desperation.

Inside the courthouse, Liam and Cathryn wasted no time. They moved straight into the divorce procedure. Behind the counter, the clerk sifted through their paperwork.

“You’ll need to wait thirty days for the divorce to process,” the clerk said. “Either side can back out during that window.”