Chapter 7 - The Empty Mansion
The grand entrance gates of the Greenwich estate were wide open when Adrian’s sports car screeched onto the driveway.
He slammed the door and stormed into the mansion, yelling Claire's name into the vaulted foyer.
"Claire! Claire, get down here right now!" Adrian shouted, his voice echoing off the high ceilings.
Silence greeted him.
He took the stairs two at a time, marching straight into the master suite.
The door was unlocked. The vast room was completely immaculate, but something was terribly wrong.
Claire’s jewelry boxes on the vanity table were open and empty. Her wardrobe doors stood wide, revealing empty hangers where her clothes used to hang.
On the center of the plush silk bed lay two neat items: a pristine white envelope and Adrian's original wedding band.
Adrian walked over to the bed with trembling hands, picking up the envelope.
Inside was an official legal summons for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences and egregious financial misconduct, alongside an emergency custody petition for their unborn child.
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Stapled to the back was a notice for an emergency board meeting scheduled for 8:00 AM at the company headquarters downtown.
👉 What devastating truth about Brooke came to light when Adrian confronted her in the foyer?
