Chapter 5 - The 5-Minute Timer
Slowly, deliberately, Claire reached her hand into her small, elegant designer evening clutch.
She pulled out her smartphone. With a quick, practiced swipe of her thumb, she opened the clock application and set a digital countdown timer for exactly five minutes.
She turned the glowing screen outward, ensuring the bright numbers counting down from 5:00 were clearly visible to everyone at the table.
Without a word, Claire placed the smartphone firmly, loudly down onto the center of the white-linened dinner table.
"Otherwise," Claire stated, her voice carrying an icy, commanding authority that echoed across the silent room, "we’ll see each other in divorce court."
The words hit Daniel like a physical blow to the chest.
For three years, Daniel had treated Claire like a permanent fixture of his luxurious life, assuming she would never leave him because of his charm and their shared social standing. He had entirely forgotten a fundamental, inescapable truth: Claire didn't need him. He needed her. Every single asset, every single stock option, every credit card in his wallet, and even the very foundation of his lifestyle was entirely tied to Claire's immense wealth and her tech empire.
The mocking smiles on Madison’s face and the faces of the surrounding high-society guests instantly vanished, replaced by a sudden, suffocating wave of collective shock.
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Daniel turned completely pale, sheer, unadulterated panic washing over his face as he realized his wife wasn't bluffing. She was holding the absolute financial guillotine over his head, and the blade was already dropping.
👉 Read Part 6 to see the husband's pathetic, frantic begging.
