Chapter 10 - The Uncontested Divorce
Claire pulled a neat stack of legal documents from her leather bag and pressed them flat against the bulletproof glass.
"You will sign this document today, Grant," Claire stated in an icy, unwavering tone. "It is a complete surrender of all marital assets, a full admission of financial fraud, and a consent form for an immediate divorce."
Grant stared at the papers through the glass, tears streaming down his hollow cheeks. "And if I don't sign?"
"If you don't sign," Claire smiled faintly, a chilling glint in her green eyes, "I will personally hire the most aggressive legal team in the country to ensure you serve the maximum twenty-five-year sentence without the possibility of parole."
Grant let out a choked, defeated sob. He reached for the plastic pen provided by the prison guard, his trembling hand signing his legal name on the line at the bottom of the document.
"It's done..." Grant whimpered, dropping the pen onto the counter. "Are you satisfied now, Claire? You took my career, my money, my freedom, and my dignity."
Claire slowly hung up her telephone receiver. She looked at him through the glass one last time, her expression completely serene.
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"I didn't take anything that was yours, Grant," Claire said silently through the glass, though he couldn't hear her. "I simply took back my life."
She stood up, adjusted her navy coat, and walked out of the visiting room without looking back once.
