Chapter 10 - The Ultimate Justice
"Claire! Please!" Ryan sobbed, pressing his hands against the tinted glass of the town car. "Just talk to me! We can go to counseling! Give me another chance!"
The window rolled down another two inches.
Claire turned her head slowly, her dark eyes locking onto his ruined, tear-streaked face with absolute, unbothered crystal clarity.
"You traded a queen for a pawn, Ryan," Claire stated quietly, her voice carrying the absolute weight of a supreme ruler. "Enjoy the board."
She pressed a button on her armrest. The tinted window rolled up seamlessly, cutting off his pathetic cries entirely. The town car accelerated smoothly away from the curb, leaving Ryan standing alone in the gray morning exhaust, swallowed by the bustling crowds of the city he once thought he owned.
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Claire sat back against the plush leather interior of her car, opening her tablet to review the morning market reports. The betrayal had been painful, but the execution had been flawless. She had reclaimed her empire, disposed of the trash, and proven once and for all that a woman scorned doesn't just get mad—she gets everything.
If you were Claire, would you have publicly humiliated your cheating husband like this, or would you have quietly filed for divorce behind closed doors?
