Chapter 8 - The Final Severance
The day the divorce was finalized, it rained.
It was a cold, driving rain that washed the streets of Manhattan clean.
I sat in the back of my chauffeured car, watching the city pass by through the tinted windows.
I held the signed legal documents in my lap.
It was over.
I was completely free.
My phone buzzed. It was a text from an unknown number, but I knew exactly who it was.
I signed the papers. I’m sorry, Audrey. I hope you and Leo have a good life.
I didn’t reply.
I simply blocked the number and slipped the phone back into my designer bag.
Forgiveness was something I would work on for my own peace of mind, but Dominic no longer warranted a response.
I had read in the business columns that Apex Tech had been dissolved and sold for scrap.
Dominic was currently working as a mid-level manager at a logistics firm.
He took the subway to work every day.
The universe had a sense of poetic justice.
The car pulled up to the towering glass headquarters of Brooks Global.
Mr. Vance opened the door for me, holding a large umbrella to shield me from the rain.
“Good morning, Ms. Brooks,” he said warmly.
“Good morning, Mr. Vance,” I replied, stepping out into the brisk air.
I was dressed in a sharp, tailored suit.
My head was held high.
As I walked through the revolving doors into the massive lobby, employees nodded respectfully in my direction.
I wasn’t a hidden wife anymore.
I was the future of the company.
I rode the elevator up to the executive floor, feeling a profound sense of purpose.
I had a son who loved me, a father who championed me, and a future that belonged entirely to me.
Dominic had told me not to make things harder than they needed to be.
He was right.
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Leaving him was the easiest thing I had ever done.
And stepping into my true power was exactly where I was always meant to be.
