Chapter 7
I almost wanted to applaud River.
Finally, she said something useful.]
I’d been worried about getting divorced before my transfer.
Jake was such a responsible guy–finding out River was pregnant would definitely make him rush to divorce me.]
Preston and I followed the server to our table.[]
Jake was still standing there like a statue. After a long pause, he stiffly asked River: “Can you… get rid of it?“]
I spit my water all over the floor.
He’d completely lost his mind.[]
River’s tears started flowing like waterfalls.[]
“The doctor said my body’s too weak. If I get an abortion, I might never have kids again.“[]
Lbreathed a sigh of relief.[]
Preston refilled my water glass, looking pretty amused by the whole situation.[]
“That girl’s got serious game. Too bad she’s using her powers for evil.“[]
I took a sip of coffee and mumbled: “At least it helped me see what love really looks like.“[]
Preston gave me this look like he wanted to say something but held back.[]
That afternoon’s meeting announced the penalties and showed some of the recorded evidence.
Our team finally realized River and Jake had been playing them.[]
Within thirty minutes, my phone was flooded with apology texts.]
I ignored them all. Dealing with this drama every day would kill me.[]
Jake kept arguing with Preston, trying to negotiate.[]
Having this on his record would destroy his entire career.
He’d done all the actual work and just let River fill in details so she’d get a good evaluation score.[]
Never expected it would blow up in his face.[]
Getting the worst of both worlds.[]
River wasn’t faring much better. Coworkers who’d always disliked her started openly mocking her.[]
Even the guys who used to flirt with her were trash–talking her in group chats, saying she’d been leading them on.[]
She had a complete meltdown at her desk, screaming and crying.
Jake had no choice but to take her home.
They never came back to work.]
Three days later, I officially announced my transfer and resignation from the creative director position.[]
This time, everyone actually applauded.
Jake finally signed the divorce papers.[]
When he came to drop them off, he had dark circles under his eyes and stubble covering his jaw.
River stood nearby watching like a hawk, occasionally stroking her belly and shooting me smug looks.
I said calmly:
“Congrats on becoming a dad.“]
He flinched like I’d stabbed him, giving me this bitter smile:]
Chapter 7
“Moe… I think I made a mistake.”
I pretended not to hear and walked away.
Soon after, my transfer orders came through. Preston and I flew to Paris together.
He said there was important business to handle in France.[]
I nodded and didn’t ask questions.[]
Life in France was incredibly relaxing. Once I let my guard down, I felt so much better.
Occasionally some gorgeous French guy would try to chat me up.[]
But Preston always scared them off, then warned me to focus on work.
After I left, Jake and River got married.]]
River made a huge show of it, posting honeymoon pics every single day with little digs at me in the captions.
Jake looked forced in every photo, barely managing fake smiles.]
Our mutual friends left congratulatory comments.[]
Lsighed. River had accomplished in two weeks what I couldn’t do in three years.]
My second month in France, Jake started texting occasionally to “check in.”
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Third month, he called me in the middle of the night, crying about how he’d made a huge mistake.[]
River was cheating on him.]
