Chapter 15

Joshua grabbed Eli by the collar, shaking him violently. "What divorce papers? Lexi and I never divorced. Where did these come from?" Eli flinched under his grip, stammering, "You… You signed them yourself in the ward! Don't you remember?" Joshua froze. His head felt like it had been hammered, and all he could hear was a ringing in his skull. He vividly recalled the moment Lexi handed him the papers to sign, telling him they were for her compensation. So, her "compensation" was leaving him! He stumbled back home, frantically searching for the envelope he had tossed aside that morning. He dug through every trash can, finally finding the envelope in the discarded pile by the door. His hands trembled as he ripped open the envelope. The moment he saw the divorce papers inside, his legs gave out, and he collapsed to the floor. "Lexi, how could you actually divorce me? You don't want me anymore?" The memories of their happy times stabbed through his heart again and again, leaving it i