Chapter 7

When she got home alone, Yara saw dozens of messages from Yelena. She replied with a single line, "I'm fine and already home. No need to worry." After hitting send, she exited the conversation and looked at Bryce's pinned chat. He hadn't sent a single message or called once. It seemed he meant what he said about not caring about her at all. At that moment, whatever love Yara had felt for Bryce was gone. There was nothing left to hold onto. … Bryce didn't come home the entire week. Yara didn't ask where he went. Instead, she quietly focused on sorting and dividing the assets for the divorce. Sometimes, she would come across Yelena's travel posts on Instagram and spot Bryce in the background. His fingers were shown in the photo by accident while he peeled a bowl of shrimp. When he took photos of Yelena, his smiling face was reflected in her eyes. And while she drew on the beach, his initials were written in the sand beside her. Yara scrolled through each post and liked alm