Chapter 58

Nelson had left his phone in the car during dinner, so when Claire stormed into Lotus Smoke cursing him out, he hadn't even known what was going on. Still, he had a hunch. Sure enough, the second he unlocked his screen, the news about Claire and Ash Wilder exploded across it like wildfire. Frowning hard, he read through the mess—yeah, no wonder Claire found him disgusting. Leaking that kind of stuff to hurt someone's reputation was downright dirty. Their divorce had already been public for a while, so it wasn't like anyone was cheating. But even if they were still married, Nelson wouldn't stoop to handing over surveillance footage to the media like that. I mean, if a guy can't keep his girlfriend, that's on him. Was he pissed that Claire fell into Ash's arms? Yeah. But no way would he ever wreck a man's career by leaking that footage. What really got to Nelson was that Claire didn't trust him. He touched the corner of his mouth—still sore. She hadn't held back. But reading through the