Chapter 10

On the day I finalized my divorce with Gavin, I brought up marriage to Shawn. He'd make a good father and husband. I understood how he felt toward me, and over time, I'd grown to love him too. We were about to head out for a celebratory meal after registering our marriage, but we ran into Isabelle unexpectedly. She was talking to a man I didn't know, and they seemed close. The man said, "Let's remarry, sweetheart. I was wrong back then. That useless Gavin couldn't even hold a candle to me! I promise not to make you upset anymore!" I could tell from their conversation that he was Isabelle's ex-husband from abroad. She acted coy for a while before eventually leaving the restaurant with her ex-husband. They headed straight to the nearby hotel. I wasn't expecting Gavin to reap what he had sown this quickly, but I wasn't about to expose it. After all, we were already divorced—just the thought of seeing him again made me sick. … Half a year later, we ran into Isabelle again when we