Chapter Eight

The next day, Leslie found the perfect excuse to get Luke to sign the divorce papers. They’d planned to acquire a penthouse and she’d told him about her father’s old penthouse which she was sure her father would love to sell. Leslie hadn't brought up such a topic with her father—she’d not spoken to him in over six months since their last fight over her going home. Every communication had been done through Shaun from then on. Now, she felt she could use that as an excuse to get Luke to sign the papers. That morning, she presented the document to him but flipped it to the last page where only the dotted lines for the signature were. She pointed at the dotted line. “You remember the penthouse I told you my father wanted to sell? Well, he mailed me this sales agreement. If you sign it, he’ll contact you to go through the terms. I put in a few good words for you.” “Really?” Luke was surprised, but took the document anyway. “How much is he selling it for?” Leslie shrugged. “Way less tha