Chapter 251

Bellatrix stared down at the message in disbelief, the glow of her phone screen reflecting in her wide eyes. Finalize the divorce procedure tomorrow. The word stared boldly back at her. Briefly, her lips parted slightly—as if she wanted to say something to the unexpected message—but no sound came out and for a long moment, she just sat there, staring at the phone as if, if she looked away, the message would fizzle away. But even when she blinked several times, the message still remained, but the earlier panic in her chest was quickly replaced by a wave of confusion that pressed down on her chest. Had Cillian finally come to his senses? She wondered. After everything—after the betrayals, the endless ache of disappointment, their rather twisted relationship—he was finally ready to let her go? Her fingers tightened around the phone, the plastic casing digging painfully into her palm. She had dreamt of this moment, prayed for it, even built her days around the thought that one day she woul