Chapter 40 Who Said We Divorced?

The moment someone muttered "jail time," a wave of gasps swept through the office. "You're lying!" I snapped, my heart racing. I couldn't fathom it—how could someone like Dominic Hawthorne lower himself to visit our insignificant company? Before I could react, warmth settled on my shoulder. Then Luke Jordan spoke, calm and collected: "I'm the one chasing after Liddy. And that project—we already settled it, didn't we? Is President Hawthorne here for something else?" With a few effortless words, he brushed the matter aside. But what he was doing—publicly claiming me like this—if I didn't resist, would that mean I accepted it? Yet if I pulled away, Luke would be humiliated. As I hesitated, Dominic stepped forward, stopping right before me. "I'm here for my wife." A thunderclap rang in my skull. The words shattered the air. Whispers erupted around us. I felt Luke's hand on my shoulder loosen—just slightly—as if even he wavered. "Dominic, what are you talking about? We're already divorced!"