Chapter 15

After leaving the auction hall, Joshua rushed home. He tore through the house like a madman, rifling through drawers and cabinets in search of something. Finally, his eyes landed on the document lying inside a drawer. His hands trembled as he picked it up, a copy of his marriage certificate. The original copy was with Marissa, and it was long gone. And next to it, a velvet ring box lay quietly. Inside it sat the wedding ring Marissa had worn faithfully for five years, the one he had never seen her take off. "No... No, this isn't right. This can't be happening..." Still, the name printed on the certificate—Gabriel Colman—screamed what he refused to face. It was a brutal reminder of just how far he had gone in betraying her. Frantic, he pulled out his phone and fired off a string of messages. "Marie, I was wrong. Let's go to the city hall tomorrow and fix the names, okay?" "Whether you forgive me or not, I'll wait there for you." "I'll wait as long as it takes. You're my wife—you