“That she wasn’t right for you!”
I stood.
Serena stood too.
“You were miserable with her!”
“No.”
My voice came out quieter than expected.
“I became miserable because you taught me to question everything she did.”
“She was going to trap you with those babies.”
I stared at her.
That was the moment the last piece of doubt disappeared.
Serena had known.
All along.
I removed the engagement ring box from my pocket.
Not her ring.
The empty box from the jeweler.
I placed it on the table.
“The engagement is over.”
Her face twisted.
“You’re choosing her?”
“This has nothing to do with choosing Laura.”
I leaned toward her.
“This is me finally choosing the truth.”
My attorneys handled everything after that.
Serena’s access to my homes was revoked.
Her cards were canceled.
Her office privileges ended.
The evidence involving the fraudulent transactions and falsified records went to the appropriate authorities and investigators.
I did not scream.
I did not humiliate her publicly.
I had already learned what happens when a powerful man mistakes anger for justice.
This time, I let evidence speak.
I met Mason and Luke properly two weeks later.