I did not exaggerate.
I did not ask the court to punish Adrian because he had broken my heart.
I simply told the truth about what had happened.
My marriage was eventually annulled after the relevant legal proceedings.
The process was not emotionally simple.
But when the final documents arrived, I felt an enormous sense of relief.
I was no longer legally tied to the man who had tried to make my name part of his family’s financial problems.
I placed the papers in a folder.
Then I went for a long walk.
It was a cool afternoon.
The trees were beginning to change color.
And for the first time in months, I felt as though the future belonged to me again.
I returned to work after taking time to address the legal and personal consequences of the situation.
Martin and the company’s legal team had completed their review.
