They were ordinary faces, captured in ordinary light.

PART 24

The court approved our divorce after the necessary proceedings, while a separate process continued addressing the disputed corporate payments.

I walked out of the courthouse without a dramatic speech.

I had imagined that day a hundred times, each version involving a sudden rush of relief or a triumphant recognition that Vance had lost me.

Instead, I felt quiet.

Ruth put the final papers into a folder and asked if I wanted a moment alone.