Chapter 1 His two sugar babies bailed . Again . This time , the way he coaxed them back was with a signed divorce agreement . That whole chase - me , catch - me act had played out in front of me too many times to count . I'd cried , yelled , even stormed out like one of his golden girls . But each time , he'd toss me another check - with more zeroes than the last . Travis Langley's lips curved into a mocking smirk . " Is that enough ? " I calmly took the divorce papers and signed my name . He cupped my face with satisfaction . " Good girl . It's just a temporary divorce . I'll withdraw the filing before it goes through . " " Good that you get it . What man doesn't want a challenge ? Especially women like those two - total knockouts , way out of most guys ' league . Once I've claimed them , I'll come back and settle down with you . Just like I promised . " I didn't argue . I bent down and picked up the check . What he didn't know was - I wasn't going to wait for him ever again . " Alright , the divorce is filed . It'll be official after 30 days , once the court processes it . " I accepted the filed copy from the clerk . Travis snatched it from my hand and took a photo . Then he stared at his phone , grinning like some smitten teenage boy . The girl behind the counter gave me a look full of pity . After all the fake divorces I'd done with Travis just to appease those two mistresses , the staff here practically knew me by name . It took him a while to finally look up . When he did , his gaze was all soft and gentle . He pulled out a red velvet ring box and opened it in front of me . "Elise , isn't it gorgeous ? " Chapter 1 8.20 % " You think Blair and Lila will like them ? " Inside were two insanely expensive rings . I nodded , expression flat . " Pretty . " Almost unconsciously , I rubbed the pale indent on my ring finger - just a faint mark now . A week ago , Blair had slit her wrists in some coastal village , and Lila had overdosed abroad , both demanding Travis propose . They even insisted he use the exact same custom rings he'd given me when we got married . Mine had been one of a kind - designed by him , a true original . While I slept , he'd slipped it off , saying it was being sent for cleaning . But I knew he lied . He flushed both rings - his and mine - straight down the toilet , all to make his new darlings smile . When we got into the car , he instinctively reached for my hand . The interior I'd designed had been redone in pastel pink . I stared at it in disbelief , and Travis rushed to explain , " Those two are such silly little things - they wouldn't stop whining until I changed it . I'll switch it back later . " I gave a soft " Mm . " We were divorced now . Guess it made sense the ' wedding car ' got a makeover too . It wasn't just the new air freshener - overpoweringly sweet - or the trunk packed with fresh flowers . It all made me sneeze nonstop , and finally , Travis looked up from his phone . When he saw the rash blooming across my neck , his brows pinched together . " Damn . I forgot you're allergic to pollen . " He ordered the driver to head to the hospital immediately . But just as we reached a red light , his phone rang . His face darkened the moment he saw the caller ID . " Pull over . " He glanced at me . " Blair scalded herself with hot water - left a nasty welt . You know how obsessed she is with her looks . Normally she acts all cold and distant , but now she's crying , actually asking Chapter 1 8.20 % Download for me . I should go check on her . " " Elise , you'll have to go to the hospital by yourself . " He pushed me out of the car . I stood there in the middle of traffic , dazed . It wasn't until I saw the notification on my phone - flight confirmed that I snapped out of it . Then I flagged down a cab and headed to the hospital alone .