Chapter 3
Zoe arrived just in time and saw Gary pinning me to the floor and beating me. She shouted, “What the hell are you doing?”
Gary was startled and immediately backed away. Zoe rushed over, pulling me into her arms. She looked at me with concern and asked anxiously, “Natasha, are you okay?”
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Seeing the worry on her face, a wave of bitterness surged up my throat.
Tears streamed down my face as I choked out. “Zoe, I want a divorce.”
She looked at my swollen, reddened face and my disheveled hair. Gently pushing my hair aside, she reassured me, “Good. Divorce him. I support you. If they refuse, we’ll get a lawyer and sue him for assault. He won’t have a choice.”
Zoe’s assertiveness made Sandra visibly unhappy, but just as she was about to speak, Gary stopped her.
He looked pleased as if he had been waiting for this moment. “Fine. Let’s get a divorce.”
I wasn’t surprised. He had wanted this for a long time. His quick agreement didn’t catch me off guard in the slightest.
But the children…
