The Billionaire's Satisfying Revenge on His Gold-Digging ExChapter 1

"Ethan Ashford, take a good look. That is the court's divorce decree. As of today, we are no longer husband and wife."

Delia Pruitt didn't hand me the papers—she flung them. The crisp sheets slapped against my chest before scattering across the floor.

The words hit like a physical blow. A chill spread from my core, freezing me in place.

I bent down, fingers trembling as I retrieved the judgment. Disbelief warred with the ink on the page. When I looked up, the woman before me wasn't the gentle wife I knew. Her gaze, once warm, had turned to ice—contemptuous and cold.

"Delia... you're joking, right?" The knot in my stomach already knew the answer.

"Look at you, Ethan." She crossed her arms. "I'm one of the wealthiest women in Harbor City now. Chairwoman of a listed company. Do you honestly think a delivery driver deserves a seat at my table?"

Her question hung in the air, dripping with venom.

I hadn't received a summons. No mediation, no warning. She'd been smiling at me just this morning.

Then it clicked. Delia had used her connections to bypass due process entirely. She'd severed our marriage behind my back.

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