Somewhere behind us, in New York, Ryan’s family was still collapsing inward. Vanessa’s story had cracked open. Ryan’s company was under scrutiny. The clients he thought would never leave him had already started running for the exits. The mother who had praised him as exceptional was probably blaming everyone except the son she helped become this man. Sophia was likely revising the narrative for social media, preparing to present the whole disaster as sabotage instead of consequence.
Five Minutes After Elena Signed the Divorce Papers
