He Said Don’t Wait, So I Married Someone Else Chapter 17

He Said Don’t Wait, So I Married Someone Else Chapter 17

His phone buzzed in his pocket. He glanced at it, and his expression tightened almost imperceptibly.
“Do you need to get that?” I asked.
He hesitated for a fraction of a second before shaking his head and silencing the call. “It’s nothing important.”
I knew he was lying. The crisis he was trying to manage swirled around us like an invisible current.
Not long after breakfast, Jenna burst through the door. She was still in her running clothes, clutching a large manila envelope.
“Thank God you’re okay.” She pulled me into a fierce hug, then held me at arm’s length, scanning me for damage.
“Why wouldn’t I be?” I asked, a knot of dread tightening in my stomach.
Jenna’s face was more serious than I’d ever seen it. She slapped the envelope down on the dining table. “Look at this, Maya. A courier was waiting outside my house at seven this morning. They’re coming at you with lawyers.”
My heart sank. I pulled out the documents. At the top of the first page, one line seared itself into my vision.