brave

Chapter 16

Mark’s divorce from Claire finalized quietly.

He tried to claim he had been “catfished.”

Claire replied in court documents that he had been married.

That became my favorite legal sentence.

He was not charged criminally beyond cooperation issues, but Lauren’s extortion case marked him as a victim of fraud and a participant in adultery.

Life is messy that way.

Claire moved.

Started over.

Sent me one holiday card the next year.

It said:

May you like

Still sorry. Still grateful for the truth.

I kept it.

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