Chapter 9: Mira’s suspicions
Mira shows up at Harlow’s apartment unannounced. Eight PM. Harlow is in sweats, eating pad thai straight from the container, […]
Mira shows up at Harlow’s apartment unannounced. Eight PM. Harlow is in sweats, eating pad thai straight from the container, […]
The bar complaint arrives three days later. Formal. Official. Accusing Roman of: Each charge comes with detailed evidence. Timelines. Witness
Mira calls Harlow at seven AM. “Where did you get this?” Harlow is barely awake. Her studio apartment is cold.
Roman finds the discrepancy by accident. He’s reviewing Miles’s financial disclosure—the legally mandated document listing all assets, accounts, investments—when something
Harlow doesn’t accept the settlement offer. Not yet. She tells Mira she needs more time to think. To process. To
Mira calls three days after the disastrous deposition. “I need you to sit down,” she says. Harlow is already sitting.
The deposition is worse than Harlow imagined. She’s under oath. On the record. Sitting across from Roman while a court
Three weeks later, Harlow sits in the same conference room. Different day. Same nightmare. Except this time, Roman isn’t holding
The courthouse smells like old paper and broken promises. Harlow’s hands shake as she signs the divorce petition. Her signature
He’s the ruthless divorce attorney hired to destroy her in court. She’s his client’s soon-to-be ex-wife. Every mediation makes him