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Adrian stood very still for almost a full minute.

Maxwell watched him.

"Surprised?" A short, hollow sound. "Not that it matters now. You're divorced."

"For the record — I've tried to reach her seven times in seven years. Every time, she told me to get lost. She said she loved you and only you. Whatever game you thought she was playing —" He broke off, pressed his mouth together. "She wasn't playing, Adrian. She never was."

Adrian was already walking.