Chapter 5: The Final Papers
Six months in, Marcus’s lawyers found her. A sleek black town car pulled up to the bakery, and a man in a sharp suit handed her a stack of papers. Full custody to Sarah, but zero alimony, zero child support, and a non-disclosure agreement. It was an insult, a final attempt to crush her. Sarah read them standing behind the counter, wiping her hands on her apron. She grabbed a cheap ballpoint pen and signed every page without reading the fine print. She handed them back. "Tell him," Sarah said, her voice steady, "he got the worst end of the deal. He lost Leo."
